Local Sports

The Burnaby Lakers fought the good fight, but were overwhelmed by the Victoria Shamrocks 11-6 under a 66-shot barrage in Western Lacrosse Association play Friday.

Kimberly Newell of Burnaby was one of 40 players, including just four goalies, to be invited to the selection camp for Canada's national women's under-18 hockey team.

Katerina Boiko of Burnaby upset top seed Monica Neveklovska in the final of the 80th Stanley Park Open tennis championships Sunday.

Burnaby Minor Baseball will be hosting both the AAA mosquito and single A peewee provincial championships on back-to-back weekends at Kensington Park.

Parity in the Western Lacrosse Association is going to put a big damper on at least three senior A clubs this year. With the final week of the regular season soon to unfold, the possible final scenarios for all seven teams are too many to mention.

Hyack Swim Club's Sherry Liu is off to Mexico after a silver medal swim at the Canadian summer nationals on Sunday.

Charlie Hughes of Burnaby tied for seventh place at the B.C. amateur golf championships in Kamloops. Hughes carded a fourround 281, including a five-under 67 in the final round to finish at sevenunder-par. St.

Meet me in Burnaby: Brooklyn Sartori eyes the finish line in a girls' 50-metre freestyle heat at the Burnaby Barracudas A/B summer swim meet at Central Park outdoor pool last Saturday.