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Next man up has been a philosophy in play for much of the season for the Burnaby South Rebels. It would prove once again to an asset in their opening game of the B.C. 4-A senior boys basketball championship on Wednesday. The defending B.C.

Entering the season as the de facto favourites by virtue of their 2018 championship win, the Burnaby South Rebels wore a big target throughout much of the current senior boys basketball season. Now, with hours to go before the opening game of the B.

Getting back to the final isn’t what they talk about, but the Byrne Creek Bulldogs are driven for the challenge. The senior boys 3-A basketball team enters this week’s provincials knowing the degree of difficulty it takes to peak at the right time.

Starting from scratch, the Byrne Creek Community School’s rugby program has a lot of the ingredients necessary for success.

A Royal City Curling Club foursome was part of a record haul of 30 gold medals for Team B.C. at the Canada Winter Games that wrapped up Sunday in Red Deer, AB.

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced the All-Region honorees for the 2019 NCAA Div. 2 Indoor Track & Field season on Tuesday.

Clear your calendar -- the boys are back. The Byrne Creek Bulldogs and Burnaby South Rebels each locked up their respective berths to the B.C. high school boys basketball championships, which hit the court next week at the Langley Events Centre.

There will be nine athletes competing for Simon Fraser University at next week’s NCAA Div. 2 national indoor track and field championships, hosted by Pittsburg State University in Kansas.

What was key in their first series win will naturally be magnified in the next one.

They got the start they wanted, but by the time the final buzzer sounded, the New Westminster Hyacks were saying their goodbyes.