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It was more a marathon than a masterpiece, as the Richmond Sockeyes upended the Grandview Steelers 6-5 in triple overtime to even their best-of-seven Pacific Junior B Hockey League series at 2-2.

The penalty killing proved key, as the Grandview Steelers blanked the Richmond Sockeyes' powerplay en route to a 3-1 victory in Game 1 of their Pacific Junior B Hockey League quarter-final at the Burnaby Winter Club on Wednesday.

Canada faces the U.S. in a cross-border rugby showdown at Swangard Stadium on Saturday. The 2017 Americas Rugby championship matchup is part of a month-long series of games, which began Feb.

On a scale of “bold,” the Burnaby Lakers’ move Monday was the equivalent to Spinal Tap’s “11.

If this is the crossroads in the senior boys high school basketball season, it’s apparent that both Byrne Creek and St. Thomas More do not need a GPS.

Burnaby South is basketball central when it comes to the local hoop scene. The Burnaby South Rebels teams combined to win five of six league titles in the junior, juvenile and Grade 8 Burnaby-New West league playoff finals.

The next seven days will decide what kind of year it’s been for members of seven local senior boys basketball teams.

The Burnaby Central Wildcats are taking their runner-up status in the Burnaby-New West senior girls basketball league seriously.

The Grandview Steelers are feeling confident but not cocky heading into the first round of the Pacific Junior B Hockey League playoffs. The best-of-seven series against the Richmond Sockeyes kicks off tonight (Wednesday), 7:15 p.m.

Short on numbers but deep on heart, the Moscrop Panthers continue to push the envelope that is the basketball season.