Local Sports

Burnaby Winter Club product Landon Ferraro was named the first star for the Grand Rapids Griffins following a victory over the Abbotsford Heat in American Hockey League play on April 5.

Moves like soccer: Cliff Avenue United Caellan took on the Aldergrove Lightning in opening round under-13 Coastal B Cup playdowns at Burnaby North Turf last week.

Mike O'Reilly wants to bring back the heyday of Burnaby junior lacrosse. O'Rielly and former Burnaby Cablevision teammate Lloyd Symons will both be behind the bench of the junior A Burnaby Lakers this season.

Olivia Ramos of New Westminster scored a goal for Lower Mainland Green in a 2-1 loss to B.C. North in the final of the under-16 girls' B.C. Hockey Cup in Duncan last weekend.

As the sole Burnaby player at this year's Esso Cup midget girls' national hockey championships, Michelle Toor would like nothing better than to prove herself in front of her hometown fans.

Burnaby Joe Sakic is part of the Class of 2013 to be inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, along with athletes Russ Howard, Alison Sydor, André Viger, Kirsten Barnes, Brenda Taylor, Jessica Monroe-Gonin, Kay Worthington, Jennifer Walinga and b