Local Sports

Kamila Wojciechowski was named an honourable mention for the 11thplace St. Thomas More Knights following the B.C. AA high school girls' basketball championships in Kamloops.

Grade 9 student Rowena Lau made it to the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open Taekwondo championship in Las Vegas last month. Lau, who trains with OMAC Master's Taekwondo on 12th Street in New Westminster, opened with a 20-3 win over a U.S.

Burnaby South's Jermaine Hayley is best known for his offensive talents, but it was his effort on defence that helped the Rebels to a first-ever provincial junior varsity basketball title. Hayley and company shut down No.

The Royal City Selects under-17 silver soccer team dominated, upsetting regular season champion Richmond 7-1 in the 4District Commonwealth Cup final at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-West last weekend in Burnaby.

They pushed it to the brink. The Hyack Swim Club came just a couple of races short of repeating as the B.C. provincial short course champions at last week's meet in Victoria.

Alberni Valley Bulldogs defenceman Bo Pellah was named to the Coastal Conference second all-star team in B.C. Junior Hockey League on Wednesday.

Clan legend and Canadian hero Terry Fox will be the first inductee in a new category at the SFU Clan Hall of Fame luncheon on March 12.

Burnaby Central Secondary student Taylor Oakley won the all-around at the first two freestyle gymnastic trials this season.

Simon Fraser University will open the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League playoffs at home tonight (Friday), beginning at 7: 30 p.m. The second-place Clan club will be playing a home-and-home series against Thompson Rivers University this weekend.