Local Sports

The Steelers win-a-game, lose-a-game streak continued this week. The Burnaby-based junior B hockey club dropped a 5-2 decision to conference rival North Delta Devils last Saturday, before rebounding with a victory over the No.

The Northwest Giants picked up three of a possible four points in their B.C. Major Midget weekend hockey series against the North Island Silvertips.

The Burnaby Winter Club Bruins avenged an earlier tournament loss to the North Shore Winter Club, beating its Lower Mainland rival 4-0 in the final of the 39th annual Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds bantam AAA tournament on Sunday.

Burnaby U-9 minor soccer

Megan Ellis of Burnaby helped Portland State to a No. 2 seeding heading into NCAA Division I Big Sky conference playoffs.

Cariboo Hill is in action today (Wednesday) on the final day of the B.C. high school AA boys' soccer provincial championship tournament at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-West. Final is at noon.

Swimmer Mariya Chekanovych of Burnaby committed to Simon Fraser University next season. Chekanovych is one of the top five swimmers in the country in the 200metre breaststroke. I'm so excited to be joining the SFU swimming program.

An upstart St. Thomas More Knights volleyball team is peaking at just the right time. The third-place league finisher upset both league champion St. Patrick's and runner-up Little Flower Academy en route to the independent league playoff title.

Burnaby North came oh-so-close to qualifying for the B.C. high school 4A girls' volleyball championships.

If you have a sporting story to tell, call Tom at the Burnaby NOW sports desk at 604-444-3022 or email tber [email protected].