Killorn grabbed by Lightning

The National Hockey League held its annual entry draft last weekend in Columbus, Ohio, and one West Island native was selected. Beaconsfield's Alexander Killorn, an 18-year-old centre who led the midget espoir Lac St. Louis Tigers to a provincial championship in 2005 with a key overtime goal in the final before going on to play one year for the midget AAA Lac St. Louis Lions, was plucked in the third round, 77th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Killorn, the youngest player in the 2007 draft pool, combines great skating ability and playmaking ability with a surprising amount of grit. He played last season at Deerfield Academy in the USHS, where he plans to return in the fall. He has already committed to study and play at Harvard University in two years.

Lakeshore SC boys capture Primiani Cup

The Lakeshore SC boys' under-12 AA club found themselves at a tournament in St. Leonard recently, and when all was said and done, gold medals draped around their necks. Playing excellent soccer all weekend, Lakeshore SC captured the final in dramatic fashion, winning a shootout that was only decided after nine strikers attempted the end the match.

Top women's water-polo tournament to feature several area players

The world's best female senior water polo players will be at Parc Jean Drapeau Aquatic Centre next week to participate in the 2007 Fina Women's Water-Polo World League Super Final. The host Canadian team's roster will feature several local products who learned their skills - and still play for - the Dollard des Ormeaux Water-Polo Club. Area players to look out for include Joëlle Bekhazi, Shannon Carroll, Christine Robinson, Marina Radu, Rosanna Tomiuk and Whynter Lamarre. Canada's head coach is West Island resident Pat Oaten. The round-robin tournament begins next Wednesday with three games, including Canada playing Asia-Oceania 2 at 7:00 p.m. Daily sessions will run from 4-8 p.m. with the final scheduled for next Sunday. Special discounts are also available for full tournament access and can be purchased online, by email at finatickets2007@waterpolo.ca.