The Harry Jerome International Track Classic kicks off Sunday at Swangard Stadium.
The meet gets underway at noon with elementary school 4x100 metre relay teams and finishes up with Olympian Perdita Felicien in the invitational women's 100m hurdles.
DISSPIRITED
Michael Valiante qualified a fast Spirit of Daytona team Corvette for the Grand-Am Detroit 200 last Saturday.
The Burnaby sports car racer gave way to codriver Richard Westbrook, who got to the front of the pack on the 48th lap before suspension damage from contact with Joe Foster in a Mazda GT ended his day.
TOP-10 START
Off-road motorcycle racer Spencer Knowles sat in eighth place after the opening two races at the Motocross national series in Nanaimo.
Knowles, 19, finished runner-up in the latter race to garner 22 national series points, after a did-not-finish in the opening race.
SOUTH'S BEST
Keanna Li and Jordan Lashar were named Grade 12 girls' and boys' athletes of the year, respectively, at the Burnaby South Secondary School awards day.
Pavneet Brar and Melvin Arciaga took the girls' and boys' Grade 11 athlete of the year awards.
KNIGHT TO CLAN
St. Thomas More's Andrew Morris committed to play varsity men's basketball at Simon Fraser University next season.
The 6-5 Burnaby product averaged 20 points per game, 7.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists and was named the most valuable player at the school's annual Chancellor tournament last season.
GUARD TO SFU
New Westminster Hyacks guard Ariana Sider will be joining the SFU women's hoop squad in September.
The Lower Mainland all-tournament star averaged 17 points last season. She also garnered seven assists and six rebounds per game.
PBLERS DRAFTED
Vancouver Cannons grad Rowan Wick was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the ninth round of the Major League draft. Former Coquitlam Reds pitcher David Otterman was taken in the seventh round by Milwaukee.
