Local Sports

Michael Luo keeps his eye on the ball in a boys' under-15 division quarter-final match at the recent Canadian junior table tennis championships in Richmond.

Burnaby's Christine Sinclair scored two goals in the second half to lead Canada's women's soccer team to a must-win 3-0 victory over South Africa in Olympic group play last Saturday.

The 24-time Mann Cup champion New Westminster Salmonbellies won't be part of the Western Lacrosse Association post season for the first time in eight seasons.

The New Westminster Twins 9/10 all-star team won the third annual Burnaby Summer Fun Baseball Tournament at Kensington Park.

The Burnaby Collegiate Bulldogs are the new B.C. junior men's baseball champions. The Bulldogs defeated the host and defending provncial champion Kelowna Jays in extra innings by a score of 5-4 in Kelowna last month.

New Westminster's Jake Stott, in red, goes to the net for a chance on goal in an opening-day 4-3 loss to Juan de Fuca at the B.C. Lacrosse bantam A1 provincial lacrosse championships in Burnaby.

The 24-time Mann Cup champion New Westminster Salmonbellies were eliminated from the Western Lacrosse Association playoffs.

The Bissett family of New Westminster scored eight goals between them in Canada's five wins at a three nation junior men's field hockey tournament at Eric Hamber Field from July 15 to 23.

Not every story has a perfect ending, but Alisha Roberts still has a chapter or two to write in her chosen sport of basketball before she's through. Roberts ended her high school career at York House Girls' School with a runner-up finish at the B.C.

New Westminster's Ellen Colbourne and Sophie Jones enjoyed a bronze medal with B.C. White at the under-18 national women's field hockey championships in Calgary on Sunday. Team White, one of three provincial teams from B.C.