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St. Thomas More Knights may have lost a battle, but not the war. The Burnaby independent school dropped the Lower Mainland AA high school boys' basketball final 67-55 to the host King George Dragons on Thursday. That loss, coupled with R.C.

The Simon Fraser University will be going to its first Great Northwest conference women's basketball championships next week.

The Simon Fraser University men's basketball team was five wins better than in its inaugural NCAA Division II season.

Simon Fraser University head coach Mike Renney reached a milestone 500th career win in women's softball. Renney earned the historic win at home with a two-game sweep over Western Washington at Beedie Field on Saturday.

Simon Fraser University distance medley relay teams both struck gold at the Great Northwest conference indoor track and field championships last weekend.

The Simon Fraser University swimming team brought home eight medals from last weekend's Western Canadian championships. Julian Monks won gold in the 50-metre breaststroke in a winning time of 28.60 seconds. He also won a bronze in the 100 breast.

Burnaby defenceman Michael Busto assisted on two goals and was the Las Vegas Wranglers top star in a 4-3 loss to the Utah Grizzlies in East Coast Hockey League play Feb. 18.

The St. Thomas More Knights put together a strong second half to earn a spot into the Lower Mainland high school AA boys' basketball championship final. STM moved into the AA zone final with a 64-41 victory over R.C.

Western Lacrosse Association first overall draft pick Travis Cornwall scored the first two goals of his National pro league career in Calgary's 12-8 win over the Edmonton Rush last Saturday.

St. George's is in the Lower Mainland AAA boys' basketball tournament, but that is not the end of the ongoing controversy between public and independent schools.