Sports

Black Press newspaper reporters and readers from across B.C. live-chat the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Shawn Rogers will be stepping down as the SilverBacks’ director of marketing. Replacing Rogers on June 15 will be Josh Gordon. Gordon joined the club in January 2011 as the director of ticket sales.

The U12 Boys team played in Penticton on Sunday against two Vernon teams. Both games were close.

The Salmon Arm SilverBacks will have new and possibly more challenging competition this upcoming season with the relocation of the Quesnel Millionaires Hockey Club to Chilliwack.

When the spokes stopped spinning Saturday, Salmon Arm Secondary’s mountain bike team had pedalled its way to top spot at the 2011 BC School Sports Mountain Bike Provincial Championships.

Salmon Arm Tennis Club member Bob Langford won the men’s doubles with Mike Knights from Vernon at a tennis tournament in Kelowna on the weekend.

The Salmon Arm Sockeyes hosted their first meet of the season on May 29. The meet was an introduction for new swimmers, and a warm-up for the season for returning swimmers.

The Salmon Arm Hockey School, one of B.C.’s longest running hockey schools, is getting ready for its 32nd year of operation.

The Salmon Arm Secondary Junior Jewels soccer team made it all the way to the finals, but weren’t able to capture their dream of gold at the Valleys held in Kamloops.