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The Burnaby Minor Braves played their best baseball against arguably the best team in the province last week.

The women remained the flagship of the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club earning a sixth provincial title at the B.C. Rugby championships in Victoria on Saturday.

Heavy right side may pose problems on attack

A pushover try following a lineout by forward Michael Unger proved the difference for the Burnaby North Vikings in a 17-7 win over Moscrop in the BurWest high school district junior boys' rugby championships at Burnaby Lake-East last Thursday.

Three Simon Fraser University track and field athletes were named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-academic team on Wednesday. Leading the way for the Clan is Helen Crofts.

The Canadian Lacrosse Association announced the return to the popular best-of-seven East versus West playoff format for the Minto Cup in 2014.

The Burnaby Canadians gutted out a 2-1 win over Gorge FC to win the B.C. Soccer Provincial B Cup in Victoria on Saturday.

Brent Lawrence of Burnaby ended his NCAA Division I baseball career at Northern State University on a high note. Lawerence batted in the game-winning run in a season-ending double-header against Minnesota Duluth earlier this month.

Canada's men's national field hockey team placed third at Round 2 of the World League international competition in St. Germain, France on Sunday.