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Burnaby defenceman Al Mazur garnered a pair of assists in his first game with the Ontario Reign of the East Coast Hockey League. Mazur signed a pro contract with the Reign on Jan. 21.

North Burnaby's Michael Valiante has done it all in his auto racing career. Now he's giving back to those who wish to push the speed button. Now 32, Valiante has not yet given up putting himself behind the wheel.

Burnaby North grad Jeff Taylor helped Douglas College stay tied atop the PacWest men's volleyball ladder.

The Northwest Giants took a two-game set from the Fraser Valley Bruins in B.C. major midget hockey last weekend. The front-running Giants swept the Bruins 30 at home Saturday, before taking the second game by a 4-1 score in Chilliwack.

Simon Fraser University women split their matches in Great Northwest conference basketball this weekend.

Mathew Barzal's team-leading seventh goal of the tournament gave the Burnaby Winter Club Bruins third place at the 33rd annual John Reid Memorial bantam hockey tournament in St. Albert, Alta.

Burnaby's Brendan Yao made the most of his moment on the volleyball court for the University of Alberta men's team last weekend.

Bodychecking will become a thing of the past in recreational hockey in the Lower Mainland next season. The Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association overwhelmingly supported Hockey Canada rule 6.

Moscrop Secondary student Tumai Baptiste medalled in two separate divisions at the Canadian Taekwondo junior nationals and senior Olympic trials earlier this month in Vancouver.

North Burnaby's Michael Valiante has done it all in his auto racing career. Now he's giving back to those who wish to push the speed button. Now 32, Valiante has not yet given up putting himself behind the wheel.