Local Sports

The B.C. Aquasonics had a powerhouse performance at this weekend's National Stream B.C. Provincial Synchronized Swimming Championships in Surrey, taking home gold medals in six of seven events.

The New West Spartans set four meet records and won seven gold medals at the Van Ryswyk Invitational indoor track and field meet in Kamloops on Feb. 17. Fifteen-year-old Nina Schultz won four medals and set two records in field and track.

It may be just the beginning for a talented core of New Westminster 1996/97born lacrosse players.

The Douglas College Royals will enter this weekend's PacWest provincial volleyball championships in Cranbrook. The Douglas men's finished the regular season with an overall 19-5 first-place record.

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe started her university career at Simon Fraser with an all-rookie nomination and a CIS national championship title.

The Douglas College Royals men's and women's teams made the playoffs in PacWest basketball. The women's team finished in third place in the PacWest regular season following a final split last weekend, losing 69-58 to Quest University on Feb.

The Northwest Giants clinched their sixth consecutive B.C. major midget hockey regular season title following one-sided wins over the Kootenay Ice at home.

The New Westminster Hyacks were left on the sidelines of Lower Mainland qualifying following an 8976 loss to Burnaby South in boys' district basketball playdowns last Friday.

St. Thomas More Collegiate won both the boys' and girls' aggregate titles at the Lower Fraser Valley wrestling championships.

New Westminster field lacrosse was four-for-four at the Langley Events Centre fields last weekend. The under-19 boys were bronze medallists in both Tier I and 2 play at the B.C.