Local Sports

A Hyack Swim Club foursome just caused a stir on the national swimming scene. And that’s good.

The pole vault and triple jump are uniquely different – but surprisingly similar – when New Westminster’s Kairo Chiang is concerned.

Faith may be believing in something when common sense tells you otherwise. But for the New Westminster Hyacks, faith and common sense appear to be on the same page. The defending 2017 B.C.

The Douglas College Royals pocketed a pair of hard-fought wins to enter the holiday break in second place in the PacWest women’s basketball league.

Lord Tweedsmuir may have been undefeated, but the defending B.C. champions were undeterred. When the final whistle blew, the New Westminster Hyacks were semifinal-bound. Now, they face the Terry Fox Ravens on Saturday (7 p.m. at B.C.

Clear skies didn’t detract from the muddy trails and difficult trek for competitors at last weekend’s Queen’s Cyclo-cross Race, held Sunday.

Their six-game win streak is kaput. But the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs are hungry to start a new winning run on the heels of a sobering loss and tie.

In the end, drama ruled the day.

New West returns to B.C. Place for quarterfinal matchup against No. 1 Lord Tweedsmuir