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Nothing says redemption like a 50-point beatdown. The Burnaby Lake Rugby Club’s premier men’s team turned the page after a tough loss two weeks ago against Capilano, by taking it out on the UVic Vikes 57-5 in B.C. Rugby Union action.

As hot as the Grandview Steelers were for most of October, the past week has seen those fortunes cooled a bit.

It happens often enough that it shouldn’t be a shock. But shocked the Douglas College Royals were on Wednesday.

Moscrop claimed third place after outlasting determined Burnaby South side

The firsts keep coming for the Moscrop senior boys soccer team.

Clear some wall space, the Burnaby Central Wildcats have two new banners to hang.

If they were under-estimated and relegated to the second tier of ranked teams earlier in the season, the St. Thomas More Knights are now in the B.C. High School AAA Football League spotlight now.

That’s the way to start a season. The Douglas College Royals launched the 2019/20 men’s basketball season on a solid note, sweeping a two-game tour of Vancouver Island. And playing big roles in the twin wins were some Burnaby players.

With a 7-0 run through league play as ballast, the Burnaby North Vikings continued that run right through the Burnaby-New West league playoffs last week by taking the juvenile (Grade 9) girls volleyball title with a win over Burnaby South.

Like a string of fresh firecrackers, the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs have made a lot of noise on the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League charts of late.