January:
The New Westminster Royals atom A1 hockey team won the Port Moody rep Christmas tournament.
Kyle Turris scored his first goal for the Ottawa Senators in a 4-1 win over Tampa Bay on Jan. 5.
St. Thomas More Knights won one of the most exciting Chancellor basketball tournament finals, edging Lord Tweedsmuir 76-75 in overtime.
Douglas College grad Melody Liang was named one of three finalists for Sport B.C.'s college athlete of the year.
STM won the junior girls' Chancellor basketball tournament with a 45-43 win over West Vancouver.
STM lost its B.C. AA No. 1 standing following a runner-up finish to Archibishop Carney at the B.C. Catholic boys' basketball tournament.
Sheldon Palidwor was named an assistant coach with the senior A New Westminster Salmonbellies.
Douglas College badminton players won four separate finals at the Yonex Alberta series.
The New Westminster Hyacks pulled off a pair of upsets at the Top 10 girls' basketball tournament in Coquitlam.
Kevin Crowley registered eight points, including three goals, in his NLL pro lacrosse debut with the Philadelphia Wings.
STM won the cadet and schoolgirl divisions at the Western Canada age group wrestling championships.
The Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association overwhelmingly supported a Hockey Canada rule to ban body checking in recreational hockey.
OMAC Master's Taekwondo student Tumai Baptiste medalled in two separate age divisions at the Canadian junior and senior team trials.
Freestyle skier Michael Cirillo was selected to the B.C. Winter Games zone team.
Linebacker Casey Chin represented Canada on the world team for the International Bowl in Austin, Texas. The world team defeated the U.S. for the first time.
Royal City Curling Club's Marla Mallett lost to five-time champion Kelly Scott in the B.C. women's final.
February:
The New Westminster Salmonbellies selected Michael Berekoff with its first pick of the WLA junior lacrosse draft.
STM girls' and boys' wrestling teams finished first and second, respectively, at the Alberni Invite.
Alpine skiers Kristina Natalenko and Konstantin Petkovic were named to the B.C. Winter Games team.
Glenbrook Middle School won the school's first district bantam girls' basketball title.
The New West Hyacks placed fourth at the Crehan Cup girls' basketball championships to qualify for the high school provincials for the 10th time in 11 seasons.
The Northwest Giants won their fifth regular season B.C. major midget hockey title.
Skip Brent Pierce lost the B.C. men's curling final 7-5 to defending champion Jim Cotter of Kelowna.
Stella Porcellato won three medals, including two gold, at the B.C. AA swim championships.
Jesse Richardson won the Lower Mainland senior boys' singles 5-pin bowling title.
New Westminster field lacrosse teams won the u12 and u-14 Tier 1 titles at the B.C. championships.
March:
Hyack Swim Club's Sherry Liu shattered the provincial meet record in the 16-to-18 girls' 400metre freestyle at the AAA short course swim meet. The Hyacks took home 39 medals, including 13 gold.
Royal City Westminster United won the under-14 Pioneer Cup on penalty shootouts against the North Van Fury.
The STM Knights placed second at the B.C. AA high school provincial boys' basketball championships.
New Westminster sea cadet Louisa Tsang won the senior award at the Royal Canadian biathlon.
The New Westminster atom A hockey team won the Tier 3 final playoff on record and goal differential.
The STM Grade 8 girls' basketball team captured the school's first-ever B.C. high school championship.
Blake Duncan and Brandon Goodwin led ASA junior college to its first-ever field lacrosse program win - a 12-9 win over Columbia University.
Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club topped the team aggregate in three of four junior and senior divisions at the national championships in Ontario.
The South Burnaby Metro Club under-13 teams won both the Division 1 and 2 titles at the Metropolis Basketball Classic.
More Year End in The Record's Dec. 28, 2012 issue
