Local Sports

It was an unlucky day for Burnaby soccer teams in provincial boys' playdowns on Monday. All four zone contenders fell to their North Shore counterparts in AAA and AA playdowns.

District champion Burnaby Central gave a good account of itself at the B.C. high school cross-country championships in Westbank last Saturday.

A goal by Matthew Shannik midway through the opening half gave the Burnaby South Rebels the district title-winning goal over Burnaby North in high school boys' soccer.

The St. Thomas More Knights wrapped up the B.C. high school football Eastern conference title in what could have been billed as a AAA varsity player of the year preview.

The Moscrop Panthers dispatched Burnaby Central to finish the district boys' high school volleyball season undefeated.

New Westminster junior A Salmonbellies goalie Frankie Scigliano signed a one-year pro contract with the National Lacrosse League Calgary Roughnecks Oct. 31.

The New Westminster Minor Lacrosse Association was once again named the winner of the Leon Hall Merit Award as association of the year at the B.C. Lacrosse Association annual general meeting in Whistler last month.

The Royal City Hyacks junior bantam football team finished with a perfect 9-0 record in Vancouver Mainland community football but ended up in second place after a number of tie-breaking scenerios.

Last call for nominations to the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame. If you are interested in nominating someone for induction into the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame, don't delay. Nominations for the 11th annual inductions close on Friday, Nov. 18.

The under-19 boys returned to action this week with hopes of getting back into the win column. With a few guys on the mend, some players were forced into other positions foreign to them.