Local Sports

St. George's is in the Lower Mainland AAA boys' basketball tournament, but that is not the end of the ongoing controversy between public and independent schools.

The St. Thomas More Knights put together a strong second half to earn a spot into the Lower Mainland high school AA boys' basketball championship final. STM moved into the AA zone final with a 64-41 victory over R.C.

Three Douglas College Royals volleyball players garnered PacWest men's all-star recognition. Fifth-year outside hitter Jeff Taylor was named to the first all-star team on Wednesday.

Good hosts: Siri Van Gruen, left, helped host Glenbrook Middle School to a 34-29 victory over West Vancouver in V&D bantam girls' basketball. Glenbrook played for third place after dropping the semifinal 41-32 to Carson Graham on Wednesday.

The Grandview Steelers are holding on to the possibility of a final playoff spot by the skin of their teeth.

The St. Thomas More Knights put together a strong second half to earn a spot into the Lower Mainland high school AA boys' basketball championship final. STM moved into the AA zone final with a 64-41 victory over R.C.

After a pointless seven-game major midget hockey trial last season, Northwest Giants Jarid Lukosevicius is having a breakout year.

Douglas College is hoping home court will be the springboard to a berth at the national collegiate men's volleyball championships.

In Harmse way: Laura Harmse goes for a run in the Burnaby Lake women's 43-0 victory over Capilano in the women's premiership rugby match at Burnaby Lake-East on Saturday.

The under-14 New Westminster Warlocks lost an epic two hour and 25 minute marathon final 8-7 in double overtime to Vancouver at the B.C. Tier 2 field lacrosse provincials in Victoria.