Local Sports

The New West Spartans brought home eight medals from the Legion Canadian Youth Track & Field Championships held in Ottawa from Aug. 5 to 7. Ethan Strome won gold in the under-16 boys' 200-metre hurdles in a B.C. record time of 25.34.

Jackson Schaefer of New Westminster was named to Canada's under17 national roster for the junior Pan American water polo championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

B.C. just missed winning a gold medal at the Bantam Lacrosse Championships of Canada in Whitby, Ont. The provincial team fell 4-3 to Ontario in the championship final Saturday. B.C.

The Maple Ridge Burrards got a jump on New Westminster and held on to take Game 3 of the Western Lacrosse Association playoff series with a 9-8 win.

As rivalries go, the Coquitlam Adanacs and New Westminster Salmonbellies of the B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League have something going. And its been going for a long time.

The B.C. Junior Lacrosse League playoff final is shaping up to be more interesting than many might have anticipated.

Royal City Track and Field Club finished up one of its strongest track and field seasons in its history with an outstanding performance at the 2011 B.C. Track and Field Championships in Kamloops July 22 to 24.

The New Westminster Salmonbellies sent the Maple Ridge a tough message Wednesday - beware.