Local Sports

The Douglas College Royals opened the Canadian Colleges' men's soccer national championships with a resounding 7-1 win over defending champion Northern Alberta Institute of Technology on Wednesday.

The Northwest Giants will be holding a fundraiser in support of B.C. Children's Hospital at Saturday's home game against the North Island Silvertips at the Burnaby Winter Club. Admission by voluntary toonie will go in part to the B.C.

Burnaby schools earned the top zone seeding in both AAA and AA high school boys' soccer this Wednesday. The Burnaby South Rebels earned the No. 1 zone berth into the B.C.

Moscrop senior boys' pulled off a school first, winning its fifth consecutive district volleyball banner following a three-game sweep over Burnaby North in the title game on Wednesday.

Skimmers: A crew from Simon Fraser University finished in fourth place in the womens heavyweight pairs at the Canadian university rowing championships held on Burnaby Lake last weekend.

Jon Cornish of the Calgary Stampeders was named a West Division nominee for two Canadian Football League awards.

The Northwest Giants moved into sole possession of first place in the B.C. major midget hockey league following a weekend sweep of the Northeast Chiefs.

The Northwest Giants moved into sole possession of first place in the B.C. major midget hockey league following a weekend sweep of the Northeast Chiefs.

The Douglas College Royals opened the Canadian Colleges' men's soccer national championships with a resounding 7-1 win over defending champion Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Byrne Creek junior Jemal Reta finished in the top 10 at the B.C. high school boys' cross-country championships in Prince George on Saturday.