Local Sports

The Lower Mainland under-19 team put on a late surge at the Canadian ringette championships in Burnaby.

The Burnaby North Vikings gave a great showing at the Lower Mainland provincial rugby 7s qualifying tournament last weekend.

The 13th edition of the Danone Nations Cup will begin in Burnaby with a B.C. provincial camp this Sunday. Soccer players 10 to 12 years old are invited to try out at a youth camp to be held at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-West.

The Simon Fraser University softball team split their doubleheader on Sunday with the Central Washington Wildcats, winning game one 4-3 before dropping game two 3-1.

Burnaby is still alive in five Coastal A Cup playdowns.

The Lower Mainland Thunder made it look so easy. But getting to the final of the Canadian ringette championships, let alone winning it, was anything but simple for the expansion National Ringette League club.

On an incredible day of firsts for New Brunswick and British Columbia, a powerful Ontario team, from small St. Clements, also claimed a national ringette title.

The Hockey Commissioners' Association recently named University of Denver defenceman Joey LaLeggia of Burnaby the sixth annual national Division I rookie of the year.

Day 2 of the Canadian national ringette championships in Burnaby and New Westminster saw a young Maritime team continue its charge.