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SILVER can sting when it's gold that you're after and two North Shore schools experienced the bittersweet satisfaction of giving their all in scoring second-place finishes in B.C. rugby provincial championship finals held Saturday in Abbotsford.

Injured Olympic hopeful becomes Blues head coach

THREE longstanding individual records fell while Sentinel ran away with the team title at the North Shore high school track and field championships held May 17 at Burnaby's Swangard Stadium.

Eagles win seventh straight B.C. rugby title

MANDY Marchak tried to break the rules when she went in for her photo shoot for an upcoming calendar featuring players from the Canadian national women's rugby team. "I was very nervous," Marchak told the North Shore News.

Four members of the Hollyburn Country Club Badminton program were winners in the recent 2012 BC Junior Provincial Championships.

Handsworth, Argyle both looking to go deep at provincials

THE North Shore will once again be well-represented on the world's fastest ski slopes next year as three local athletes were recently named to the team that will wear the Maple Leaf speed suit for the 2012-13 season.

NICK Martin can think of no better way to honour his father Jim than by throwing a bash to both remember the man and further his legacy of promoting athletics on the North Shore.