Local Sports

A streaky start to 2016 has the Grandview Steelers searching for consistency – and answers. The Pacific Junior B Hockey League club dropped both games on the weekend, but not before adding some new pieces in a hunt for a championship.

Call it a mixed bag. The St. Thomas More Knights gained invaluable experience and exposure last week as hosts of the 50th Chancellor Basketball tournament in Burnaby.

It took some doing, but the Burnaby Lakers have put themselves in the catbird seat.

The score said it all. The Royal City Curling Club’s Sarah Daniels rink is the 2016 Tim Hortons B.C. Junior Women’s curling champion, after toppling last year’s champs in an 11-3 win in Kamloops.

The Simon Fraser University women’s wrestling team sure know how to kick-off a new year. The women Clan collected five of nine weight class titles at the Menlo Open in Calif. to begin 2016 on a strong note.

The Burnaby Minor Lacrosse Club will be holding new player registration starting in January.

Wins will be nice, but St. Thomas More Knights senior boys basketball co ach Aaron Mitchell is looking for improvement.

Chelsea Dagger was the song of choice at the Bill Copeland Sports Complex most of last week.

The B.C. men’s curling championship went to extra ends, with Vernon’s Jim Cotter narrowly edging Royal City Curling Club’s Dean Joanisse 7-6 for the title.

In 2015 there were many great stories and accomplishments in Burnaby sports, so to pick a top-four list was exceedingly tough. Try we did, acknowledging a handful of amazing athletes.