Edmonds senior Norm Lesage set a new Canadian age-group sprint record at the Harry Jerome Indoor Games in Richmond last Saturday.
Lesage, who recently turned 85, eclipsed Harry Thompson’s indoor 60-metre dash record by nearly two seconds at the Games, winning the sprint in a time of 10:68.
Basketball at BCIT
Here’s your opportunity to see an American Basketball Association game up close.
The Vancouver Balloholics will play its very first home game in Burnaby on Valentine’s Day when they take on the Lakewood Panthers at BCIT on Saturday.
The Victory Sports Camps-sponsored team will also play the following Saturday at BCIT against the Kitsap Admirals in the campus gymnasium. Both games are a 7 p.m. tip-off.
Friday Nights Finale
The Burnaby Velodrome Club will be holding the series finale of the Friday Night race series tonight (Friday) at the Barnet Highway bubble.
Races include novice, intermediate, advanced and elite riders. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and races begin at 7 p.m.
Admission is just $5. The track is located inside the Harry Jerome Sports Centre at 7564 Barnet Highway.
Swipe Right Night
The Simon Fraser University hockey club invites everyone to meet their valentine at Swipe Right Night at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre this Saturday.
The Clan hockey club takes on Trinity Western University on Valentine’s Day at 7 p.m.
There will be contests and lots of prizes. So be there.
Multi-time winner
Penn State University gymnast Briannah Tsang was named the Big-10 freshman of the week for a third time following her third all-around win of the season against Michigan State last Saturday.
Tsang finished amongst the top four on all four apparatus and tied her career-high on uneven bars and floor exercises.
Memorial Service
Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame soccer builder Alex Turkington recently passed away. A memorial service will be held at the Firefighters Hall on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m.
On team ringette
Burnaby forward Danielle Wall and goalie Tara Stevens from New Westminster will lead Team B.C.’s ringette squad at the Canada Winter Games starting this week in Prince George.
Ringette play begins Saturday and runs to Feb. 18. Playoffs begin Feb.19 with medal games the following day.
The Games continue through a second week before finishing up on March 1.
On national deaf team
B.C. School for the Deaf student Ben Idemudia was recently named to the Canadian Deaf national basketball team. Idemudia will compete in his first tournament with the national team to be held in California in April.
