Local Sports

A career night was overshadowed by the team's first loss of the season for Boise State University redshirt freshman Lexi Der of Burnaby.

Serving it up: Moscrop Panthers power hitter J.J. Cross will lead the first-time Lower Mainland champions into the B.C. High School AAA boys' volleyball championships in Kelowna, beginning today (Wednesday) in Kelowna.

Burnaby South finished up its second straight appearance in the B.C. high school AAA boys' soccer championships with a second fourth-place finish.

Burnaby North's junior boys' volleyball team placed ninth at the B.C. High School provincial championships held in Abbotsford this weekend.

Straight ahead: Burnaby Devils Tavin Grant, right, scored four goals against the PoCo Saints in under-14 Tier 1 field lacrosse action at Burnaby Lake-West on Sunday. Josh Dumont added two goals, while Mitch Darazio had one.

The St. Thomas More Knights second-half magic was almost enough against the championship-bound Vancouver College Fighting Irish.

Burnaby and New Westminster athletes shared in B.C. Athletics awards.

The Notre Dame Jugglers are returning to its first Quadra Cup football final in nearly three decades. The Grade 8 high school football team advanced to next week's B.C. high school provincial final at B.C.

Simon Fraser University split a pair of games at the Thanksgiving Classic men's basketball tournament in Belmont, California last week.