Local Sports

The New Westminster Salmonbellies moved into sole possession of fourth place in the Western Lacrosse Association with a 7-7 tie in Langley on Wednesday.

Canada under-21 defeated British Columbia in a shootout to win the Canadian senior women's field hockey nationals in Brampton, Ont. The two teams battled to a 1-1 draw after regulation time.

The New Westminster Salmonbellies made a definitive defensive statement with a 5-4 victory over the Burnaby Lakers last week. The senior A Salmonbellies stopped the Burnaby win streak at three games behind a stellar night in goal by Neil Tyacke.

Burnaby Winter Club product Kimberly Newell was named the rookie of the year for the Princeton University women's hockey team. The true freshman goalie jumped into the starting role, finishing her first season in NCAA Division I with a 0.

A team of 12-year-old Hyack Swim Club boys finally got their record.

Royal City Track and Field athletes gave some stellar performances at the Jesse Bent meet in Coquitlam.

Grace Wardle recently signed a national letter of intent to attend Graceland University and play for the Yellow Jacket softball program under coach Bryn Braddock. Graceland University is located in Lamoni, Iowa, and is a Tier 1 academic NAIA school.

The New Westminster Hyacks wound up spring football camp, leaving coaches optimistic about the coming fall high school season. The varsity Hyacks got solid efforts at the team's spring game in Blaine, Washington, last Saturday.

A Hyack Swim Club boys' relay team of Sehajvir Singh, Ethan Laing, Dima Lim and Brian Ni set a new provincial age group record in the 11/12 200-metre freestyle with a 1: 55.19 clocking, breaking the old mark by 0.