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While others were battling the crowds and traffic to fill Christmas wish lists, New Westminster Hyacks’ head coach Doug Woodward was happy to sit at home and count his blessings.

A new season is reason for big steps -- and big dreams. The New Westminster senior boys Hyacks basketball team is eager to make that jump a reality.

The senior girls Hyacks ventured to the warm Hawaiian islands and brought some heat of their own home. Its the third time the program has headed to Maui in the past six years, with the previous two resulting in a 2-12 record.

Now there’s just the waiting. All teams have qualified and are preparing for the B.C. Junior Curling championships, which go Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, hosted by New Westminster’s Royal City Curling Club.

Growing up, Fiona Doyle could always turn to soccer for an outlet to any frustrations that troubled her.

The Douglas College Royals closed out the first half of the women’s volleyball season in a good spot, and on a good run.

It was within their grasps, but unfortunately Notre Dame quarterback Steven Moretto wasn’t. The New Westminster Hyacks’ senior football season came to a halt Saturday in a tough 20-14 loss at B.C. Place, at the hands of the No.

The game ended in a 2-0 win, with one team prevailing over another. But in true fact, the season completed with four teams winning – in that those who came to play and restart a once-strong league have established a foothold for others to follow.

With an impressive lacrosse and business pedigree, Paul Dal Monte has had his name surface whenever a Western Lacrosse Association team’s coaching or general managing position opened up.

If a football season can be a voyage, the New Westminster Hyacks are prepared to boldly go where no Hyack has gone before. That paraphrasing of Capt. James T.