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Behind a re-energized powerplay, the Grandview Steelers looked like giant slayers in a 7-5 victory over the league-leading Aldergrove Kodiaks on Sunday.

The wait is almost over. The St. Thomas More Knights packed in five games over the past week and have one more exhibition test on the table before getting down to the nitty-gritty: the playoffs.

They put it all on the ice. Teams from B.C., Alberta and the northern territories competed at last weekend’s Skate Canada Mountain Synchronized Skating competition at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre.

Playoffs means a pay-off for many teams. The Byrne Creek Bulldogs are eager to turn the page and put their momentum to use in the Burnaby-New West playoffs.

B.C. Rugby’s Select women’s team will face the Canada West Maple Leafs in the curtain-raiser match for the Feb. 4 Americas Rugby championship Canada vs. Argentina game in Langford.

On the special event known as National Signing Day, the Simon Fraser University Clan football team unveiled its first recruits of the winter.

From its modest, early beginnings, the Cliff Avenue United Football Club was all about fun. Providing a place where youth could join together and play the ‘beautiful game,’ in the growing city of Burnaby.

This long-standing rivalry still has legs.

There’s no question – the task at hand is huge. But a challenge isn’t something Jason Dallavalle backs down from. The newly minted Burnaby junior Lakers lacrosse coach said the finish of last year’s B.C.

Three players from Burnaby were among the names announced this week for Field Hockey Canada’s men’s national team for 2017. The national team’s 24 players boast an average 88 senior international games played (caps), including Bissett’s 64.