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Born from a club breakup, the first-year Campo Atletico were an unknown to start the Vancouver Metro Soccer League’s Div. 2 season nearly a year ago. Even those in charge had their expectations tempered by all the new moving parts and new players.

When the last bead of sweat had been wiped from a brow and the newly crowned champions hugged in celebration, the two finalists came together to mark a well-played final.

There’s nothing like a strong performance to erase the effects of a wipeout. The Burnaby junior Lakers turned in a sharp outing on Sunday in knocking off the visiting Nanaimo Timbermen 13-8 at the Copeland Sports Complex.

Burnaby’s Leo Harper surged ahead of the pack with a final round of 2-under-70 to win the Canadian Junior Golf Association’s tour stop in Chilliwack.

It took a trip to Abbotsford to halt the Burnaby Braves’ 10-game undefeated streak. The AAA midget baseball team saw its run halted after losses of 3-2 and 9-4 on the weekend in under-15 league play.

The Burnaby Winter Club drew plenty of attention and talk at last week’s Western Hockey League bantam draft.

Like an open shot from beyond the arc, Jacey Bailey wanted to make the perfect play. The choices available gave the 17-year-old Burnaby shooting guard plenty to weigh, but in the end she made it look easy.

Victor Montagliani has big plans for CONCACAF. The Burnaby native was elected president of the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) on Thursday, based on his four-pillar plan for the organization.

It’s a whole new season in the Western Lacrosse Association, and the Burnaby Lakers are aiming to be on the inside this season.

There was the anticipation, the nerves and then half-an-hour into the proceedings, a huge relief. Burnaby’s Michael Couture was selected 10th overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Wednesday’s Canadian Footbal League amateur draft.