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Simon Fraser University junior Rebecca Bassett finished third and the Clan women’s cross country team placed fourth at the 2015 Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships, held in Bellingham, Wash.

One week after signing New Westminster native Tyler Digby to a new one-year contract, the Vancouver Stealth have turned around and dealt the versatile two-way player to the New England Black Wolves for sniper Garrett Billings.

Seven games and counting. The Vancouver North East Chiefs continue to find ways to pull in the points, as demonstrated by a 4-4 draw Sunday against the South Island Royals.

Simon Fraser University rushed for a season-high 183 yards but couldn’t find the end zone losing 19-0 to the South Dakota School of Mines in Great Northwest Athletic Conference football action on Dunham Field at O’Harra Stadium.

Burnaby’s Isabella Di Trocchio contributed offensively to help push the Trinity Western University Spartans past the University of Manitoba 6-0 last Saturday in women’s university soccer.

In a game that featured 174 in penalty minutes, the Grandview Steelers did a good job of keeping their cool.

Burnaby’s Elaine Lam was one of two Simon Fraser University swimmers to emerge from the pool with two wins at last week’s dual meet with Whitworth University in Spokane on Saturday.

A strong third period put them close, but the Simon Fraser University men’s hockey team fell short in a 5-3 setback to the Eastern Washington University Eagles in the SFU home opener Saturday at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre.

If the process is in place, success follows. The St. Thomas More Knights are building a case to be included in the top-five rankings, following a solid 29-7 victory over the Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers last Friday.

It was not pointless, but Grandview Steelers head coach Aldo Bruno would have preferred to see two on the table. The Steelers suffered their third loss in a row Sunday, falling 2-1 in overtime to the Mission City Outlaws at the Burnaby Winter Club.