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The Burnaby South Rebels proved their ranking among the top-10 junior girls basketball teams in B.C. was well deserved by going out and winning the program’s Rebels Classic tournament on the weekend.

Picking up where they left off, Simon Fraser University distance runners Julia Howley and Miryam Bassett hit the track and cracked the top 15 at the season-opening University of Washington Indoor Preview on Saturday.

The toll was measured in hours, aches and expectations. The payout for some was in opportunities down the road.

Coming off a solid 5-1 win over Vancouver Island University last week, the Simon Fraser Clan hockey team is eyeing another Island opponent.

Burnaby’s Emma Regan was among those named this weekend for Canada’s roster for next week’s CONCACAF under-20 women’s soccer championships in Trinidad and Tobago.

The start of a new year is often when teams look to clean the slate. The Grandview Steelers are hoping 2018 will see more consistent results as they prepare for the playoffs.

In the bantam A battle of Burnaby, this one was a stalemate. The Burnaby Bulldogs pulled its goalie and cashed in for the equalizer with 1:06 left in regulation for a 3-3 draw with the rival Burnaby Winter Club Bruins on Saturday.

Joshua Miki is a chip off the curling rock, who himself is a chip off the curling rock. A third generation of the Miki family is starting to make shavings on the curling sheet.

They have a banner to hang, but the Burnaby Lakers hope to have more in the near future to flaunt for their fans.

When it comes to triple coverage, the St. Thomas More senior boys’ 52nd Chancellor Basketball Tournament this week has it down pat.