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One title down, more to come? The Burnaby Lakers locked up their first Western Lacrosse Association regular season crown in convincing fashion on Tuesday, defeating the Langley Thunder 16-2 at the Bill Copeland Sports Complex.

On the schedule, a double-dip trip to Vancouver Island for a mainland Western Lacrosse Association club usually ends like those old classic country-and-western tunes -- bruised, unhappy and hung over.

As a member of the Canadian national women’s soccer program, Burnaby’s Emma Regan has been able to “wave the flag” at stadiums in faraway places. But today, the 17-year-old teen will get to carry it and lead Team B.C.

The Burnaby Lakers have delivered their share of surprises on the floor during what many would call a breakthrough season.

The mental resolve Erin Regan developed over 17 years of competitive figure skating to pick herself up and keep going after crashing hard to the ice is serving her well in her new sport, Aussie rules football. Now she crashes into other bodies.

EDITOR'S NOTE : This story was published prior to the team annoucing it had fired head coach Jim Milligan. For more on that story, see Lakers change coaches on brink of playoffs.

Taking the lessons learned in a round-robin loss, the Burnaby bantam A1 Lakers turned the tables on Ridge Meadows in the provincial final, resulting in a 6-5 win for the underdogs.

Christine Sinclair’s comfort zone is typically measured in turf and metres. She’s expanding her domain, however, as she embraces the leadership role that comes with being one of the best women soccer players on the planet.

There’s no doubt Michelle Dadson enjoys collecting medals – but when it comes to her track and field accomplishments, her prize possessions are her personal bests. The St.

Jim Milligan didn’t classify them as ‘heartbreaking,’ but last week’s back-to-back losses served as ‘learning experiences’ that the Burnaby Lakers hope to use down the homestretch.