Local Sports

Simon Fraser University men's soccer head coach Alan Koch announced two new additions to the coaching staff for the 2012 season. James Merriman of Nanaimo and Nour Fathy of Burnaby will join the Clan this fall.

Touch'em up: Bart Given, in orange, puts the tag on ballcarrier James Huynh in an organized touch football game at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-East last weekend.

The Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club will be sending at least three wrestlers to the Summer Olympic Games in London.

Sherry Liu of Burnaby made the final of the women's 400-metre freestyle at the Canadian Olympic swim trials in Montreal on Tuesday. Liu, who swims for Hyacks, finished seventh in a time of 4: 16.39.

Michelle Toor of Burnaby helped the Fraser Valley Phantom to the Pacific region AAA midget girls' hockey final.

Alan Tolusso of Burnaby placed second in the boys' 15 to 19 age group in the Nike Golf junior series at Hazelmere Country Club on March 11. Tolusso, a St.

James MacGowan of Burnaby and a team of two Canadians and an Australian won a silver medal at the 84-team Tiger Bowls International in Hong Kong on March 18.

Ready, aim ... Members of the Burnaby Archers Club were hosting a 3D course - a type of recreational archery using foam animal targets at varying distances - at Burnaby Lake recently.

Simon Fraser University's Sammie Olexa was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's softball player of the week on Monday.

The wait is almost over for three Burnaby/New Westminster ringette teens.