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2011: The year in sports — March

A look back at some of the top sports stories in March
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Rudy Verhoeff was hoisted on the shoulders of the Spartan faithful at the Langley Events Centre after helping the Trinity Western Spartans capture the CIS men's volleyball championship in March.

• TWU's Ryan Hofer was named the CIS men's volleyball coach of the year. He guided the Spartans to a 15-3 regular season record, the Canada West silver medal and the CIS bronze medal. Kara Jansen Van Doorn was named a first-team all-star at the tournament, while Lauren O'Reilly was the tournament's top setter.

• The Brookswood Bobcats junior girls' basketball team defeated the South Kamloops Titans 60-50 to capture the provincial championship. Jessie Brown earned most valuable player honours while Sydney Williams was chosen the top defender.

• The Trinity Western Spartans men's basketball team had the program's best-ever finish, placing second at the CIS national championships. The Spartans were a wild-card entry to the tournament but lost to the Carleton Ravens, 82-59. The championship was Carleton's seventh in the past nine years. Jacob Doerksen was named a CIS first team all-Canadian.

• The Trinity Western Spartans men's volleyball team won the CIS national championship on their home floor.

• The B.C. high school AAA senior boys' basketball championships were contested at the Langley Events Centre for the first time ever. Altogether, 13,604 fans took in the action at the LEC during the week-long basketball tournament. R.C. Palmer won the championship over Vancouver College.

• The first annual Golden Ears Bridge Half Marathon drew nearly 300 participants.

• The Langley Lightning midget girls' hockey team defeated Richmond 3-2 to capture the provincial championship.