Local Sports

Red-shirt freshman Lexie Der just missed a double-double as Boise State University posted its fifth straight win at home in NCAA Division I women's basketball.

The past results for the Canadian national figure skating junior ice dance champions ZhaoKai Pang and Madeline Edwards were not quite accurate in Wednesday's, Jan. 23 issue of the Burnaby NOW.

Simon Fraser University chalked up its first men's NCAA Division II basketball conference season win on Thursday. The Clan knocked off third-place Alaska Fairbanks 68-54 in Great Northwest conference action at home on Jan. 24.

Burnaby Minor box lacrosse will be holding new player registration at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre this weekend. New players will receive a free lacrosse stick and ball when they sign up in the Lakeview Room on Saturday, Feb.

Simon Fraser University 800-metre runners met the standard and then some for the NCAA Division II national championships. Senior Helen Crofts beat her own Div.

The season is ticking down on the junior B Grandview Steelers. The Burnaby Winter Club-based Steelers chalked up their 17th win of the Pacific Junior Hockey League with a 6-2 win over the Ridge Meadows Flames at home on Sunday.

Douglas College athletes are among the leaders in the latest PacWest men's and women's volleyball statistics. Victoria Hocking leads all hitters with 259 kills in women's play and is second overall with an average 3.65 kills per game.

Five Simon Fraser University athletes qualified for the Great Northwest conference championships following the opening indoor track and field meet of 2013.

Manpreet Nijjar scored 26 points to lead the Burnaby South Rebels over host Steveston-London at the Bob Carkner memorial basketball tournament last weekend. Burnaby South defeated Steveston-London 64-52 in the girls' championship final.

Tyler Morley of Burnaby was named the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's rookie of the week. The University of Alaska Fairbanks first-year forward scored a goal and garnered two assists in a road sweep over Notre Dame last week.