Local Sports

B.C.'s provincial youth basketball teams all came home with medals. The provincial boys' and girls' under-15 and -17 teams all earned bronze medals at their respective national championship venues on Aug. 11. St.

Life is a journey, and Burnaby's Aeryon Ashlie has never been happier with the road she's travelling on.

The Burnaby Barracudas medalled in all four age groups, including a pair of gold medals, at the B.C. summer swimming water polo provincials in Nanaimo last week.

Kimberley Newell of Burnaby showed she is Team Canada's goalie of the future following two wins in a three-game under-18 women's hockey series against the United States.

A game-ending, three-run fifth inning by Caribbean champ Curacao spelt the end for the Little League World Series dreams of the Hastings All-Stars.

The Premier Baseball League Vancouver Cannons fall baseball school opens next Tuesday, Aug. 28. The school includes seven weeks of professional instruction for players 13 to 18 years of age who live in Vancouver and Burnaby.

Fraser Valley Phantom to host AAA midget female hockey championships

The Burnaby Barracudas medalled in all four age groups, including a pair of gold medals, at the B.C. summer swimming water polo provincials in Nanaimo last week.

Simon Fraser University was officially admitted as the first Canadian member of the National Collegiate Athletics Association.

The B.C. Seniors Games kicks off on Wednesday and runs through to Saturday in Burnaby. The opening ceremonies will take place at Swangard Stadium on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The closing ceremony will be held at the Michael J. Fox Theatre on Aug.