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It’s turn the page time, and that means playoffs. The Burnaby South Rebels are glad to turn the calendar, and while they have faced a few speed bumps over the past few weeks, it’s all systems go when it comes to the new season.

At both ends of the court, the St. Thomas More junior girls basketball team is making a name for itself. Undefeated in league play and recently ranked 14th in B.C., the junior Knights checked off one of the pre-season’s goals when they doused No.

The sky has cleared and the results improved for the Burnaby District girls metro under-13 Storm. The squad continued to show impressive improvement, racking up a 3-2 victory last week over South Fraser in what had been a scoreless draw at halftime.

If Bal Dhillon was tasked with giving a State of the Union address, he’d beam about how so much is going well at Byrne Creek – bigly.

The Burnaby District metro boys under-15 FC have built a healthy lead in the Metro League standings. By clipping South Fraser-Delta 1-0 last weekend, the Burnaby boys lead second-place Richmond by 18 points.

In a game of quick breaks, the Burnaby South junior boys Rebels are doing their utmost to reflect stability. In a program that is bursting with success stories, this group of kids is more than pulling its weight.

There are direct flights from Vancouver to Taiwan every week. For Burnaby skaters Sarah Arnold and Thomas Williams, the route to the Four Continents skating championships, which runs this week, was anything but direct.

Barely a month after he dazzled the crowd at the Skate Canada Challenge, Burnaby’s Aleksa Rakic did the same – this time, for an appreciative home crowd. The Champs International Skating Centre of B.C.

Extra work proved extra sweet for the Byrne Creek Bulldogs. The senior boys basketball team faced a tough test last weekend but came out with a confidence-affirming win, beating Argyle 88-78 in overtime at the St.

The Toronto Blue Jays’ Winter Caravan paid a visit to Burnaby’s Gilmore Community School last week, helping turn the focus to splring. The annual tour typically includes a school visit as well as media events.