The North Burnaby Boxing Club’s Vincent Franklin won the main event at the Cascade Casino in Langley.
Franklin won a grueling decision over Ocean City’s Josh Wright in a 152-pound welterweight main event bout.
Three other NBBC fighters also participated in the boxing show on Jan. 24.
Leo “The Lion” Sammerelli won a unanimous decision over Nolan McKay of Regina in a lightweight bout at 135 lbs. Ilya Kovalenko lost a close three-round split decision at 140 lbs. to Duncan junior welterweight Johnny Williams. North Burnaby’s Connor Hollingshead took on Saskatchewan fighter Austen Kopas in an exhibition match at 112 lbs.
Stealth stymied
The Vancouver Stealth lost its first National Lacrosse League home game, falling 9-8 to the unbeaten Edmonton Rush at the Langley Events Centre on Jan. 25. The Stealth held a 7-1 advantage heading into the second half before Mark Matthews led an Edmonton comeback, scoring two goals and adding three assists.
First power play goal
Rookie forward Marcus Vela scored the go-ahead goal for the Langley Rivermen in an eventual 2-2 tie with the Chilliwack Chiefs in B.C. Hockey League play on Jan. 25. The goal was Vela’s ninth goal this season and first on the power play.
Double production
Kaleigh Fratkin scored her third and fourth goals of the season for Boston University despite a losing weekend series in Vermont in NCAA Division I women’s hockey. Fratkin scored Boston’s opening goal in a 4-2 loss to Vermont on Jan. 24. The senior defender had her team’s only goal in a 5-1 loss the following day.
Big night for Big Red
Cornell University senior Dustin Mowrey registered a goal and three assists in a 4-4 draw with St. Lawrence, extending his team’s unbeaten streak to six games in NCAA Division 1. Mowrey’s four-point game was the Big Red’s first such effort in three seasons.
Griff named 2nd star
Burnaby Winter Club product Landon Ferraro was named a second star following a two-goal game in the defending American Hockey League champion Grand Rapids Griffins’ 4-1 win over the Texas Stars on Jan. 25.
A second shortie
Adam Helewka scored his 18th goal of the season for the Spokane Chiefs in a 6-2 win over the Kamloops Rockets on Wednesday. The goal was the second shorthanded tally for the second-year Burnaby forward.
A game-winning touch
Marco Ballarin scored the game-winning goal for the Prince George Spruce Kings in a 5-1 victory over the Coquitlam Express at home on Sunday. The counter was Ballarin’s fourth of the year and second game-winner since making the jump from junior B earlier in the season.
