Local Sports

Chalk it down as a program first – and an impressive one, at that.

Three straight home wins and some luck elsewhere earned the Simon Fraser University women’s basketball team a spot at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s championships.

In the end, a final loss won't scuffle a winning experience. The Cariboo Hill Chargers came together and pushed the envelope, doing what underdogs often do.

Three other Burnaby teams' fates rest with Thursday's results

Like the Canadian women’s hockey team, the Grandview Steelers know what it’s like to lose a close game.

It was a field day – literally – for the Burnaby Devils field lacrosse program. The club witnessed a silver medal and a pair of fourth-place finishes at the B.C. provincial championships, held two weeks ago in Burnaby.

The dance duo of Miku Makita and Tyler Gunara took their first international assignment and found a bronze lining. The skaters finished third at the Egna Dance Trophy competition in Italy earlier this month.

Christine Sinclair, Julia Grosso and Jordyn Huitema lead the local charge as the Canadian women’s soccer team enters the Algarve Cup, an annual international tournament in Portugal.

When the St. Thomas More senior girls basketball team required an eye-opening moment, they got it. When they needed to respond, they did.

From an underdog’s perspective, the second week of Lower Mainland senior boys basketball action is where bark gives way to bite. For both the Burnaby North Vikings and the St. Thomas More Knights, it’s a chance to keep it going.