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The B.C. Sports Hall of Fame unveiled its newest induction class, and Burnaby's Cliff Ronning is front and centre. The former NHL star is among a group that includes five athletes, three builders and the 1991 Canadian men’s national rugby team.

There’s no place like home for the St. Thomas More senior girls Knights basketball team.

It was a major medal haul two weeks ago for local skaters with Champs International Skating Centre of B.C.

It’s not a huge thing and others may be envious, but Mike Bell isn’t overjoyed to see his Burnaby South Rebels already ranked No. 1 in B.C. among senior boys AAAA basketball teams.

It was a reminder that the work never stops. On Wednesday, the Cariboo Hill Chargers launched the Burnaby-New West senior boys basketball league with a tough test against the rival New Westminster Hyacks.

The bright lights and big smashes came to a sudden conclusion last week for the upstart Burnaby North Vikings.

Burnaby Minor Lacrosse Club’s box registration is officially open, with lacrosse sign-up offered for boys born 2002 to 2013 and girls born 1997 to 2013.

If it’s December that means there is basketball on the calendar. Burnaby’s teams hit the hardwood with great anticipation, gearing up to battle for local bragging rights and possible provincial berths down the road.

They played to win, so the disappointment of finishing second was real. But the St.

Rolando Hernandez, Erin Lawrance and Andrew Woinoski all had memorable meets for Simon Fraser University at the Husky Invitational in Federal Way, Wash., last week.