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Justin Morneau is going into the hall of fame -- twice. The New Westminster native who was the second Canadian to ever win a Major League Baseball MVP award, was among the class announced Tuesday for induction into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

They’ve got a bit of momentum going, so now it’s up to the New Westminster Hyacks senior boys basketball team to put it to use.

As big an event as draft day usually is, it’s something all together different this year for New Westminster Salmonbellies’ general manager Ray Porcellato.

The Canucks are on a roll. Heading into Wednesday’s game against the San Jose Sharks, the Canucks are one of the hottest teams in the league, winning 12 of their last 15 games.

The Royal City Curling Club rink skipped by Coquitlam’s Hayato Sato finished eighth at the Canadian junior men’s curling championship that wrapped up in Langley on Sunday. But that doesn’t mean it failed.

The thrill of competing at the highest level is, for most athletes, something that stirs the drink. When that inaugural event ends in gold, the spillover makes everything sweeter.

Grace, poise and a steely resolve helped carry Emily Bausback to her finest moment.

It was an all B.C. affair in the lone tie-breaker of the 2020 New Holland Canadian Junior Championships on Wednesday in Langley. Forced to play-off for the final berth to the championship round, B.C.

So much for going perfect in 2020. The Douglas College men’s volleyball team suffered its first loss of the year – twice, in fact, as the Vancouver Island University Mariners carted off home court wins of 3-0 and 3-1 last weekend.

It really was a blue Monday at the 2020 Canadian junior men’s curling championship for the Royal City Curling Club team skipped by Hayato Sato.