The NOW COQUITLAM, PORT COQUITLAM, PORT MOODY, ANMORE AND BELCARRA
Friday, June 24, 2011
Sports
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HAVING A BALL: Grace Rhythmic gymnasts Christina Xie, left, and Mona Yu captured first place in the novice brown level duo ball event at the Provincial Stream B.C. championships two weeks ago.
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MILLENNIUM MEATS & DELI
Grace delivers gymnastic medals
The little club from Port Moody continues to reap big hauls from major competitions. The Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Club returned from the B.C. Stream championships in Victoria with three individual all-around awards and a handful of golds in group competition. Leading the way were Allyssa Balovnev, Lucy Huang and Myelika Rezai, each of whom scooped up all-around gold in their respective divisions. Balovnev topped the level 5A ribbon, rope and free routines, while Huang posted the best all-around score in level 3 pre-novice ball, hoop and free routine.
Rezai took top honours in level 4B. Collecting a silver allaround was Irina Kouznetsova in level 5A for ribbon, rope and free routine. Placing fifth overall was Katherina Kouznetsova in level 3 novice. In the group competition, the team of Katherina Kouznetsova, Huang and Rezai topped the junior brown level tri-ball event, while the pairing of Christina Xie and Mona Yu finished first in novice brown level duo ball. The quartet of Angela Cai, Olivia Sun, Alicia Tong and Tiana Xie placed first in the pre-novice brown level 4 ball routine, while the pairing of Katya Ostrovsky and Christina Vassilenko was first in pre-
novice brown level duo ball. Also picking up gold was the team of Sabrina Chu, Anika Gong and Margaret Zhang in novice level 2 trio hoop. • The Grace Rhythmic Gymnastics Club is offering summer camps for girls ages five to 15, with half- and fullday options, beginning July 11. The weekly sessions will introduce the sport to newcomers and help sharpen skills for those with gymnastics backgrounds, with fitness and fun all part of the event. The course begins at 9 a.m. at Seaview Community School in Port Moody. For more info, contact Linda at jqlei@hotmail.com
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PIZZA PARLOURS
Fox trio named to B.C.’s football squad
A trio of Terry Fox Ravens made the cut and will represent B.C. at the 2011 Football Canada Cup in Lethbridge next month. The three — linebacker Jake Nylund, defensive lineman Tyrel Ratich, and offensive lineman Mason Woods — join 37 other players named to the B.C. roster on Thursday. Woods is one of three returning players from the inaugural B.C. squad, which placed third in 2010. Nylund was one of five provincial all-stars to earn a spot.
The Mount Douglass Rams had five players selected to the team, while the provincial AAA champion Vancouver College Fighting Irish had two players chosen. The players were part of an initial tryout of 132 players invited to the May mini-camp. The last tryout camp featured 62 players, including nine from the Tri-Cities. Terry Fox coach Tom Kudaba is serving as B.C. head coach for a second straight year. The Canada Cup starts July 9 at the University of Lethbridge.
A clean sweep for Port Moody in Saanich The Port Moody peewee A1 lacrosse team stood on its head and walked off with the gold at the Wooster Classic in Saanich two weeks ago. Led by championship game MVP Mitchell Booth, Port Moody cruised through four games into the final, where they edged Burnaby 8-6. They outscored their competition 48-22.
Earning individual game MVP honours were goalie Ryan Popkey, Connor Hogarth, Cole McMillan and Ryan Smith.
Free intro to ringette
With summer finally here, now’s your chance to discover something cool at Planet Ice. The Coquitlam-Port Moody Ringette Association is offer-
ing a Come Try Ringette event this Sunday, June 26 at 10:30 a.m. at Coquitlam’s Planet Ice (2300 Rocket Way). Children ages five and up are invited to lace up the skates and try this fun sport. Besides sticks, some equipment will be available to use for the tryout and is available to those who pre-register at www.cometryringette.ca.
On behalf of the Players, Parents, Coaches and Officials, the Executive of the Port Coquitlam Monor Softball Association would like to say, “THANK YOU”!