Local Sports

No so fast for those who might suggest time is up for the RC Palmer Griffins as the top dogs of Richmond Senior Boys Basketball League. The Griffins will open the 2011-12 season on Tuesday night (7 p.m.

At this rate, the Richmond Sockeyes could have first place all but locked up before Christmas.

The Steveston Kendo Club solidified its reputation as one of the top clubs in the region with a strong showing at the annual Pacific Northwest Kendo Tournament in Seattle.

For more than two quarters, the Hugh Boyd Trojans went toe-for-toe with one of the most explosive high school football teams in the province before finally running out of bullets to see their playoff drive come to a halt.

Richmond soccer standout Summer Clarke has been invited to a nine-day training camp in Florida as Canada continues to prepare for the 2012 CONCACAF Women's U17 Championships.

From start to finish nothing came easy for the Seafair Islanders yet they still found a way to repeat as champions at the 18th annual Tim Jardine Showcase Tournament.

The newly crowned CIS men's soccer champions are one big happy family in more ways than one.

The McMath Wildcats senior girls volleyball team is heading into Vancouver and District AAA senior girls volleyball playoffs with a full head of steam.

The next chapter in the McMath Wildcats and McNair Marlins senior boys soccer rivalry could be at the upcoming provincial "AAA" championships. Both squads are headed to next week's 16-team tournament after securing B.C.

A pair of Richmond field lacrosse standouts have been shortlisted as potential candidates to play for Canada at next summer's World U19 Championships in Finland.