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Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish was named Canadian player of the month in the CFL. During the month of August, Cornish, a former St. Thomas More Collegiate provincial player of the year, rushed for 372 yards in three games, averaging 6.

Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish was named Canadian player of the month in the CFL. During the month of August, Cornish, a former St. Thomas More Collegiate provincial player of the year, rushed for 372 yards in three games, averaging 6.

A lot has been accomplished in the first 10 years of the reinvigorated New Westminster Hyacks high school football program. But there is still a lot more to come.

Burnaby's Sumie Françis placed second at the B.C. bantam girls' golf championships in Merritt Tuesday.

Josephine Lee of Burnaby placed second in the women's singles at the Canadian national lawn bowling championships in Montreal last week.

Take down: The Vancouver Cougars, in red and blue, defeated the Delta Bayhawks in a B.C. Australian Rules Football semifinal at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex-East last Saturday.

Zhao Kia Pang of Burnaby and dance partner Madeline Edwards finished on the podium at the opening International Skating Union junior Grand Prix figure skating event of the season. Pang and Edwards finished in third place with a two-day 113.

Hyack Swim Club's Stefan Milosevic had an individual best eighth place finish in the men's 200-metre freestyle at the Junior Pan Pacific swim championships in Hawaii last week. Milosevic made the final of the 200m in a time of 1: 51.51.

Graydon Baker led the Royal City contingent at the B.C. Seniors Games with three gold medals in cycling. Baker won gold medals in the competitive 80-to-84 men's time trial, road race and hill climb.

Queensborough motocross racer Spencer Knowles finished up in eighth place overall in the 2012 Monster Energy national series. Knowles, 19, placed ninth after two heats in the MX2 division in the final race on the nine-stop series tour in Walton, Ont.