Sports stories

"Eighth-grader Micah is psyched to have made the BC junior goalball team, even though he gets the news while dealing with a flare-up of his degenerative eye condition. What he's not happy about is his parents' decision to get him a guide dog, and the possibility of losing his independence. When Liam, a new first-rate player, joins the goalball team, Micah's frustration with his vision spills onto the court. It's only with the help of Cam, his Orientation and Mobility Specialist, that Micah starts to get a handle on his aggression and trust people enough to communicate how he feels. But with the team's big junior tournament in Richmond, B.C., quickly approaching, Micah has to reconcile his differences with his teammates, both on and off the court, to become a real team player"--Publisher.

Twelve-year-old Leigh is the only girl on the Falcons hockey team and knows the captain of the team does not like it, but now she is receiving threatening messages on her answering machine.

Jazz's basketball coach says that Jazz did nothing wrong in setting a hard screen. But with the opponent's star player injured, and her own teammates turned against her, Jazz isn't so sure.

Little League pitcher Glen Thomson finds that his ambition to win no matter what and be his team's best player threatens both the team and his own future on it.

The friendship between Mitch and Zack is put to the test when the two boys are chosen to attend hockey camp but are put in separate cabins once they arrive, leaving Zack to pal around with Mitch's worst enemy.

Jay is back with the Rockets after playing with their rivals last year, but the other basketball team members are not all that welcoming, and after he beats out his former friend Colin for team captain, the tension gets even worse.

Jay, off to basketball camp with his friend Mike and Mike's older brother Chad, a camp coach, is reluctant to speak up about Chad's less than responsible behavior, but a near tragedy makes him realize he should have said something sooner.

Orlando O'Malley wants to be a star basketball player, but his small size is holding him back. After a player gets injured he finds a temporary place on the team.

Tom Poulos, a catcher for the Jarvis Badgers, is looking forward to a summer of baseball and possibly a Little League Championship, but he has to prove himself anew when he is sent to spend the summer with his uncle in Winnipeg where he joins a local team.

When the Raptors become co-ed, Mason is hopeful about what the girls can do for their team, especially about Cindy--but the rest of his guy teammates will need more convincing.