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The New Westminster Hyacks chose a tough first-round opponent to tackle. In fact it was a lack of tackling that was mostly responsible for the Hyacks' 52-20 defeat to the Centennial Centaurs in the opening round of the B.C.

Strong opening sets powered the Burnaby North Vikings to the Burnaby/New Westminster district girls' volleyball banner. The regular-season champion Vikings defeated the Burnaby South Rebels 3-1 in the championship final at North on Thursday.

The top-10-ranked Moscrop Panthers made short work of the Burnaby/New Westminster district boys' volleyball final. The Panthers swept Burnaby South in straight sets in the championship final at Moscrop, winning 25-18, 25-15, 25-23 on Thursday.

Swimmer Sherry Liu is on a journey of self-discovery. That is what Hyack Swim Club coach Mark Bottrill calls the Burnaby 17-year-old's accomplishments that led up to her earning a place at the recent Pan American Games in Mexico.

Going forward: Burnaby Lake forward Sarah Lepine, with ball, makes a break in an under-19 rugby match against United at Burnaby Lake-East last Saturday. Trent Shelley, right, scored both tries for Burnaby in a 17-15 loss to United.

St. Thomas More grad Jon Cornish was named to the CFL west division allstar team Thursday. The former B.C.

Erin De Sousa of Burnaby shared in some field hockey history with the University of B.C. women's team last weekend.

The Simon Fraser University hockey team announced a two-game exhibition matchup with rival University of B.C. will be held in January. Tickets for the Jan.

Simon Fraser University completed its first undefeated season in the Great Northwest conference ranked No. 1 in Division II of the NCAA. The Clan defeated Fort Hays State 2-1 on Sunday to finish this season with a record of 18-0-1.