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The suspense likely ends early Friday evening, when the butterflies and nerves will be traded for an anticipated call, hugs and tears of joy from family members, a walk to the stage where a jersey and handshakes await, followed by photos and intervie

Hopefully, this one won’t come back to bite them. The Burnaby Lakers poured out a strong performance and gave way to a hard-charging Coquitlam rally on Saturday, ending in an 8-7 loss.

The Burnaby Lakers picked up their second straight win, beating the Tri-City Mavericks 2-0 in under-13 girls field hockey action last week. Burnaby took the lead on a well-executed play in the circle, capped by Ramnique Rai’s shot.

With his second shorthanded goal of the game, Eli McLaughlin supplied the Burnaby Lakers with an edge that would carry them past the Maple Ridge Burrards 8-7 on Tuesday.

The Dynamo Swim Club’s Andrew Li picked up the full complement of breaststroke medals at the recent Lower Mainland relay championships in Vancouver.

Up and coming football stars, here’s a chance to chisel those skills and gain some turf experience from elite players.

In their passion for lacrosse, friends Cassie Chan and Jaime Richards have turned heads. Whether it is while playing on boys teams or standouts on their Burnaby bantam girls squad, the pair have made the sport their own.

It’s already been a long B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League season for the Burnaby Lakers. Burnaby continued its fall on hard times, falling 16-6 to the Delta Islanders on Sunday, putting their losing streak at seven games.

Admir Cejvanovic was among 12 players named to the Canadian men’s rugby team which heads into this weekend’s last-chance repechage qualifier for the 2016 Olympics.

What awaits on Burnaby Lake? A lot of fun, that’s what. The Burnaby Canoe and Kayak Club is holding an open house this Saturday (June 18), 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.