Sports

It was a good news/bad news kind of weekend for the Abbotsford Rugby Football Club in the CDI Premier League.

Last summer in Abbotsford, Leland Irving and Brad Thiessen handled the goaltending chores for a group of local pros who skated together on a regular basis. With the way both netminders have been rolling this season in the AHL, it's safe to say those summer scrimmages were relatively low-scoring affairs.

Abbotsford golfer Nick Taylor finished tied for 15th at the Samanah Classic in Morocco this week.

A tremendous goaltending performance from Nicholas Taylor drew the Port Moody Black Panthers even with the Abbotsford Pilots in their second-round playoff series.

The Abbotsford bantam Tier 1 Hawks pulled off a major upset at the Lower Mainland Final Four tournament on the weekend, knocking off undefeated Burnaby Winter Club to claim the title.

It was a banner weekend for Abbotsford's volleyball community, as six local high school grads celebrated national university championships.

Riley Lamb and the Abbotsford Pilots got off to a flying start to their second-round playoff against the Port Moody Black Panthers.