Surge head for conference final after shutting down Stingers

Stefan Smith scored 21 points and Sean Miller-Moore added 17 and 12 rebounds as Calgary cruised past the Stingers in a battle between the league's best defences. The Surge will advance to play the host Vancouver Bandits in the Western Conference final on Friday (Aug. 11) at Langley Events Centre. The Surge, who shot close to 50 per cent in the first half, led 21-13 after the first quarter, and 48-29 at the half. “It feels great, a lot of time, effort, blood, sweat and tears went