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There’s no substitute for ending the season on a winning note, but a couple of New Westminster Salmonbellies did earn their share of hardware with the unveiling of the Western Lacrosse Association’s 2018 award winners.

They know their future, but the Douglas College women’s Royals soccer team want to cinch their destiny.

New Westminster’s Lauren Black led all goal scorers at the Canadian national midget girls box lacrosse championships, helping B.C. collect a silver medal.

There may be a little more swagger and confidence entering the start of the New Westminster Hyacks’ training camp next week, but from the outset the tone will all be on what to do, not what’s been done.

One last track meet presents a big opportunity to end the season with a bang. For the Royal City Track and Field Club’s head coach Sean Dixon, it’s where all the past year’s work is put on display on a big stage.

Dynasties are hard to break. The Coquitlam Adanacs’ superiority on the junior A lacrosse circuit continued after they defeated the New West Salmonbellies 11-6 on Sunday, advancing to the Minto Cup tournament on the strength of a 4-2 series victory.

Maple Ridge sweeps regular season champions and ends New West's hopes of returning to the Mann Cup series

To put it bluntly, the route out of a deep hole is no place for doubters. Leave the second-guessing for bystanders, and the hindsight for later.

The regional boys field lacrosse team proudly collected their gold medals after a terrific run at the B.C. Summer Games two weeks ago in Duncan.

In what could only be described as a head-shaker, the Maple Ridge Burrards launched the best-of-seven Western Lacrosse Association semifinal with a pristine first period en route to shocking the regular season champion New Westminster Salmonbellies 1