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Maple Ridge takes control of series with 9-6 victory over Salmonbellies at Queen's Park Arena.

If there’s a school of hard knocks, Douglas College’s Ashlyn Arnold is ready to enroll in it. The teen taekwondo athlete is well schooled in how to take a punch, strike and scissor kick, and dish them out.

If there’s a school of hard knocks, Douglas College’s Ashlyn Arnold is ready to enroll in it. The teen taekwondo athlete is well schooled in how to take a punch, strike and scissor kick, and dish them out.

Luke Gillespie made his former team wince on Tuesday, scoring three times to lead his Maple Ridge Burrards past the New Westminster Salmonbellies 11-10 in Game 3 of their semifinal series.

Getting to the Minto Cup was the New Westminster Salmonbellies main item on their to-do list this season. The ’Bellies demonstrated time and again that they were near-equals to the B.C.

Semifinal series deadlocked 1-1

It's quickly becoming apparent -- for the few who couldn't see it coming from a mile away -- that the B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League final has evolved into an old fashion showdown.

A surge that saw Maple Ridge grind out four straight goals to kick off the third period proved to be enough in Game 1, as the Burrards topped the New Westminster Salmonbellies 8-3 on Friday at the Cam Neely Arena in Maple Ridge.

While it’s often said the playoffs are a completely new season, the New Westminster Salmonbellies would like nothing more than to carry some of their recent momentum into the next round.

Considering the winning pedigree that comes with a 40-1-0 record and a nat-ional championship title, the Coquitlam junior Adanacs are used to facing the heat. But it’s rarely been this hot.