Local Sports

St. Thomas More played some of its best volleyball of the season to finish in sixth place at the B.C. high school AA girls' championship in Vancouver this weekend.

Elmira Jackals goalie Brian Stewart was named backstopper of the week in the East Coast Hockey League on Dec. 6. The 26-year-old Burnaby native went 4-0 with a goals against average of 1.88 and save percentage of .

The junior varsity Knights took a huge weight off the collective shoulders of St. Thomas More Collegiate. The Knights used their speed and skill to upset the defending two-time provincial high school football champion Mt.

Burnaby Lake Rugby Club did not come away empty handed from the Lower Mainland Cup finals. The premier men lost the Miller Cup, but came away with the Division I Cup final at Klahanie Park in West Vancouver on Saturday.

The Burnaby Minor Bulldogs bantam A2 hockey team travelled to Merritt during Grey Cup weekend and captured the gold medal with an exciting 6-4 win over the Langley Eagles.

St. Thomas More's humbling 54-7 loss to Mt. Douglas in the semifinal of the provincial varsity football championship has a positive side to it. "For our boys, it's a wake-up call," said STM junior varsity head coach Dave Ruzycki.

Burnaby district football players ran away with a number of the top awards at the Subway Bowl awards banquet last Saturday. Notre Dame regional school's Michael Herdman was named the B.C. secondary schools' AAA defensive MVP.

Thirteen-time champion North Shore Winter Club could be the early pre-tournament favourite to win the 49th annual Bantam Christmas bantam AAA hockey tournament in Burnaby this year.

Simon Fraser University split its men's basketball matches last weekend. The Clan lost 102-87 to the Humboldt State Lumberjacks on Saturday before rebounding with a 73-60 victory over Southern Oregon the following night.

The Simon Fraser University hockey club remained unbeaten in the B.C. Intercollegiate league following a 6-1 victory over Eastern Washington last Saturday.