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Champion Rebels garner pole position in preseason ranking

Champion Rebels garner pole position in preseason ranking

A bit of positive fortune-telling can't do no harm during these lonely, sequestered days. It may seem like almost a year ago, but the Burnaby South Rebels are barely three weeks past their B.C. 4-A senior boys basketball title.
WLA to delay start of 2020 season

WLA to delay start of 2020 season

League has mapped out some options for a later launch, in coordination with the Ontario league, in hopes of holding the Mann Cup in September
B.C. Rugby pulls plug on rest of season

B.C. Rugby pulls plug on rest of season

The B.C. Rugby Union officially announced the cancellation of the remainder of the 2019-20 season on Saturday due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Carvalho craves another shot at playoff hockey success

Carvalho craves another shot at playoff hockey success

For more than one reason, 2020 is going to stick in Burnaby’s Joe Carvalho’s memory for a long time. A defenceman with the University of B.C. Thunderbirds’ men’s hockey team, Carvalho and Co.
Burnaby Central's Duggan takes rugby to the next level

Burnaby Central's Duggan takes rugby to the next level

Lynden Duggan’s tried the gamut of sports, and excelled at a few of them. When it came to choosing a favourite, it was almost like rugby chose him. The pace, grittiness and grace that the game requires fit him to a ‘T.
Local baseball league prepares contingency plans for 2020 season

Local baseball league prepares contingency plans for 2020 season

Even people who hate the sport are likely wishing to hear the seasonal call of ‘Play ball!’ With the recent warm weather and season change to spring, players and fans of baseball are now facing the same fate as those of every other sport, hobby, stud
Lacrosse leagues in same COVID-19 limbo

Lacrosse leagues in same COVID-19 limbo

The BC Junior A Lacrosse League’s executives and governors are still scheduled to meet March 29 to discuss possible plans for a 2020 season.
Unlike a century ago, NHL should consider cancelling season

Unlike a century ago, NHL should consider cancelling season

Timeline of the 1918 flu pandemic should lead to extreme caution for NHL
Pickleball tour cancelled due to COVID-19

Pickleball tour cancelled due to COVID-19

The Canadian Pickleball Series, which launched in early February with a meet in Toronto, will not be taking to the court this weekend in Burnaby as originally planned.
Townsend, Lauzon collect GNAC honours

Townsend, Lauzon collect GNAC honours

Addy Townsend and Jeremiah Lauzon garnered their share of winning times on the year. The duo would finish the abbreviated season with some well-deserved plaudits, too.