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Burnaby players make major contributions in success for Canada, Australia and Serbia during world championships

Like a typical election period, the start of the hockey season is full of promise and hope. Once the writ -- or in this case, the puck -- is dropped, the goal is to get the 'W.' The main difference is that for the players of the B.C.

There’s no question that health begets confidence – just ask the St. Thomas More Knights. The senior varsity football team turned the page on a bad string of both and racked up a win over the Mission Roadrunners to open the B.C.

Simon Fraser University’s Polisi brothers didn’t take a road trip with their men’s soccer team to Hawaii as a vacation at the beach.

Burnaby Lake Rowing Club athletes Madison Mailey and Stephanie Grauer helped Team Canada’s women’s four boat secure a spot in the Olympic Games during the world rowing championships earlier this month in Linz, Austria.

Still classified as a rookie, the Grandview Steelers' Rhys Lefebvre showed some veteran chops this past week, helping the team knock off the visiting Port Moody Panthers 6-2 on Sunday.

Dropping the first set was just a signal for the Simon Fraser University Clan on how tough a challenge was before them.

The nationally ranked Simon Fraser University men’s cross country team opened the season by winning the Central Washington Invitational last week, while the women’s team placed third at Apple Ridge Run.

A little bit of turbulence unspooled the Grandview Steelers' perfect start to the 2019/20 Pacific Junior B Hockey League season.

For a handful of local lacrosse players, Wednesday was the start of something big.