Local Sports

David Testo, a former Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder, is making international sports headlines with the Nov. 10 announcement that he is gay. "I'm gay, I'm gay. I have no choice. It's just part of who I am.

The Northwest Giants gave up second place in the B.C. major midget hockey league following a weekend matchup with the Greater Vancouver Canadians. The Giants earned just a single point in the two-game series at the Burnaby Winter Club.

The St. Thomas More Knights wrapped up the B.C. high school football Eastern conference title in what could have been billed as a AAA varsity player of the year preview.

Burnaby's Kimberly Newell backstopped British Columbia to its best finish since 2005 at the national under-18 women's hockey championships. Newell stopped all 40 shots on goal to give B.C.

The Moscrop Panthers made it into the playoffs with a 50-14 win over Eric Hamber in Tier II varsity football last Friday.

It was an unlucky day for Burnaby soccer teams in provincial boys' playdowns on Monday. All four zone contenders fell to their North Shore counterparts in AAA and AA playdowns.

District champion Burnaby Central gave a good account of itself at the B.C. high school cross-country championships in Westbank last Saturday.

Simon Fraser University finished out of the basement in Great Northwest conference varsity football this season.

Simon Fraser University outpointed the University of Victoria and Team China for first place at the Clan Cup International swim meet. Meghan Quon led all Clan swimmers with a total of 39 points at the meet.