Local Sports

A new calendar has reflected better days for the Grandview Steelers. The Pacific Junior B Hockey League team collected its fifth win in the past six games to move four points ahead of Delta in the race for a Tom Shaw Conference title.

Two Burnaby natives are getting feted for accomplishments both inside and outside the hockey rink. Joe Sakic and Dave Nonis will be inducted into different hall of fames in the near future for accomplishments in the sport.

It’s a brave new world, and Burnaby’s Sarah Tamura couldn’t help but feel thrilled.

Special teams were the story Saturday as the Simon Fraser University men’s hockey team downed the Trinity Western Spartans 6-3 at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre.

Two teams from the Burnaby-based Champs International Skating Centre landed on the podium in the first few days of the 2017 Canadian Tire national skating championships in Ottawa.

Maybe its the Mountain air. The Burnaby Mountain Lions sit tied for first place in the senior girls Burnaby-New Westminster basketball league standings, with a spotless record.

The Simon Fraser University women’s wrestling team demonstrated why it is ranked fourth overall, going 3-1 at the Oregon Classic meet last week.

Memories of last year were a boost and not a deterrent for the Burnaby South junior boys Rebels basketball team last week.

The Burnaby Speed Skating Club presents an open opportunity for people of all ages to lace up the long blades and experience the fun and excitement of speed skating in a free National Skating Day event at the Kensington Park Arena (6159 Curtis Ave.

With all the games that the St. Thomas More Knights have played over the past two weeks, the coming exam period could feel like a welcomed holiday for members of the senior boys basketball team.