Local Sports

St. Thomas More grad Jon Cornish rushed for 44 yards in the Calgary Stampeders' 30-20 win over Alberta rival Edmonton Eskimos in CFL play on Sept. 9.

Skiing champion also won school's coveted Sims prize

The Simon Fraser University women's volleyball team fell to 0-6 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference following a pair of straight-set losses at home last weekend.

Kyle Goltz and Alex Roberts scored two goals apiece to lift the Grandview Steelers to a 7-4 win over Port Moody in a junior B exhibition hockey game on Sunday.

Simon Fraser University improved its record to 4-0 in pre-season men's soccer. The Clan got goals from six different players en route to a 6-0 victory over Trinity Lutheran University on Wednesday.

A blood-spattered Canada team captain Pat Riordan led the Maple Leafs to a comefrom-behind 25-20 victory over Tonga in a Group A matchup at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand Wednesday. Playing with a strong wind at their back at Whangarei, N.Z.

Burnaby Lake Rugby Club won its Spray League openers over the Meraloma Club last Saturday. The Burnaby Lake elite and first-division teams both racked up more than 60 points to spoil the homeopening matches for their Palmer Cup opponents.

Bring a non-perishable food item and take in the St. Thomas More Knights homecoming football game against Vancouver College, Saturday. Kickoff is at 1: 30 p.m.

Two Burnaby Karate Academy athletes qualified for the Pan Am Games in Mexico.