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Richmond's Tomasi Vataiki and Harjun Gill are among 37 players named to the B.C. Elite Youth Sevens rugby program that will be participating in next month's Las Vegas Invitational Sevens.

Angus Reid is returning to the Lions den. The defending Grey Cup champion B.C. Lions announced Wednesday the Richmond native will be back for the 2012 campaign.

With a strong commitment to a "defence first, offence second" philosophy, the Seafair Pee Wee Fireballers hockey team have been on fire. Seafair ended 2011 with a bang, winning a tournament in North Van.

The Greater Vancouver Canadians have yet to win in 2012 and now find themselves in serious jeopardy of missing the playoffs for the first time in recent memory. The B.C.

Keri Moffat will be officially recognized as B.C. PGA's Teacher of the Year in early March. However, it was a simple e-mail that she will cherish even more.

Trojans rally in 2nd half to edge Sharks in boys final

A showdown between the respective conference leaders in the Pacific International Junior Hockey League proved to be a one-sided affair on Wednesday night in Aldergrove.

A former fighter turned trainer will be hosting his first amateur boxing card next month in Richmond. Greg Harrison has been involved in kickboxing and boxing for 17 years as a competitor, coach, corner man and judge.

Fusion FC from the fledgling EA Sports B.C. Premier Soccer League proved to be a dominant force at last weekend's Provincial Fustal Championships at the Richmond Olympic Pval. The BCPSL squad captured three of the four titles up for grabs.

The number one ranked "AAA" senior girls basketball team in the province will be seeing double duty this weekend as it attempts to defend its title at the 2012 Bob Carkner Classic.