Local Sports

Burnaby hockey players placed five skaters on the B.C. Hockey League's list of top 50 as voted on by the fans. Glenn Anderson, who played on the Bellingham Blazers, and former Langley Lords forward Ryan Walter made the class of 1970.

Marchela Fajth of New Westminster was named to the Capital One academic all-district women's soccer first team.

The Simon Fraser University women's basketball team opened its season with a pair of wins on the road.

The Burnaby Winter Club Bruins avenged an earlier tournament loss to the North Shore Winter Club, beating its Lower Mainland rival 4-0 in the final of the 39th annual Medicine Hat Hockey Hounds bantam AAA tournament on Sunday.

Two-time defending A provincial champion Glenlyon Norfolk denied the Cariboo Hill Chargers a first-ever B.C. soccer title. Cariboo lost a 2-0 scoreline in the B.C.

Burnaby international Christine Sinclair notched her 120th career goal for Canada with the gamewinner in a 2-1 win over Sweden this week.

Six former Simon Fraser University football players will take part in the 99th Grey Cup this Sunday in Vancouver as the B.C. Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers each boast three athletes that had suited up for the Clan.

The Douglas College Royals moved into second place in PacWest men's volleyball with a weekend sweep over Camosun College. The Royals currently share second place with Columbia Bible College.

Simon Fraser University sophomore linebacker Casey Chin received a Clan Pride Award on defence at the Clan's year-end football awards on Monday. Chin led the Great Northwest conference in tackles, averaging 8.2 stops per game.