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Just when the Western Lacrosse Association playoff picture appeared darkest, a glimmer of light has appeared for the New Westminster Salmonbellies.

A career night by Reagan Harding saved the day for the junior A New Westminster Salmonbellies in the opening game of the B.C. Junior Lacrosse League semifinal playoffs.

Olivia Bortolazzo and Anita Cirillo led a strong Shasta team at the Trampoline Gymnastics Canada Cup in Langley last weekend.

Elbow room: A North Vancouver swimmer, in blue, gets a hand on a Burnaby Barracuda shooter in an under-18 water polo match at Central Park on Wednesday.

The road away from Queen's Park Arena has been a lonely one for the New Westminster Salmonbellies lacrosse team.

New West Spartans Nina Schultz and Jemal Reta will lead a group of 34 New Westminster athletes to the B.C. Summer Games in Surrey this weekend. Schultz won four medals in the midget division at last week's B.C.

The New Westminster Salmonbellies open their bestof-five B.C. Junior Lacrosse League semifinal against the Delta Islanders in Ladner on Saturday. Game 2 will be played at Queen's Park Arena on Monday night. Both games are scheduled for 8 p.m.

Mikey Carney, B.C. high school football's Grade 11 player of the year in 2010, had a near-perfect senior year at St. Thomas More Collegiate.

New West Spartans Nina Schultz and Jemal Reta will lead a group of 34 New Westminster athletes to the B.C. Summer Games in Surrey this weekend. Schultz won four medals in the midget division at last week's B.C.

The under-19 national field lacrosse team has gone where no Canadian team has gone before.