Local Sports

New West native Kyle Turris has been named to the men’s national hockey team set to compete at the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in May.

As the university softball season winds to an end, New West native Grace Wardle is getting ready to finish her first season with the Graceland Yellowjackets.

As the old saying goes, “You win some, you lose some,” and that rang true for the New Westminster senior girls’ soccer team last week. The Hyacks started last week off strong against 2-0 Burnaby North.

Royal City soccer’s Westminster United u16 boys’ gold team is on its way to the Coastal Cup B finals following a 3-1 victory over Surrey Pegasus at Queen’s Park on Saturday.

The Hyack girls’ soccer team added a second win last week, defeating Burnaby Mountain 8-0 at home. The New West girls dominated the field on Thursday after taking possession of the ball off the Lions’ opening kick.

Burnaby wheelchair basketball star Amanda Yan received a high honour from the B.C. Wheelchair Basketball Society last week – the Wheelchair Basketball Canada True Sport Award.

Three Burnaby basketball stars are heading to Langley this weekend for the annual B.C. All-Star games. St. Thomas More senior Domunique Booker will once again take to the court after leading STM to a third-place finish at the B.C.

Scott Boudreau of Budo Mixed Martial Arts in North Burnaby won the master 2 lightweight purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the Pans last month

Douglas College win fourth in a row following a doubleheader win over Olympic College in women's softball