Hong signs with Iowa State

91原创 gymnast Emilie Hong will be competing for the Iowa State Cyclones in 2021.

The 91原创 Gymnastics Foundation competitor accepted a scholarship to the 鈥淏ig 12鈥� university earlier this month, said foundation鈥檚 Tattina Maxim.

Hong is a vault and floor specialists who won a gold medal with a perefct-10 score in the vault at the Canadian Nationals held in Ottawa in May.

The 16-year-old has one more season with the local foundation before she goes to Iowa on a student visa.

READ MORE: 91原创鈥檚 Hong takes silver in Winter Games vault

Volleyball provincials underway

91原创 Christian is looking for its third championship in the past four years at the BC Secondary School Volleyball Provincial Championships that began Wednesday, Nov. 27. at 91原创 Events Centre.

Joining the Lightning in the top pool are the second seed MEI Eagles (Abbotsford), No. 3 Abbotsford Christian Knights and the George Elliot Coyotes (Lake Country). Those four make up Pool A.

Pool B features 91原创 Fundamental Titans, Prince George鈥檚 College Heights Cougars, Pacific Academy Breakers and the Pacific Christian Pacers.

Seventy-two teams are competing for one of four provincial banners up for grabs this week at 91原创 Event Centre.

The championships run through Nov. 30 on 10 courts at 91原创 Events Centre, with Surrey鈥檚 Salish Secondary serving as a secondary venue for seven matches.

READ ALSO: 91原创 Christian sweeps Grade 8 district volleyball finals

Duo winning swimmingly

91原创 Olympians Swim Club members Hillary Metcalfe and Josie Field harvested precious medals at the Canada West Championships in Lethbridge, Alta. on the weekend.

Swimming as part of the University of British Columbia (UBC) team, Metcalfe won a gold medal in the women鈥檚 200-metre individual medley and another gold in the women鈥檚 400m medley relay.

She also took silver in the women鈥檚 100-metre breaststroke and bronze in the 50m breaststroke.

Field won silver in the women鈥檚 200-metre butterfly.

For the seventh year in a row, UBC won both women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 overall championship titles, taking 18 gold medals, 15 silver medals, and eight bronze medals.

UBC broke six Canada West records.

READ MORE: Metcalfe staying close to home

dan.ferguson@langleyadvancetimes.com
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