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In a tournament of 32 teams, the St. Thomas More Knights girls junior volleyball team did a tremendous job of standing out. The Knights powered their way through the round robin to the B.C.

The moment seemed to capsulize the whole season for the University of B.C. Thunderbirds. It certainly would be the most-everlasting one.

Pride, determination and passion won out over exhaustion Saturday as the Burnaby Central Wildcats doubled up Tamanawis 4-2 to claim third place at the B.C. AAA boys soccer championships.

The route to the provincials for Moscrop volleyball teams is built on the roots of success at the school.

Simon Fraser University libero Alison McKay was honoured last week as Great Northwest Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Conference by head coaches.

Quicker, stronger, smarter – these have been the perameters that Burnaby’s Michael Couture has been working to improve on during his four-year playing career with the Simon Fraser University Clan.

A set of old records fell as the Simon Fraser University Clan swim team won eight of 11 events at the Clan Cup in Burnaby last week.

The ending wasn’t what it could have been, nor was it where they wanted to be. The Alpha Aztecs completed the B.C.

It’s been a whirlwind fourth season for Capilano University Blues’ Sarah Hughes. The Burnaby native has embraced the leadership role on her volleyball team with a roster mixed with four-year vets and first-year freshmen.

Team B.C. proved unstoppable at last week’s Western Canadian netball championships at Burnaby’s Fortius Centre. The B.C. under-18 side bested its Alberta rival by scores of 48-7, 51-10 and 49-14, while B.C.