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Big names in baseball return to Hammond Stadium

Maple Ridge will be hosting an elite-level men's baseball tournament at Hammond Stadium from May 16 to 21.


 
Lachlan Fontaine of the North Shore Twins

Fontaine takes aim at pro ball

IN terms of his amateur baseball career, North Vancouver's Lachlan Fontaine has already blasted his way around first, second and third base and all that's left now is to see if he gets waved in to make the final charge home.


 

Tosoni takes the heat at baseball classic

For Rene Tosoni and the rest of Team Canada, the World Baseball Classic was a rare chance to take to the diamond for your country.


 

'Sixteen' Sinclair still scoring with fans

MY little two-year-old son wants to play soccer like a girl and I think that's just wonderful.


 
David Esworthy

Langley sports icons could have new home

Should Langley immortalize its most athletic residents in a new, local sports hall of fame?


 

Out of shadows of abuse, emerges hope

He searched for a way to dull the pain associated with being sexually abused by a Big Brothers volunteer from Langley.


 

Let the Games begin

Abbotsford has won the bid to host the 2016 BC Summer Games.


 
Port Coquitlam's Rene Tosoni

Tosoni targets fresh start with Brewers

It isn't a long way from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Milwaukee - just 480 kilometres, to be precise.


 

Van Ostrand named to Canadian roster for World Baseball Classic

Richmond's Jimmy Van Ostrand has been named to Canada's roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic.


 

Ridge teen compared to Blue Jays star

The second most impressive thing about Tyler O'Neill as a ballplayer is the comparisons to Brett Lawrie.


 
Land rover thinking inside the box again

Land rover thinking inside the box again

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird:


 

Changing of season welcome

Try to remember the kind of September When life was slow and oh so mellow When grass was green and grain was yellow When you were a tender and callow fellow, etc. I love this month, especially now that the temperature has dropped below 30 degrees C and we've had a bit of rain.


 
Fraser Heights grad Brandon Sonnenberg

Full ride at Texas college for Fraser Heights grad

An up-and-coming Surrey baseball player is hoping to make his way to the big leagues, starting with his post-secondary education.


 
Carolyn Tuckwell and Marcie Mark (seated)

Kids group able to grow

More kids will be able to take advantage of all that the local Boys and Girls Club has to offer.


 
Hastings all stars

Hastings All-Stars downed by Curacao

They say there's no crying in baseball, although the boys of the Hastings Community All-Stars will no doubt be forgiven if they shed a few after a heart-breaking elimination by Caribbean regional champions Curacao at the Little League World Series on Monday.


 
Jon Bauer

Top pitcher bound for El Paso

The Maple Ridge resident, who celebrated his 18th birthday Aug. 12, was named the B.C. Premier Baseball League's top pitcher after putting up some splendid numbers as a member of the Langley Blaze.


 

Every community should have a McKee House for seniors

It's rare that my husband and I are the youngest people in a room. Any room.


 

OPINION: The police chief's uncomfortable sandwich

IS the curse of 13th and Marine Drive striking again?


 

Racing for love, not money

For those who aren't hard core cycling fans, you might not realize the Gastown Grand Prix has returned to B.C. Superweek, the series of races that begins with this weekend's Tour de Delta.