Erika Lieu of Burnaby was one of 16 athletes recognized with a Coast Capital Savings bursary for soccer at the closing ceremonies of the 2014 B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo.
Lieu has played soccer since she was five and was recently selected for Mountain United FC’s under-13 girls’ team.
The Capitol Hill Elementary honour roll student also volunteered and demonstrated leadership skills in her school.
Three champs
The North Burnaby Boxing Club boasted three champions at last week’s B.C. Golden Gloves competition in Langley.
Robert Couzens of Burnaby won the 160-pound middleweight title by split decision over Oliver Vajda of Maple Ridge.
At 140 lbs., Leo Sammarelli won a unanimous decision over Langley City Boxing’s Matt Andreatta to take the junior welterweight belt.
Ilya Kovalenko also won at 147 lbs., stopping Gurpreet Buttar of Langley in the second round on a technical knockout to win the welterweight Golden Gloves title.
Box nationals
The national minor boys’ lacrosse championships run until Saturday in New Westminster and Coquitlam. Gold-medal finals are Saturday at Queen’s Park Arena.
