Local Sports

Rising Richmond club now attracting skaters from abroad

The Richmond Rapids enjoyed their best showing in club history at the B.C. "AAA" Long Course Championships, placing second overall and coming within a top eight finish of winning it all.

Local coach finds an new way to train players

A pair of Richmond soccer standouts helped the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite squad complete a dominating season in style.

Richmond Kajaks members produced quite the medal haul at the recent B.C. Track and Field Championships in Kamloops. Georgia Lam swept all sprints for 14-year-old women with gold medals in 100m, 200m and 300 events.

The Richmond Roadrunners are headed back to the Provincial Intermediate "A" Lacrosse Championships after surviving a playoff series scare from the Langley Thunder.

A heavy Richmond contingent helped Team B.C. win silver last weekend in the U16 Division at the Flag Football National Championships in Regina. Coached by former B.C.

Richmond teen Noemie Thomas made the most of her debut on swimming's biggest stage. The 17-year-old qualified for Monday's final in the 100-metre butterfly at the FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, placing seventh.

Richmond will be well-represented on Team B.C. when the Canada Summer Games get underway on Friday in Sherbrooke, QB.

Richmond's own Alex Murphy joins juggernaut squad to win his first tournament crown in nine appearances