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Student wins karate gold at Commonwealth meet

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.

Kayaker paddles away with West Can medals

Burnaby kayaker Rebecca Alley surpassed her individual goals at the Western Canada Summer Games.
Burnaby Lake wins Lighthouse 7s

Burnaby Lake wins Lighthouse 7s

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.

Historic win for Burnaby boarder

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

Ageless golfer wins record fourth seniors title

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

It's now or never for junior A Salmonbellies

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.

Four medals for B.C. at youth hoop nationals

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. boys all medal at lax nats

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.

Burnaby sports briefs

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.

Timely comeback at nat camp

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.
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