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Trail Little League is preparing for the the 2026 provincial and 2028 Canadian championships. Photo: Jim Bailey

Trail Little League rallies to host provincial and national baseball championships

‘Hosting the provincials two years earlier will be like a little test drive for the nationals’

The Spirit Abreast dragon boat team from Chilliwack, seen here at a regatta in Penticton in 2023, is having a recruiting event on April 9, 2024. (David Arthurs)

Breast cancer survivors wanted to paddle with Chilliwack dragon boat team

People can learn more at Spirit Abreast’s upcoming meet-and-greet at Bob Chan-Kent Family YMCA

Giants made a move up in the standings on Friday night, March 15, hopping the Victoria Royals for sixth place in the Western Conference following a 3-1 win over the Kamloops Blazers at the Langley Events Centre. (Rob Wilton/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: A win over Kamloops Blazers moves Giants up in standings

Now sixth, aiming for fifth

  • Mar 16, 2024
Five teams from Alberta are joining the BCHL. (BCHL photo)

Five Alberta-based teams officially join B.C. Hockey League

Effective immediately, ‘defected’ teams from out-of-province now members of BCHL

Five teams from Alberta are joining the BCHL. (BCHL photo)
Vancouver Giants lost 4-1 to the Everett Silvertips on Friday night, Dec. 8, at Angel of the Winds Arena. (Caroline Anne O’Keefe/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Giants fall to Silvertips

Road loss reduces record to 11-16-2-0

  • Dec 9, 2023
Vancouver Giants lost 4-1 to the Everett Silvertips on Friday night, Dec. 8, at Angel of the Winds Arena. (Caroline Anne O’Keefe/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Vancouver Giants downed Victoria Royals 4-1 at Langley Events Centre Friday, Sept. 22, to open their regular season. (Rob Wilton/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Vancouver Giants begin season with a win

A 4-1 victory over Victoria at the Langley Events Centre

Vancouver Giants downed Victoria Royals 4-1 at Langley Events Centre Friday, Sept. 22, to open their regular season. (Rob Wilton/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Vancouver Giants wrapped up their preseason with an exciting come-from-behind win at Cam Neely Arena in Maple Ridge on Saturday night, Sept. 16, as they edged the Kamloops Blazers 4-3 in a shootout. (Rob Wilton/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Vancouver Giants wrap up preseason with win against Kamloops Blazers

An exciting come-from-behind win at Cam Neely Arena in Maple Ridge

  • Sep 17, 2023
Vancouver Giants wrapped up their preseason with an exciting come-from-behind win at Cam Neely Arena in Maple Ridge on Saturday night, Sept. 16, as they edged the Kamloops Blazers 4-3 in a shootout. (Rob Wilton/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Vancouver FC became the first side this season eliminated from Canadian Premier League playoff contention after losing to Cavalry FC 2-1 Saturday, Sept. 16 in Calgary. (Beau Chevalier/Vancouver FC/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Vancouver FC out of playoffs

Loss to Calgary came while coach was suspended

  • Sep 17, 2023
Vancouver FC became the first side this season eliminated from Canadian Premier League playoff contention after losing to Cavalry FC 2-1 Saturday, Sept. 16 in Calgary. (Beau Chevalier/Vancouver FC/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Alexanne Lepage on top of the podium after winning gold in the 100 metre breaststroke race at the 2023 World Junior Swimming Championships, held in Netanya, Israel. (Contributed)

Vernon swimmer roars to gold at World Juniors in Israel

Alexanne Lepage beat championship record holder Eneli Jefimova for gold in the 100 m breaststroke

Alexanne Lepage on top of the podium after winning gold in the 100 metre breaststroke race at the 2023 World Junior Swimming Championships, held in Netanya, Israel. (Contributed)
Izabella Marshall, with her dad Jody, after winning on June 17 the junior dragsters Division Six competition at the Mission Speedway in the Fraser Valley. (Contributed)

The art of drag racing, with 12-year-old Vernon phenom

Izabella Marshall has already sped to accolades on the junior dragster circuit

Izabella Marshall, with her dad Jody, after winning on June 17 the junior dragsters Division Six competition at the Mission Speedway in the Fraser Valley. (Contributed)
Six-month-old Marcelina had her picture taken, seated in the Stanley Cup, with her mom, Hailey Reid, from Abbotsford, and Aldergrove’s Shea Theodore, who had brought the trophy to his hometown on Tuesday, Aug. 29. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: A visit from the Stanley Cup draws a crowd

B.C.’s Shea Theodore brings it home

Six-month-old Marcelina had her picture taken, seated in the Stanley Cup, with her mom, Hailey Reid, from Abbotsford, and Aldergrove’s Shea Theodore, who had brought the trophy to his hometown on Tuesday, Aug. 29. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Ronnie Paterson (inset) was a member of the Canadian men’s national hockey team that competed at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. The White Rock Whalers owner is a B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2023 inductee. (The Canadian Press photo)

Junior ‘B’ hockey team owner Ronnie Paterson ‘very proud’ to be BCHHF 2023 inductee

Former Team Canada goalie saw ‘Miracle’ game at Lake Placid at 1980 Olympics

Ronnie Paterson (inset) was a member of the Canadian men’s national hockey team that competed at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y. The White Rock Whalers owner is a B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2023 inductee. (The Canadian Press photo)
The NK’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course presents stunning views of the South Okanagan Valley. (nkmipcanyon.ca)

B.C.’s first Indigenous Golf Championship tees off in South Okanagan

The event, hosted at Nk’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course, will see 128 golfers compete

The NK’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course presents stunning views of the South Okanagan Valley. (nkmipcanyon.ca)
The Chilliwack Coliseum was built to house a Western Hockey League team, and the Chilliwack Bruins called it home from 2006 to 2011. But for now, the prospect of a WHL return is unlikely.

WHL’s Winnipeg Ice unlikely to find a new home in Chilliwack

Chilliwack Chiefs ownership say they’re committed to the BCHL and junior A hockey

The Chilliwack Coliseum was built to house a Western Hockey League team, and the Chilliwack Bruins called it home from 2006 to 2011. But for now, the prospect of a WHL return is unlikely.
Kelowna Rockets outmaneuver the Vancouver Giants in a thrilling game, securing a 5-4 victory on Friday night. (Steve Dunsmoor)

Vancouver Giants fall to Kelowna Rockets in a close game

5-4 defeat despite impressive start from Cull and Palmieri

Kelowna Rockets outmaneuver the Vancouver Giants in a thrilling game, securing a 5-4 victory on Friday night. (Steve Dunsmoor)
The Vancouver Giants will hit the ice in their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-inspired jerseys, ready to take on the Tri-City Americans while supporting a great cause. (Diana Hong/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Vancouver Giants to host Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles night for BC Children’s Hospital

Jerseys to be auctioned on Feb. 5

The Vancouver Giants will hit the ice in their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-inspired jerseys, ready to take on the Tri-City Americans while supporting a great cause. (Diana Hong/Special to Langley Advance Times)
The Vancouver Giants in action during their 3-1 victory over the Kelowna Rockets at home on Jan, 27. (Rob Wilton/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Giants take second straight win against Rockets

‘home crowd happy’

The Vancouver Giants in action during their 3-1 victory over the Kelowna Rockets at home on Jan, 27. (Rob Wilton/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Wednesday night game at Langley Events Centre showcased top NHL draft talent from the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. (Photos courtesy of Ryan Molag/Langley Events Centre)

Team White defeats Team Red 4-2 at 2023 kubota CHL/NHL top prospects game

Connor Bedard finished with six shots on goal

  • Jan 26, 2023
Wednesday night game at Langley Events Centre showcased top NHL draft talent from the Western Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. (Photos courtesy of Ryan Molag/Langley Events Centre)
Vancouver Giants players celebrate their 3-2 win against the Tri-City Americans on Friday, Jan. 6 at Toyota Center in Kennewick, WA. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Vancouver Giants defeat Tri-City Americans 3-2

Next up: Spokane Chiefs

Vancouver Giants players celebrate their 3-2 win against the Tri-City Americans on Friday, Jan. 6 at Toyota Center in Kennewick, WA. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Day one is in the books for the boys Tsumura Basketball Invitational (TBI) at Langley Events Centre as 16 teams remain in contention for one of the three tournament titles up for grabs. (Courtesy of Langley Events Centre)

Happening now at LEC: Tsumura Basketball Invitational boys tournament

16 teams in race for one of the three tournament titles

  • Dec 8, 2022
Day one is in the books for the boys Tsumura Basketball Invitational (TBI) at Langley Events Centre as 16 teams remain in contention for one of the three tournament titles up for grabs. (Courtesy of Langley Events Centre)