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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 youngest player on the Cariboo Hill senior boys' soccer team had the heaviest responsibility in a 2-1 shootout victory over Okanagan Mission on Tuesday.

The St. Thomas More Knights pulled off a miracle finish to advance to the semifinals of the B.C. high school AAA varsity football championships. The No.

Both Moscrop and Burnaby North are on their way to the B.C. High School AAA boys' volleyball championships later this month. Moscrop, the No.

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.

Three former Burnaby-based hockey players were named to the Team Pacific roster for the upcoming World under-17 Hockey Challenge in the new year.

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.