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Canada's men's eights are the defending Olympic champions

u-19s surprise at Burnaby Lake sevens

New Westminster lacrosse figured prominently in the latest nominees for induction into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

The Burnaby Mountain Selects elite boys' field lacrosse team made both theunder-13 and -15 finals at the recent University of Denver team camp.

A last-minute appeal to the B.C. Lacrosse Association on Sunday failed to give the New Westminster Salmonbellies the second place they arguably deserved. The Salmonbellies finished in third place in the B.C.

The Hyack Swim Club is back on top for the first time in decades at the Swim B.C. AAA long course championships in Richmond last week.

B.C. Superweek started off in Delta this week. On Thursday it's Burnaby's turn. The Giro di Burnaby is back on the streets of Burnaby Heights on July 12, starting off with the women's criterium at 6 p.m.

New Westminster Barcelona proved the superiority of system over substance at the B.C. Soccer Provincial A Cup in Kamloops.

New Westminster teams took a bit of a beating at the Jack Crosby memorial all-star novice lacrosse tournament. New West's Tier 1 and 2 teams both failed to win a game at the 27th annual Crosby all-star showcase.

It's coming down to truth or dare in the Western Lacrosse Association.