Local Sports

The top two teams in the Burnaby/New Westminster senior boys' soccer league fell in semifinal action at Burnaby Lake West on Monday.

South Burnaby soccer star Christine Sinclair scored a goal in regulation time and another in a shootout to help the Canadian women's team to the gold medal at the Pan American Games on Oct. 27.

This weekend the Simon Fraser University wrestling program, in conjunction with the Hargobind Wrestling Club, will host the Hargobind International wrestling championships.

Burnaby's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is officially an Edmonton Oiler and can now start bankrolling his $1 million salary, which includes nearly $2.8 million more in performance bonuses.

If you are interested in nominating someone for induction into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame, you had better hurry. Nominations for the 11th annual inductions close on Friday, November 18.

Fifth-year Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish is closing in on his first-ever 1,000-yard CFL season. Cornish currently leads the Stamps with 825 yards on 111 carries, averaging 7.4 yards per carry since taking over the No.

Burnaby's Adam Helewka helped propel the Northwest Giants into second place in the B.C. major midget hockey standings. Helewka tallied the game-winning goal in the Giants' 3-1 victory over the Valley West Hawks at the Burnaby Winter Club on Sunday.

It was an ugly win for the St. Thomas More Knights on Friday at Percy Perry Stadium, but head coach Bernie Kully hopes it will serve as a wake-up call to his number-1 ranked squad.

Two days after earning their first Great Northwest Athletic Conference win of the season, the Simon Fraser Clan women's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking home loss to Montana State on Saturday afternoon at Fox Field.

Running a race car isn't cheap, but two local North Burnaby businesses are helping one of their own.