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Sports briefs in and around New West

Salmonbellies lacrosse draft pick sets up game-winner in Game 3 of the American Hockey League Calder Cup final series
Elite rugby
Vancouver Rugby Union reps, in blue, go on the attack against Vancouver Island's Crimson Tide in an elite men's rugby match at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-East last week.

Brendan Ranford set up Texas Stars teammate Travis Morin for the game-winning goal in overtime to give the NHL Dallas Stars affiliate a 2-1 lead in the American Hockey League Calder Cup final on Wednesday.

Ranford, who has scored eight goals and tallied 13 points in the AHL playoffs, is currently a plus-five in the post-season for the Stars.

Four to ID camp

Mountain United FC sent four of its under-14 female players to the Canadian Soccer Association identification camp this week.

Mountain United’s Julia Grosso, Emma Regan, Camila Hernandez and Sophie Damian were four of the eight players from B.C. selected to the 30-player shortlist for the ID camp.

Best of the NW

Burnaby Minor baseball’s Theo Millas was chosen to play for B.C. Minor’s 13-and-under Select team that will be participating at the Canadian Amateur Baseball Association’s Best of the Northwest tournament in Spokane, Washington from June 20 to 22.

Millas was one of only 13 players selected to the representative team out of more than 120 who tried out.

Dynamo results

Dynamo Swim Club posted some good results at a regional championship meet at Bonsor Pool last week.

Taia Yuen, 14, won gold in the 200-metre butterfly, while 13-year-old Naomi Donald placed first at in the 800m freestyle. Samantha Skene, 13, also won a gold in the 200m free.

In the younger age groups, 10-year-old Eric Xiong won both the 50 and 100m free. Stefan Dukic, nine, was also a winner at in the 400m free.

Watershow

Burnaby Caprice is holding its annual year-end synchronized swimming watershow at C.G. Brown Pool on Saturday, June 14, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

The presentation includes the club’s recent provincial champions, as well as the adapted swim team.

 

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