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A five-game win streak came to a skidding halt last week, when the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs ran aground to the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds in B.C. Major Midget Hockey League action.

Both Burnaby South and Burnaby North join Moscrop in the wins department, capturing their first senior boys league victories of 2019/20

At the start of the season, everyone’s eager to get in the game. That goes double for a first-year coach. The Burnaby North Vikings will launch the 2019/20 senior boys basketball season tonight when they host league rival New Westminster (7 p.m.

The sport of lacrosse has lost one of its biggest boosters. Burnaby native and Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame member Sohen Gill died last Friday after an undisclosed illness. He was 78.

You could have lit the darkest nook of the Poirier Sports Complex with the smile that Massimo Rizzo wore a few weeks ago.

In the theatre, it’s called a cold reading when you're thrown into the spotlight with little rehearsal. On the basketball court, it may be cold but jumping in without a lot of practice time could be fever-inducing. The St.

More than the wins, it’s the experiences that will be remembered as players for the Alpha and Burnaby Central volleyball teams look back at the 2019 provincial championships.

It appears the Burnaby South Rebels boys basketball program has found what famous explorer Ponce de Leon spent a great part of his life searching for. The fountain of eternal youth certainly seems tapped into the Rebels roster.

Home ice wasn’t enough to help Team Canada end Finland’s lengthy hold on the world ringette championship last week. The Finnish team skated off with a convincing 5-1 victory Saturday at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby.

Wearing the mantle of No. 1-ranked is nothing new for the Burnaby South Rebels senior boys basketball team. For the second straight year, the Rebels have the honour of being the pre-season favourites by provincial pollsters.