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Sarah Perry now heads to Summer Games this week

Richmond will be very well-represented when 3x3 basketball makes its debut at the B.C. Summer Games in Nanaimo. The Games get underway on Thursday and conclude Sunday with over 3,200 participants competing in 19 sports.

A pair of former Greater Vancouver Canadians standouts are headed to Canada's National Junior Hockey Team Summer Development Camp. Goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Nic Petan are among 41 players invited to the six day camp - slated for Aug.

Rugby and table tennis standout join Richmond contingent

Argentina take on Germany as the Buck & Ear pub hosts World Cup Final party on Sunday at noon

In her career-first swim meet, Richmond Rapids paraswimmer Emily De Boer has made the qualification standards to compete at this year's Can-Ams -a paraswimming-focused event featuring top-level teams from all over the world.

Two more members of the Clarke family will be wearing Team B.C. colours this summer on the soccer pitch. Ebony and Jade Clarke have been named to the provincial U14 and U16 teams respectively following the completion of phase two of B.C.

Richmond outfielder Joseph O'Krafka is in California this weekend as a member of B.C. Minor Baseball's U16 Selects team. The provincial squad is participating in the NorCal CABA U16 4th of July West Regional Tournament in Fremont.

A team from the Richmond/South Delta Minor Ball Hockey Association captured the gold medal in the Peanut Division at the recent West Coast Minor Ball Hockey Provincial Championships in Victoria.

Rep team's roster includes two players from Vancouver Island as Richmond takes aim at podium finish at provincials