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Playoffs present a fresh chance and a new season. The Burnaby North Vikings will take that as a given, if not more.

It’s just one win, but it’s also hopefully the signal of more. After a five-year wait, the Simon Fraser University football team recorded a 24-17 win over the Azusa Pacific University in the Los Angeles suburb.

The Burnaby Express are being reborn. At least in the front office of the Coquitlam Express. Fayaz Manji, a hotelier who lives in Burnaby, acquired the BC Hockey League team Oct. 4.

The Simon Fraser University women’s volleyball team made if five in a row, eking out a 3-2 victory over the University of Alaska-Fairbanks on Saturday in the northern state.

It’s been a while in the making, but the Mountain United under-17 boys soccer team are prepared to take on the best teams from around Canada for national bragging rights. The Burnaby-North Shore based B.C.

They didn’t score first, but the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs made sure to score last in their two-game set last week against the North Island Silvertips.

Getting off to a strong start was one of the goals for members of the Moscrop Panthers. Having not fielded a team in the Burnaby-New West senior boys league last year, the squad wanted to set a tone for the short sprint that is high school soccer.

Pre-season questions have been replaced by early season success, with the St. Thomas More Knights looking like knights of old.

They didn't score first, but the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs made sure to score last in their two-game set last week against the North Island Silvertips.

It’s time to score a touchdown against hunger. The B.C. Lions and Purolator are inviting football fans to help their local food bank by bring a non-perishable food item or cash donation to the Lions game on Oct. 5, when B.C.