Local Sports

The No. 2-ranked Douglas College Royals are hosting a men's volleyball tournament, starting today. The three-day Douglas College Christmas Invitational kicks off with a full slate of matchups, beginning at 10 a.m.

MARCH: Jeff Taylor and Ruilin Huang were named the Douglas College male and female athletes of the year. Ruilin Huang won a fourth consecutive Canadian Colleges' women's singles title in badminton. The Northwest Giants won their fourth consecutive B.

The Douglas College Royals roared again at the Canadian Colleges' Athletic Association national badminton championships.

The Lower Mainland Thunder went from an expansion National Ringette League club to national champions in April, making it the The Record's sports story of the year.

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.

The Douglas College Royals came away with a silver medal from the Canadian Colleges' Association men's volleyball championships.

The Grandview Steelers were batting 0.500 at the halfway mark of the Pacific Junior Hockey League.

The Burnaby Winter Club scored a Western Canadian bantam AAA double, winning the region title following a 3-0 victory over Alberta champion South Side Athletic Club in April.

The Bob Gair Classic high school basketball tournaments wrap up today (Friday) at New Westminster Secondary School. The final placement games for the varsity boys' championship begin at 9 a.m. in the Pearson Gym and run until 2: 15 p.m.

Canada lost its opening exhibition game against Finland leading up to the International Ice Hockey Federation world junior championships in Ufa, Russia on Boxing Day. The Canadians fell 3-2 to the Finns in Vantaa, Finland on Thursday.