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The two-game University Hockey Classic between Simon Fraser University and the University of B.C. hockey teams is just the first of more showcases to come, said the SFU coach.

When Burnaby plays host to the Canadian ringette championships in April of next year, it will be one of the most ambitious nationals ever.

The Grandview Steelers played some of their better hockey this week but came away with few points to show for it. The junior B Steelers gave up a late goal in a narrow 3-1 loss to runaway conference leading Richmond Sockeyes on Sunday.

Simon Fraser University sophomore Michael Belle of Burnaby was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference player of the week in men's golf after leading the Clan to a sixth place finish last week in the Cal State San Marcos Fall Classic.

Five members of the Simon Fraser University men's wrestling team competed in the Southern Oregon Pete BelCastro Open this past weekend with two wrestlers posting top-three finishes and one competitor finishing fifth in his weight class.

The Douglas College Royals volleyball team should be in for a rise in the polls following a weekend sweep of the defending Canadian collegiate champion and No. 5-ranked Columbia Bible College.

The Northwest Giants found themselves in a three-way log jam for second place in the B.C. major midget hockey league following a weekend sweep over the last-place Kootenay Ice. The Giants defeated the Ice 4-0 at the Burnaby Winter Club last Saturday.

The United Soccer Leagues announced Christine Sinclair of Burnaby has been chosen for induction into the USL Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Sinclair will be inducted along with the rest of the class of 2011 at the USL Hall of Fame banquet on Friday, Dec.

The Grandview Steelers played some of their better hockey this week but came away with few points to show for it. The junior B Steelers gave up a late goal in a narrow 3-1 loss to runaway conference leading Richmond Sockeyes on Sunday.

Burnaby/New Westminster schools will be involved in both the AA and AAA provincial boys' soccer championships taking place at Burnaby Lake-West next week.