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Grace, poise and a steely resolve helped carry Emily Bausback to her finest moment.

A week can seem like a lifetime for your typical teen. But for the Burnaby Rebels boys basketball team, it was a quick lesson on resilience and reciprocation.

Goaltender Andrew Henderson brought his A-game Saturday night, saving 57 of 61 shots, en route to a 5-4 shootout victory for SFU over the first-place Trinity Western University Spartans.

From last year’s 10 th place showing, Burnaby-trained Emily Bausback took the knowledge of what she needed to do to go far. Last weekend, she delivered. The 17-year-old Champs International Skating Centre of B.C.

The anticipated high hill to climb has been just that, but at least the Cariboo Hill Chargers will always have the Sands Hilltop Invitational to look back on.

Douglas suffered its first loss of the season, but responded with a win to demonstrate a resilience under pressure

In a game of high stakes poker, what is gained with one hand can be quickly be lost on the next. It’s just as true when played out on the hardwood.

Mike James, a former Burnaby Laker Rugby Club standout, was among those inducted this week into the B.C. Rugby Hall of Fame at a gala celebration in Vancouver.

Learning lessons abound in January, and the Byrne Creek Bulldogs are aiming to cash in with some valuable knowledge gained at last week’s St. Thomas More senior boys Chancellor Invitational basketball tournament.

The Burnaby junior Lakers took stock and restocked its shelves at last week’s B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League entry draft.