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The uniforms might have changed a little over the past four decades, but the passion that the Sockeyes hockey players display during each game hasnt.

It was the league championship game and the Abbotsford Pilots had just scored a goal, giving them a lead over the Richmond Sockeyes, and thereby plunging owner Romeo Bon into brief depression. The year was 1992 and Bon couldnt relax.

McMath and Richmond Christian are city rivals in senior girls volleyball but will go different routes in playoffs

The Richmond based Pacific Ravens are off to an impressive start in the B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League, winning four games last weekend.

Thunderbird Rowing Club's men and women's doubles teams took first place honors at the annual Head of the Fraser Fours Regatta in Richmond on Saturday. The men's crew was RA McMaths secondary senior Matt Perry and Ivan Rybkia.

Richmond's Glenn Gawdin has been selected to play for Team B.C. at the upcoming 2012 Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup in Calgary.

The host association came away with a pair of championship banners at the 10th annual Seafair Minor Hockey-Sandman Hotel Ice Breaker Rep Tournament, held over the Thanksgiving Day Weekend.

Second year academy headed by Glenn Wheeler has students on the ice every other day at Minoru Arenas

An early season impression of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League's biggest rivalry is home ice advantage means nothing so far.

Richmond's Caleb Clarke has been named to the Canadian Under 20 men's soccer team that will be participating in the fourteam Marbella Cup during a 10-day camp in Spain, starting on Sunday. Canada will face the United States on Oct.