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Burnaby Winter Club winger Ty Ronning, the firstround draft pick of the Vancouver Giants, signed a league player agreement with the Western Hockey League club on Monday.

For the moment, the Burnaby Lakers can enjoy a taste of what it's like to be a first-place club. The senior A Lakers moved into a four-team tie atop the Western Lacrosse Association with a 9-6 victory over the winless Maple Ridge Burrards on Sunday.

Briannah Tsang of Burnaby made the individual event finals in two disciplines at the Canadian women's artistic gymnastics championships on Saturday.

Fine line: Hyack Swim Club's Mia Bottrill makes a dramatic turn underwater during a 400-metre freestyle heat at the recent Hyack Festival Youth Cup swim meet at Canada Games Pool.

The Burnaby Lakers scored their biggest win of the B.C. Junior Lacrosse League season to date, upsetting the Victoria Shamrocks at Bear Mountain Arena on Saturday.

Alex Françis fired a one-over-par 72 to finish in a tie for fifth place at the Zone 4 Beach Grove junior golf invitational on Sunday. Adam Svensson won his third straight match in the Zone 4 series with a one-under 70.

Alpha, seen in blue against Burnaby North, lost its first-round match 46-19 to No. 3-ranked Rockridge at the B.C. AA high school provincial rugby championships on Friday. The provincials continue in Abbotsford until Saturday.

At 19 years of age, Spencer Knowles has been around almost as long as the Motocross nationals he hopes to make an impact in.

Olivio Bortolazzo of Burnaby earned a pair of bronze medals in trampoline at the Canadian national championships in Regina.