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The Douglas College Royals men’s basketball team fell to the Capilano Blues 82-69 in the PacWest season opener last week. Up 16-14 after the first quarter, Douglas couldn’t keep pace with the Caps, who led 39-33 at the half.

Ending on a high note, the Royal City Hyacks ran roughshod over White Rock 42-0 to wrap up the junior bantam regular season.

Momentum is only what you make of it – just ask the Toronto Blue Jays.

From one extreme to another, all within the span of a half. The New Westminster Hyacks didn’t impress coach Farhan Lalji with their start to last Friday’s battle against the defending B.C. champion Mount Douglas Rams, ranked No. 1 in a B.C.

The Royal City Curling Club’s Sarah Daniels rink was no match for the Corryn Brown rink of Kamloops, falling 8-1 in the final of the 16th Rick Cotter Memorial Junior Curling Classic in Vernon last week.

There was plenty to celebrate last week at the B.C. Lacrosse Association’s Annual General Meeting, where some hardware was handed out.

The season is but two weeks old, but there’s been some good early signs for the Douglas College Royals women’s volleyball squad after they improved to 4-0 on a pair of victories over the Capilano Blues.

The New Westminster junior Hyacks used the clock to its fullest, needing a dramatic last minute touchdown to edge the Vancouver College Fighting Irish 40-33 last week.

His University of B.C. Thunderbirds’ info page notes he can juggle and ride a unicycle. The updated page could now say New Westminster's Matt Hewitt was also a member of the Vancouver Canucks.

Putting their first loss behind them, the New Westminster Hyacks also crossed off something big on their to-do list. The senior AAA football squad got back in the win column Friday, with a 13-10 victory over the Vancouver College Fighting Irish.