TWO North Vancouver field hockey players were recently named to the NCAA Colonial Athletic Association's All-CAA preseason team in a vote by the league's head coaches.
Midfielder Kaela Barker and goalkeeper Lizzie Priest, both members of the Northeastern University Huskies, were pegged as preseason all-stars based on their strong play in previous seasons.
Barker, entering her senior year, was a first team All-CAA player last season after tallying five goals and seven assists for the Huskies.
Priest, a junior, also earned first team All-CAA honours last season after ranking second in the conference in saves with 108, second in shutouts with four and fifth in goals-against average with a mark of 2.00.
The Huskies are 4-0 to start the 2011 season.
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North Vancouver's James Palmer won a silver medal in the men's junior elite category at the Canadian BMX Championships held last month in Quebec City.
A front-runner throughout the competition, Palmer overcame a bad start in the final race to charge back into second place behind Alberta's Calvin McRae.
Palmer will race the Canadian ABA Grand Nationals in Chilliwack in October and is hoping to compete on the world stage next year in the UCI Supercross World Cup Series with the ultimate goal of competing for Canada in BMX at the 2016 Olympic Games.
