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North Van’s Alex Comsia

Comsia World Cup bound

IF there's one thing that North Vancouver's Alex Comsia learned during his team's amazing run through the CONCACAF U17 men's soccer championships last week it's that no game is ever over until that final whistle blows.


 
Alison Sydor gets grimy during a World Cup race

Hall calls North Shore's Sydor

NORTH Shore mountain biking legend Alison Sydor wasn't always a legend.


 

Chile ready for Provincial Cup soccer draw

Estrella de Chile qualified both its premier and under-21 men's soccer teams in the Provincial Cup draw held Tuesday in Victoria.


 

Chile ready for Provincial Cup soccer draw

Estrella de Chile qualified both its premier and under-21 men's soccer teams in the Provincial Cup draw held Tuesday in Victoria.


 

Going head-to-head

Centuries ago, when public figures had a dispute they would draw pistols at dawn.


 

When books and brooms bring us together

What do you call a group of freshmen at the Middlebury College in Vermont running around with an assortment of towels tied around their necks like capes and toting Swiffer mops?


 

Clarke in Mexico with U20 national men's team

Richmond's Caleb Clarke has joined the national team in Mexico City for a week long training camp leading up to the 2013 CONCACAF U20 Championships which take place Feb. 18 to March 2.


 
North Vancouver resident Chris Robanske

Canada gets back on board

ONE of these days North Vancouver's Chris Robanske will score a big snowboard cross victory without first suffering through a painful injury.


 
North Vancouver's Spencer O'Brien

O'Brien always in style

NORTH Vancouver snowboarder Spencer O'Brien reached the pinnacle of her sport last weekend, winning the slopestyle competition at the FIS World Championships held in Stoneham, Que.


 
Shant Basmadjian

Brother points the way for West Van fencer

WHEN West Vancouver's Shant Basmadjian wants to sharpen his focus before a big day, he just finds his older brother Haig, takes him down to the basement and tries to stab him.


 
Local birder George Clulow

Bird lovers flock to city park

Birders are aflutter about the presence of a rarely seen bird and are flocking to New Westminster to take a look.


 
West Vancouver's Georgia Simmerling

Simmerling's wild ride continues

WEST Vancouver's Georgia Simmerling may only be 23 years old but the young skier has already seen a lifetime's worth of peaks and valleys.


 
Birders

Birders flock to park to see rare bluetail

Birders are aflutter about the presence of a rarely seen bird and are flocking to Queen's Park to take a look.


 
Local superstar Christine Sinclair

Superstar celebrates her year

If Burnaby soccer star Christine Sinclair was not already Canada's most recognizable female athlete, she is now.


 

Summertime and the winning was easy

The New Westminster husband-and-wife team of Chad and Jennifer Oatway won the co-ed division for a second straight year at the Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race.


 
Karina LeBlanc

Soccer star focuses on World Cup

Q: You have an insane training, touring, and teaching schedule. Were you able to get away for some quality time with your family here in Maple Ridge since your return?


 

Bronze medals & broken records

In July 2012, Abbotsford's basketball star Jacob Doerksen signed his second professional contract with Germany's Pro A league.


 
North Vancouver's Anna Kozniuk

Soaring to dizzying heights

THE holidays are here and it's the perfect time to find a comfy couch, grab a mug of hot chocolate and relive the excitement of the past 12 months.


 
Maëlle Ricker

Ricker races to silver

WEST Vancouver native Maëlle Ricker raced to her first World Cup snowboard cross podium finish of the 2012-13 season Friday, claiming silver in Telluride, Colo.