Local Sports

Fresh off their strong performances at the recent Canadian Junior Squash Championships, Richmond's Matthew and Andrea Toth have been named to Squash B.C.'s Year 3 Training Squad, in preparation for next year's Canada Winter Games in Prince George.

Richmond's Noemie Thomas concluded the third and final stop of the Mare Nostrum swimming tour in Barcelona, Spain Sunday with a silver medal in the women's 50-metre butterfly.

A second terrific season for Hillary Strelau with the Douglas College Royals women's softball team has got the attention of programs on both sides of the border.

Fusion FC will be fighting to keep its season alive when the U16 boys regional rep team concludes its schedule in the B.C. Premier Soccer League on Sunday in Victoria.

Next week, eight of the top wheelchair rugby teams in the world will converge on the Richmond Olympic Oval for the 2014 Canada Cup International Wheelchair Rugby Tournament.

Richmond Roadrunners are back on track on the B.C. Intermediate "A" Lacrosse League with three straight wins, including a 14-8 home floor triumph over the Nanaimo Timbermen on Sunday at Minoru Arenas.

One of the top high school athletic programs in the city over the last 20 years is back on the provincial podium for the first time since 2008. McRoberts Strikers capped an impressive post-season run with a 12-5 win over St.

A strategic alliance between the Richmond Olympic Oval and the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific has been created to improve the delivery of sport performance services and availability of world class training and competition facilities in Canada.

Junior wins four medals at B.C. Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships

Connaught Skating Club sent a large contingent of 79 skaters to the recent 2014 Victoria Day Interclub Competition in South Surrey and produced some excellent results. The Richmond club returned home with 19 medals and 20 top five finishes.