Local Sports

Taking their ice dance on the road presented different challenges for a pair of Burnaby-based duos at last week’s International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix in Minsk.

The team that Jack Crosby and Dan Mattinson built is reuniting to mark a special anniversary. The members from the last B.C.

Taken at face value, the St. Thomas More Knights’ exhibition record is pretty impressive. At 2-0 and without surrendering a point, the Burnaby AAA varsity football program could hang its hat on that accomplishment and feel pretty impressed.

With 11 games already under their belt, the Simon Fraser University women’s volleyball team is eager to play one at home. SFU began the year on a long road trip, and make their home debut Saturday, 5 p.m.

Quick goals and deep holes are beginning to take their toll on the Grandview Steelers. The Pacific Junior B Hockey League club couldn’t overcome an early deficit and ended up falling 4-2 to the visiting Ridge Meadows Flames on Sunday.

With last year’s league finalists the Seattle Saracens as the opposition, the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club’s premier women’s team entered Saturday’s tilt with some question marks.

If there was any drama going into the National Lacrosse League draft on Monday, it wasn’t manufactured by the Buffalo Bandits.

The Grandview Steelers found a chilly reception when they took to the Ladner Leisure Centre on Tuesday. The host Delta Ice Hawks put down an efficient performance and stopped the Steelers 5-1 in junior B hockey action.

Burnaby lacrosse fans already know what Josh Byrne brings to the table. Fans in the National Lacrosse League will find out soon enough. The Burnaby Lakers sniper is expected to be one of the top picks in Monday’s NLL Draft.

Looking for their second straight league title, the Burnaby Blue Jays unloaded on the Richmond Rainiers last week, piling on the baserunners in pursuit of the Lower Mainland Over-30 Baseball League banner.