Local Sports

The depth of the St. Thomas More Knights wrestling program was evident at the recent Alberni Invitational meet.

A series win against the Kooteney Ice this weekend would lock up first place in the B.C. major midget hockey league for the Northwest Giants.

Glenbrook Middle schoolmates Kristina Natalenko and Konstantin Petkovic will lead an 11-athlete New Westminster contingent on the zone 4 team at the upcoming B.C. Winter Games in Vernon.

Jason Pierotti scored two second-goals from Bobby Jhutty to give Rovers United a 2-0 victory over Norvan Pacific in the first round of Imperial Cup soccer play last week.

The Simon Fraser University hockey club dropped its first game in the B.C. Intercollegiate league this weekend. The Clan lost 5-4 to third-place Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops on Saturday.

The New Westminster Salmonbellies found some nuggets with their late-round picks at the Western Lacrosse Association draft on Monday.

It was status quo atop the PacWest men's volleyball standings this week. The No. 4 nationally-ranked Douglas College Royals remained tied with Vancouver Island University in first place following a weekend sweep over Camosun College.

Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe's boosted the Simon Fraser University women's basketball team to its seventh win on home court.

There appears to be no stopping the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club. The premier division men's team won its fourth consecutive elite league fixture following a 41-12 win that sent the University of Victoria packing at Burnaby Lake-East on Saturday.

What's in a name? Well, quite a lot if you happen to belong to the Burnaby Minor Hockey Association. After 47 years without a formal moniker, the well respected Lower Mainland amateur sports body is searching for an appropriate identity.