Local Sports

Members of the Mountain United FC under-17 and -18 girls' B.C.

Burnaby will be the place to be for the Skate Canada synchronized skating shampionships. The event will take place from Feb. 21 to 23 at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre.

Brenden Bissett and Matthew Bissett led Canada to a 4-0 win over the United States in an international field hockey test in San Diego Tuesday.

Kyle Turris is no longer a desert dog. The former third overall draft pick of the Phoenix Coyotes in 2007 was dealt to the Ottawa Senators for a defenceman and a draft pick on Saturday.

The Simon Fraser University men's soccer team had six players named to the NCAA Division II West Region team on Tuesday.

The last line of defence for Canada's national team at the upcoming 2012 World under-19 field lacrosse championships will be a New Westminster goalie.

Burnaby's Alisha Roberts was the girls' winner of a university scholarship following the Telus Basketball Classic on Saturday. Roberts was also named to the five-girl alltournament team. Roberts led the No.

A broken down Zamboni prevented the Northwest Giants from taking over sole possession of first place in the B.C. major midget hockey league last weekend.

Burnaby's Nick Dasovic was named coach of Canada's under-20 men's soccer team earlier this month.