Local Sports

Change is the word for the Burnaby junior Lakers. Although a flotilla of new faces is nothing new as a new season approaches, the pedigree of those in charge gives hope to the idea of a resurgence on the B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League charts.

Burnaby’s Luna Lu built a solid first-round lead then held that advantage until the end to win the bantam girls division title at the inaugural Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy B.C. Spring Classic at Vancouver’s University Golf Club last week.

In a duel between hitter and pitcher, a lot of things get processed over mere seconds of a pitch. Burnaby’s Emma March dreams of that situation, where the count and the variables of what her opponent will offer all add up to opportunity.

A new group of honourees was ushered into the Simon Fraser University Athletic Hall of Fame last month, representing the sports of basketball, soccer and track and field.

As a young teenage boxer, Robert Couzens heard all about the Golden Gloves and the fighters who were held up for celebration as ‘the Golden Boy.

Simon Fraser University's Rowan Doherty was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference male athlete of the year for indoor track and field after a stellar season running for the Clan.

The Pat Quinn Classic unveiled its annual player scholarship winners for 2018, with awards going to three individuals.

It’s not a premonition but a signal that others see the potential. The Burnaby South Rebels enter the senior boys basketball off-season as the No. 1-ranked team for the 2019-20 season, in a poll by varsityletters.ca.

A pair of local basketball players will take to the high school hardwood one more time as part of the Girls High School All-Star event tonight (Thursday) in Port Coquitlam.

Both the opposition and the climate provided enough challenges to the Canadian men’s national field hockey team as it finished fourth at the 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup last week in Malaysia.