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Allan Enyou was signed to the Vancouver Football Club. Announcement was made Tuesday, May 7, just ahead of the team’s Mother’s Day game on May 12 at Willoughby Stadium in Langley. (Beau Chevalier,Vancouver FC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Global defender joins Lower Mainland’s pro soccer ranks

Ugandan defenceman Allan Enyou comes to Vancouver FC via Spain to play for one year

Allan Enyou was signed to the Vancouver Football Club. Announcement was made Tuesday, May 7, just ahead of the team’s Mother’s Day game on May 12 at Willoughby Stadium in Langley. (Beau Chevalier,Vancouver FC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Giants netminder Brett Mirwald has been awarded the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy as the WHL goaltender of the year. (Rob Wilton, Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Giants goalie best in Western Canada

Brett Mirwald wins Del Wilson Memorial Trophy

Giants netminder Brett Mirwald has been awarded the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy as the WHL goaltender of the year. (Rob Wilton, Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Jaden Lipinski (Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Vancouver Giants rising up the ranks, trying out in the big leagues

Foursome of local WHL players lauded for accomplishments this past season

Jaden Lipinski (Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Maple Ridge’s own TJ Tahid jokingly said “the eagle has landed,” as the soccer athlete helped his Vancouver FC teammates unveil the team’s new jerseys ahead of the season. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: VFC – There’s something in the air

Pro Vancouver soccer team unveils 2 new jerseys, announces new players ahead of Sunday’s home opener

Maple Ridge’s own TJ Tahid jokingly said “the eagle has landed,” as the soccer athlete helped his Vancouver FC teammates unveil the team’s new jerseys ahead of the season. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Everett Silvertips shut out Vancouver Giants 5-0 in Game 5 of the opening round series on Sunday, April 7 at Angel of the Winds Arena, eliminating them from playoff contention thanks to a 4-1 series win. (Caroline Anne, WHL/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Vancouver Giants knocked out of playoffs, wrap season

Despite loss to Silvertips Sunday, G-Men netminder Brett Mirwald being commended for great season

Everett Silvertips shut out Vancouver Giants 5-0 in Game 5 of the opening round series on Sunday, April 7 at Angel of the Winds Arena, eliminating them from playoff contention thanks to a 4-1 series win. (Caroline Anne, WHL/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Everett Silvertips spent much of Friday evening’s game in the Giants zone, taking down the G-Men 4-1 in Game 4 of the opening round playoff series. Game 5 moves the teams back down to Everett Sunday for a late-afternoon contest. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Giants count on win Sunday night in Everett to stay in series

Silvertips toppled Vancouver hockey team on home ice in Langley, 4-1, in Game 4 of the playoffs

Everett Silvertips spent much of Friday evening’s game in the Giants zone, taking down the G-Men 4-1 in Game 4 of the opening round playoff series. Game 5 moves the teams back down to Everett Sunday for a late-afternoon contest. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Langley country star Dallas Smith performs at CMAs in Nashville June 8, then days later he will take to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. (David McClister/Special to Langley Advance Times)

B.C. superstar Dallas Smith debuts at Opry

Langley rocker-turned-country-music sensation will be in Nashville performing this June

Langley country star Dallas Smith performs at CMAs in Nashville June 8, then days later he will take to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. (David McClister/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Vancouver Bandits have just signed high-scoring California guard Zach Copeland to the court. (Bamberg Baskets/Special to Langley Advance Times)

New and returning faces on Bandits’ bench

B.C.’s pro basketball returns to Langley Events Centre at the end of May

Vancouver Bandits have just signed high-scoring California guard Zach Copeland to the court. (Bamberg Baskets/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Prince George Cougars took down the Vancouver Giants, 6-3, on Sunday afternoon at Langley Events Centre. Despite the team’s loss, netminder Brett Mirwald has been voted goaltender of the week again, the fifth time this season. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Vancouver Giants hold 5th place despite fall to Cougars

Goalie Brett Mirwald recognized for 5th time this season by the Western Hockey League

Prince George Cougars took down the Vancouver Giants, 6-3, on Sunday afternoon at Langley Events Centre. Despite the team’s loss, netminder Brett Mirwald has been voted goaltender of the week again, the fifth time this season. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Lex Diersch plays Puck in the Trinity Western University’s farewell production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, opening Tuesday at the Langley campus. The show runs through to March 23. (Jef Gibbons, TWU/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Thespians hit stage for last time at Lower Mainland university

Curtain goes up on Trinity Western farewell production, after a 2021 decision to axe theatre program

Lex Diersch plays Puck in the Trinity Western University’s farewell production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, opening Tuesday at the Langley campus. The show runs through to March 23. (Jef Gibbons, TWU/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Attacking midfielder Kembo Kibato was Vancouver’s third roster addition in the past month, following the signings of Canadian defender Elage Bah and international striker Jose Navarro in mid-February. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Lower Mainland’s newest pro soccer team keeps growing

More players, staff added to Vancouver Football Club roster ahead of second season start next month

Attacking midfielder Kembo Kibato was Vancouver’s third roster addition in the past month, following the signings of Canadian defender Elage Bah and international striker Jose Navarro in mid-February. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Wednesday marked Day 1 of play in the BC School Sports Boys Basketball Provincial Championships at Langley Events Centre. (Ryan Molag, Langley Events Centre/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Boys head into quarter-final play at LEC today

BC School Sports Boys Basketball Provincial Championships undeway at Langley Events Centre

Wednesday marked Day 1 of play in the BC School Sports Boys Basketball Provincial Championships at Langley Events Centre. (Ryan Molag, Langley Events Centre/Special to Langley Advance Times)
International striker Jose Navarro (above) is one of the newest players to join the Vancouver Football Club, along with Canadian defender Elage Bah. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Search coming for undiscovered Lower Mainland soccer stars

Vancouver Football Club holds open trials later this month in Langley, hunting for new talent

International striker Jose Navarro (above) is one of the newest players to join the Vancouver Football Club, along with Canadian defender Elage Bah. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Grady McDonnell, 15, was the youngest signing in CPL history, inking a deal with Vancouver FC last month. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

B.C. teen who was Vancouver FC’s youngest-ever signing playing for Ireland

Grady McDonnell seeing the world with the U-17 national soccer squad of his father’s homeland

Grady McDonnell, 15, was the youngest signing in CPL history, inking a deal with Vancouver FC last month. (Beau Chevalier, VFC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Ibrahim Bakare joins Vancouver FC as a centre-back in March 2023, and now parted ways with the Langley-based pro soceer team. (Beau Chevalier, Vancouver FC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Roster changes revealed for Lower Mainland’s newest pro soccer team

Ahead of Vancouver FC’s 2nd season, they sign forward Jose Navarro and part ways with Ibrahim Bakare

Ibrahim Bakare joins Vancouver FC as a centre-back in March 2023, and now parted ways with the Langley-based pro soceer team. (Beau Chevalier, Vancouver FC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Vancouver Giants are in Portland Saturday night, where the Winterhawks hope to turn the tables after losing to the G-Men at Langley Events Centre on Friday night, by a score of 3-1. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Vancouver Giants enjoy 6th straight win on home ice

G-Men down conference-leading Winterhawks 3-1 at LEC, then travel to Portland for rematch Saturday

Vancouver Giants are in Portland Saturday night, where the Winterhawks hope to turn the tables after losing to the G-Men at Langley Events Centre on Friday night, by a score of 3-1. (Rob Wilton, Vancouver Giants/Special to Langley Advance Times)
WHL teams, including the Vancouver Giants, are hosting a Re/Max Presents: Nickelodeon Night for Children’s Miracle Network on Feb. 24, during their game against the Kamloops Blazers. (Vancouver Giants images)

Vancouver Giants’ 2nd Nickelodeon Nights all about helping sick kids

G-Men will be sporting SpongeBob Squarepants themed jersies for Feb. 24 home game against Kamloops

WHL teams, including the Vancouver Giants, are hosting a Re/Max Presents: Nickelodeon Night for Children’s Miracle Network on Feb. 24, during their game against the Kamloops Blazers. (Vancouver Giants images)
Ward is currently starring for the Metropolitans 92 in France’s LNB Pro A, one of the top professional leagues around the globe, and is returning to play with the CEBL’s Vancouver Bandits this spring. (Vancouver Bandits/Special to Langley Advance Times)

The Warden returns to Lower Mainland’s pro basketball court

Vancouver Bandits re-sign Nick Ward, the team’s most valuable and most offensive player, for 2024

Ward is currently starring for the Metropolitans 92 in France’s LNB Pro A, one of the top professional leagues around the globe, and is returning to play with the CEBL’s Vancouver Bandits this spring. (Vancouver Bandits/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Vancouver Giants beat the Victoria Royals on Vancouver Island Wednesday night, 5-1, in part thanks to the efforts of Regina’s right-handed centre Kyren Gronick, who scored two of those goals. (Jay Wallace/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Giants snag 5th straight win in Victoria

Giants host special CMHA night in Langley Friday against Portland, then back home Monday afternoon

Vancouver Giants beat the Victoria Royals on Vancouver Island Wednesday night, 5-1, in part thanks to the efforts of Regina’s right-handed centre Kyren Gronick, who scored two of those goals. (Jay Wallace/Special to Langley Advance Times)
A minimum $5 donation to the Red Panda Network earns the contributor a chance to name a cockroach at the Greater Vancouver Zoo after an ex or someone else considered “a bug.” (Screengrab/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Lower Mainland zoo puts twist on week of love

Naming a cockroach after an ex or anyone considered a bug could earn private red panda visit

A minimum $5 donation to the Red Panda Network earns the contributor a chance to name a cockroach at the Greater Vancouver Zoo after an ex or someone else considered “a bug.” (Screengrab/Special to Langley Advance Times)