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The bantam A Burnaby Oakeys will be looking to get some pre-playoff practice in at the Canadian open fastpitch international championships, which are set to start this Saturday.

Sword play: Talako Matisz, left, of Saskatoon takes on Ryo Yaumura of Etobicoke, Ont. in team competition at the Canadian Kendo Championships at BCIT last Saturday.

Mountain United FC, including the Burnaby and North Shore youth soccer districts, will be one of eight founding franchises for the new B.C. Soccer Premier League, which begins its first mini season this September.

New Westminster wrapped up second place in the B.C. Junior Lacrosse League with a 10-4 win over the Burnaby Lakers on Tuesday.

He can score, too: Second-year New Westminster Salmonbellies keeper Frankie Scigliano is one of the best stoppers in the B.C. Junior Lacrosse League. The 1992-born goalie also scored his very first junior A goal last week.

Burnaby Selects and the Sapperton Rovers Men's Club announced earlier this week that the two groups will be working together to improve soccer development in the Burnaby District.

New Westminster running back Jon Cornish scored a touchdown for the Calgary Stampeders in a 23-21 CFL season-opening loss to the Toronto Argonauts on Friday.

Burnaby Selects and the Sapperton Rovers Men's Club are pleased to announce they are associating to improve soccer development in the Burnaby District and to give players more opportunities to play and achieve high level success.

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