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When Burnaby Lake Rugby Club's Pat Riordan leads Canada's national team onto the pitch against Tonga in its opening game of the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand next month, there will be much riding on the outcome.

'Bellies get back to basics take lead in Game 3

Douglas College student Ivett Gonda added to Canada's medal count on the last day of competition at the 26th Summer Universiade, while also making Canadian taekwondo history at the Conference and Exhibition Center.

The Western Lacrosse Association final is now a best-of-three series.

Western Lacrosse Association commissioner Casey Cook suspended New Westminster Salmonbellies defender Matt Laustrup and goalie Matt Roik for their part in a late third-period brawl during Game 2 of the best-of-seven playoff final in Langley on Friday

The Burnaby Barracudas showed its dominance in water polo at the B.C. Summer Swimming Association provincial championships in Richmond.

Perhaps not surprisingly, the Western Lacrosse Association playoff finalists, the New Westminster Salmonbellies and the Langley Thunder, dominated the league's year-end awards.

St. Thomas More Collegiate student Lucas Gatto was overtaken in the final round of last week's B.C. juvenile boys' golf championship in Powell River.

Katrina Heinonen swam away a big winner at the B.C. Summer Swimming Association aquatic championships in Richmond this weekend. The New Westminster swimmer garnered four gold medals in Division 6 girls' races, including a B.C.

Burnaby golf is excited to add two of the Lower Mainland's very notable Canadian Professional Golf Association prols to their teaching staff. Mark Ludeman and Brad Ewart join the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course and Driving Range staff team.