Local Sports

It's going to be an exciting second half to the B.C. Major Midget hockey season.

B.C. Centre of Excellence skaters had some strong showings at the Skate Canada Challenge in Regina last week. Simon Fraser University student Jeremy Ten led a B.C.

Columbus FC kept league-leading Surrey United in sight at the top of the Metro Women's Soccer League standings following a 1-0 victory over Richmond in a premier division matchup last Sunday.

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.