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The gateway to a national championship tournament berth goes through Douglas College. That doesn't mean the Douglas College Royals have an easy route.

As amazing as last year’s run was, it isn’t quite the inspiration most people would expect as the Douglas College Royals men’s basketball team prepares for this weekend’s PacWest playoffs.

By the time you pick up this paper, the New Westminster Hyacks will have secured either a headline for one of the biggest upsets of the season, or signed off for 2019.

It was a banner day for three Burnaby athletes last week at the B.C. high school wrestling championships took the floor in Langley. Senior Sam Steele led a strong St.

The Sheila Cowan rink put in an impressive charge but were unable to get past Penticton/Kelowna’s Marilou Richter in the B.C. senior women’s curling championship, falling 6-4 in the final at Trail Curling Club on the weekend.

It ended far too early for the Douglas College men’s volleyball team. The regular season champions saw their claim on a berth to the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association championships dashed with a semifinal upset at the hands of No.

The Glenbrook Griffins bantam girls basketball team proved to be the queens of the ball, edging the Moscrop Panthers 34-26 to take the league playoff crown two weeks ago.

Jarrett Chong knows he’s doing well when he doesn’t hurt. Eight years of throwing a javelin has taken a toll on the 18-year-old Royal City Track Club athlete.

Jordan Karwacki and Maveric Romaniuk picked up a gold to lead the Shasta Trampoline Club at its annual Aaron Johnson Memorial meet in Burnaby last week.

The margin for error has now been reduced to none. The New Westminster Hyacks are in a must-win position, following Wednesday’s 108-73 loss to Vancouver College in senior boys 4A Lower Mainland basketball action. Ranked sixth in B.C.