Local Sports

The Richmond Sockeyes will be playing for their fifth-ever Cyclone Taylor Cup provincial junior B hockey championship this afternoon in Courtenay.

The Richmond Youth Basketball League Celtics turned in a strong showing at last weekend's Basketball B.C. U13 Girls Provincial Club Championships at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

For the second straight year, Richmond blueliner Jodi Gentile has helped the Fraser Valley Phantom capture the provincial Midget AAA girls hockey championship. The best-of-three final series featured a rematch with the Kelowna Rockets.

Few hobbies can be as enjoyable one moment and as frustrating the next as golf.

Richmond gymnasts Nicolas Bourne and Bradley Gulbranson will be representing B.C. at next month's Western Canadian Championships in Winnipeg. Both were selected based on their results at recent team trial meets in North Vancouver, Surrey and Langley.

Laura Paul will be among 49 participants from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training group participating in Sunday's Rock 'n' Roll Edinburgh Half Marathon in Scotland.

Richmond City Baseball Association will officially launch its 50th season with 2013 Opening Day festivities on Saturday at Minoru Park's Latrace Field.

PIJHL champions face Victoria tomorrow to open Cyclone Taylor Cup after 16-day layoff

Adults who play golf know just how fun and frustrating the game can be. Whether you're a veteran golfer or someone just learning the links, golf can be challenging. But as exacting as the game can be, it also can be just as rewarding, even for kids.

It proved to be a productive spring break for Travis Coutts.