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Burnaby's Kelsey Haberl was named to the 2011 Canadian Open Fastpitch all-star team on July 15. The first-base for the Canadian national team averaged .381 at the plate and was error-free in the tournament.

The Burnaby Hurricanes made it to the Western Canadian junior women's fastpitch championships through the front door.

The Burnaby Hurricanes made it to the Western Canadian junior women's fastpitch championships through the front door.

It was the first hole-in-hole of Joe Sakic's career and it couldn't have come at a better time.

Three girls on Burnaby's provincial gold-medal-winning bantam lacrosse team will be headlining Team B.C. at the 2011 national girls' lacrosse championships in New Westminster, beginning Saturday. B.C.

Burnaby native Dave Sheldon has a new job. Sheldon resigned as play-by-play voice of the AHL's Abbotsford Heat after he was offered and accepted the job as CKNW Sportstalk Weekend host.

Ernie Truant stepped down this week as commissioner of the Western Lacrosse Association for personal reasons.

The Burnaby Lakers earned a berth into the B.C. provincial midget A1 lacrosse championships last week.

Under-17 B-Cup

When Burnaby's Rain De Guzman recently helped showcase the game of rugby 7s at Empire Field, it might have been his crowning moment in the game.