Local Sports

The Northwest Giants grew one more season in stature in the B.C. major midget hockey league. The Burnaby-based club won its fourth consecutive B.C.

A fifth-year volleyball player and the first-ever four-time national badminton player of the year were named Douglas College's top athletes for 2012.

Michael Belle helped the Simon Fraser University men's golf team to a thirdplace finish at the Concordia Cavalier Classic.

When the Canadian ringette championships arrive in Burnaby next month, the Lower Mainland Thunder plan to make a whole bunch of noise. "It's exciting for me and my teammates," said six-year National Ringette League veteran Julia Scigliano of Burnaby.

The Burnaby Lake Rugby Club came up just short against the defending premier league men's rugby champion Castaway Wanderers.

Eight members of the Wings Gymnastics Society qualified for the upcoming provincial championships.

Burnaby Lakers Pete McFetridge was named transition player of the week in the NLL pro lacrosse league.

A marathon 10-player penalty shootout allowed Columbus to make it through to the Metro Women's Soccer League Cup final.

The Burnaby Winter Club settled for a silver medal following a 2-1 overtime loss to Campbell River in the B.C. bantam Tier 2 championship final on Wednesday.

The Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club topped the team aggregate in three of four junior and senior men's and women's divisions at the national championships in St. Catharines, Ont. this weekend.