Local Sports

Byrne Creek Secondary School senior Victoria Barusic won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Karate Championships in Sydney, Australia July 31. The 16-year-old national kata champion won the women's 16-to-17 under53-kilogram kumite or sparring division.

Burnaby kayaker Rebecca Alley surpassed her individual goals at the Western Canada Summer Games.

Burnaby Lake Rugby Club pulled off a rugby sevens double at the second annual BLRC Lighthouse 7s tournament last Saturday. The elite men's and women's teams both won their respective titles at the fifth stop on the B.C.

Burnaby's Patrick Switzer made International Gravity Sports Association history last week, becoming the first skateboarder to win a third consecutive open downhill World Cup race following his first-place finish at the Padova Grand Prix in Teolo, Ita

Gudmund Lindbjerg stormed from behind to win his fourth consecutive B.C. senior men's golf title Thursday.

Every game could be the last for a core group of eight junior New Westminster Salmonbellies. New West dropped Game 4 of its best-of-seven B.C. Junior Lacrosse League playoff final series 9-6 to the Coquitlam Adanacs on Wednesday.

Alisha Roberts of Burnaby was named a first team all-star following the women's national basketball championships in Winnipeg Saturday. The York House School senior guard helped Team B.C.

B.C. just missed winning a gold medal at the Bantam Lacrosse Championships of Canada in Whitby, Ont. The provincial team, including Marcus Vela of Burnaby, fell 4-3 to Ontario in the championship final Saturday. B.C.

Rage to the Cage Lacrosse will be holding two summer camps at 8Rinks this month. The first will take place all day from Monday, Aug. 15 to 18, beginnig at 9 a.m.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins showed the impact that he can bring to a team, rallying Team White to a 5-4 win over Team Red at the National junior hockey team development camp in Edmonton Saturday.