Local Sports

Brian Stewart of Burnaby was named a second star for the Bakersfield Condors in a 3-2 shootout win over the Idaho Steelheads in East Coast Hockey League play on Nov. 9.

Three members of the Simon Fraser University women's volleyball team were named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference team of academic all-stars.

The North Burnaby Boxing Club and the Italian-Canadian association are teaming up for a night of amateur boxing at the Italian Cultural Centre on Nov. 22.

The Notre Dame Jugglers will do battle with the St. Thomas More Knights in the second round of the B.C. High School AAA football championships this weekend. The Jugglers defeated Okanagan conference runner-up Kelowna 21-16 at B.C.

Simon Fraser University freshmen Peggy Noel and Kansas Mackenzie were awarded all-region honours in cross-country. Noel finished in 18th place in the 170-women field and Mackenzie came 20th in the six-kilometre NCAA west region championships.

Canada West lost its third-ever World Junior A Hockey Challenge final to the United States on Sunday. The U.S. defeated Canada West 6-3 in the gold-medal final at Yarmouth, N.S. behind a four-point performance by tournament MVP Vince Hinostroza.

Taking a shot: Burnaby/New Westminster lost to Kelowna in this under-14A ringette game at the association's annual Ice Breaker tournament last week.

Simon Fraser University made NCAA history by becoming the first non-American school to win an NCAA national tournament game.

The Burnaby Winter Club breezed to victory at the recent Bauer World Invitational hockey tournament in the Windy City.