Local Sports

The St. Thomas More Chancellor tournament has been a fickle friend to the Byrne Creek Bulldogs boys' basketball team. The AAA No.

Three Burnaby athletes made the shortlist for Sport B.C.'s 46th annual athlete of the year awards.

Simon Fraser University won the inaugural University Hockey Showcase over the University of B.C. in a shootout on home ice.

The Simon Fraser University club hockey team will host the second leg of the 1st annual University Hockey Classic on Saturday. SFU will take on crosstown rival University of B.C. in a home-andhome series, beginning today (Friday) at 7 p.m.

November: Jon Cornish was named a CFL West division all-star running back. Total Martial Arts won the Grand Championship Cup at the Canadian Martial Arts championships. Harpal Chandi was named the best overall black belt competitor.

The New Westminster Royals atom A1 hockey team beat Mission 3-2 in the final of the Port Moody rep Christmas hockey tournament in December. The Royals took a 2-0 lead on goals by Ashlen Rutherford and Alec Lakusta.

Burnaby defender Michelle Toor scored two goals for the Fraser Valley Phantom at the Mac's midget female hockey championships. Toor scored single goals in the Phantom's 3-1 loss to the Regina Rebels on Dec. 27.

The Northwest Giants were all but blanked at the Mac's AAA midget hockey tournament in Calgary. The Giants picked up a single point at the prestigious international competition, earning a 3-3 draw with the Sherwood Park J. Ennis Kings on Dec. 29.

BCIT grad Patrick Switzer was the king of the hill in downhill skateboarding in 2011. After a second-place finish on the World Cup circuit last year, the 23 year-old local long boarder topped the points ladder in 2011, garnering 2,216.