Local Sports

Spring cleaning has nothing on the autumn scrubbing that occurs when the B.C. high school football season turns to the playoffs.

In a powerful early season display, the Simon Fraser University women’s wrestling team grabbed six of 10 weight divisions at the Mike Clock Open in Oregon.

It was just a little more than seven minutes, but what a seven-minute run for the Grandview Steelers’ Jacob Siebenga it was.

The leader of Canadian soccer is now up for a major international award.

If it was an unlikely final pairing, it was a fitting finish. The Burnaby North Vikings solved the underdog mystique of the Burnaby South Rebels with a 1-0 win Wednesday in the Burnaby-New West senior boys AAA soccer playoff final.

In a battle that was touch and go at times, the Grandview Steelers shook off their rival and skated off with their 10th win of the Pacific Junior B Hockey League season.

Amidst numerous questions swirling around the Simon Fraser University men’s basketball team, one rings out as the most important, if not a little obvious.

It’s been a while in the making. The Alpha Aztecs exacted its revenge at the right time, capturing the Burnaby-New West junior boys soccer league playoff title last week with a 2-0 win over Burnaby Central.

The Burnaby Central Wildcats’ boys cross country team delivered a zone banner for the school last week. Led by defending district and zone champion Charles Yu, the top four Wildcats racked up 22 points en route to the aggregate title.

When you’re in third place, winning the final regular season game is either a good primer for the playoffs or fodder for the underdog storyline.