Local Sports

Burnaby South grad Adam Helewka was named the first star for the Spokane Chiefs after scoring both goals in a 2-1 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds in Western Hockey League play on Oct. 19.

Madeleine Hait of Burnaby led Simon Fraser University to its first NCAA Division II conference win in women's volleyball last week.

The new-look Grandview Steelers stole a point from the best team in junior B hockey. The Steelers came back to tie the Pacific International Junior Hockey League leading Delta Ice Hawks 2-2 at the Burnaby Winter Club on Sunday.

Mark Olver of Burnaby tallied an empty-net goal for the Lake Erie Monsters in a 5-3 victory over the Oklahoma City Barons in American Hockey League play on Oct. 20.

The Northwest Giants remained the only undefeated team in the B.C. major midget hockey league.

Ice age: The New Westminster atom rep hockey team, in red, was defeated 9-2 by Burnaby Minor A3 at Queen's Park Arena last Sunday

Jack Dickie of Burnaby won the recent Fall match play boys' 11 an 12 golf finals at Mylora golf course in Richmond. Dickie was also named the Junior Linkster tour's most improved golfer in his division.

Douglas College took a strong first step towards an unprecedented eighth consecutive PacWest badminton title.

Marissa Di Lorenzo of Burnaby and Ali Trenter were named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-academic soccer team. Di Lorenzo, a junior, is taking psychology and carries an grade point average of 3.