Local Sports

There could be pickleball pandemonium this weekend in Burnaby. The Edmonds Community Centre hosts its annual Paddle Whack Pickleball tournament this weekend, beginning today (Fri., Oct. 21), and features a full slate of competitors.

Burnaby’s Kym Van Duynhoven is spending her final year of university athletics wisely. The defender is standing guard for the London, Ont.

Chris Crisologo added a little more hardware to his personal trophy case on Tuesday, as the Simon Fraser University junior wrapped up a solo win at the Otter Invitational with a terrific second day.

The Moscrop senior girls volleyball team has its gaze set on the near-future. Yes, there remain a good number of games yet to be played, but so far the Panthers are firmly entrenched in first place of the Burnaby-New Westminster league at 4-0.

For 38 seconds, the Grandview Steelers and North Van Wolf Pack were on equal footing. During the game’s remaining 59:22, the Steelers owned the show.

W.J. Mouat had plenty of videotape showing St. Thomas More’s solid air attack, led by quarterback Kolby Buljevic. What they got on Friday was footage of the Knights’ powerful ground game.

Well, that’s a nice way to bust a slump. Coming off two disappointing losses, the Simon Fraser University Clan volleyball team responded in a big way last Saturday, torching the Saint Martin’s Saints to the tune of a 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-13) sweep.

The St. Thomas More junior Knights racked up the yards en route to a 46-12 win over Centennial on Thursday. Marc Abboud scored three touchdowns, on runs of 45, 35 and 31 yards, while Julian Valerio added two majors, the longest a 47-yard dash.

Ethan Leyh enjoyed a night to remember.

Adam Jones curled a perfect free-kick shot into the back of the net in the 23rd minute at Yellowjacket Field last Saturday, lifting No. 2-ranked Simon Fraser University to a 1-0 victory over the Montana State University Billings men’s soccer team.