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Burnaby girls won all their final games at the B.C. female provincial lacrosse championships in Port Coquitlam on Sunday. The bantam girls earned the team's first-ever B.C.

Former St. Thomas More Knight Jon Cornish scored a touchdown for the Calgary Stampeders in a 23-21 loss to the Toronto Argonauts on Friday.

The bantam A Burnaby Oakeys will be looking to get some pre-playoff practice in at the Canadian open fastpitch international championships, which are set to start this Saturday.

Two down, one more to go. That's how many games the Burnaby Lakers have left in order to gain a potential berth into the B.C. Junior Lacrosse League playoffs. On Tuesday, Burnaby dropped a 10-4 decision to New Westminster at Queen's Park Arena.

Mike Santorelli of Burnaby re-signed with the Florida Panthers for a further two years on Wednesday. Last season, the 25-year-old centre posted a career-high 20 goals and 21 assists in his first season with the National Hockey League Panthers.

Still got it: A North Shore player, in white, shows off a trick backhand pass against Surrey in the 45-and-over grand masters division at the B.C. masters lacrosse championships held in Burnaby last Saturday.

Sword play: Takako Matisz, left, of Saskatoon takes on Ryo Yasumura of Etobicoke, Ont. in team competition at the Canadian Kendo Championships at BCIT last Saturday.

Burnaby Selects and the Sapperton Rovers Men's Club announced earlier this week that the two groups will be working together to improve soccer development in the Burnaby District.

The Burnaby Lakers moved into a third-place tie in the Western Lacrosse Association following a 12-8 win over the Maple Ridge Burrards on Sunday.