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The Canadian Junior Golf Association announced the hiring of British Columbia PGA professional Brad Ewart as the new CJGA tournament director for the province on Monday. Ewert will begin immediately and oversee the B.C.

The South Burnaby Eagles kept busy with two trips to Washington state since their under-13 Telus Basketball Classic championship in early December. First up was the Whatcom Hoop Slam over the Christmas Break where the Eagles went 3-1.

Philadelphia Wings forward Kevin Crowley was named rookie of the week by the National Lacrosse League after his eight-point performance in the Wings' loss to the Rochester Knighthawks this past Saturday.

The strength of the double A division in B.C. high school boys' basketball was showcased at the Killarney Cougar Classic tournament this past weekend. Both the New Westminster Hyacks and the former No. 1-ranked AA St.

The Burnaby South Rebels found the perfect stage on which to showcase their basketball team. The Rebels upset No.

Three Burnaby ice dancers made a solid showing in the junior division at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Moncton, N.B. last week.

St. Thomas More Collegiate won both the cadet and schoolgirl divisions at the Western Canada age class wrestling championships in Kamloops last weekend. The Knight girls also placed second overall in the juvenile age class.

Douglas College Royals badminton players made a strong showing at the Yonex Alberta series at Mount Royal University over the weekend. Douglas students won four separate finals, including a near clean sweep of men's and women's singles.

Nick Irvine averaged 26 points per game to help Burnaby South finish with a 2-2 record at the Abbotsford Snowball Classic boys' basketball tournament last weekend. South dropped a tight 62-61 decision to honourable mention W.J.

The Simon Fraser University club hockey team beat up on the lastplace B.C. Intercollegiate league club last weekend. The Clan dispatched Selkirk College 6-1 on Saturday and then posted a 10-1 victory the following day in Castlegar.