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There are no small mistakes at the international level of sport, where any miscue is likely to prove catastrophic.

The Victoria Junior Shamrocks opened the second round of the playoffs with a 13-8 loss to the Coquitlam Adanacs on Saturday in Coquitlam. Game 2 of the best-of-five series takes place this evening at Bear Mountain Arena, starting at 5 p.m.

CLEVE DHEENSAW sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ In youth sports — whether it’s hockey, soccer or baseball/softball — you often see the same organizations or parks appear in championship games year after year.

The Victoria Shamrocks officially waved goodbye to first place overall on Saturday night, dropping a 9-8 decision to the Langley Thunder in Western Lacrosse Association play.

The Victoria HarbourCats put on a show for the home crowd, knocking off one of the West Coast League’s top teams on Saturday night at Royal Athletic Park.

The Nanaimo Pirates got the wind in their sails and chased the Victoria Mariners out of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Premier Baseball League season on Saturday at Henderson Park.

The Class of 2013 for the Victoria Sports Hall of Fame, announced Friday, includes two iconic performers from the 1990s.

The Victoria Highlanders schedule these days has a new entry — it’s called the waiting game.

The Victoria Shamrocks brought in the heavy artillery on Military Appreciation Night on Friday at Bear Mountain Arena and lit up the New Westminster Salmonbellies 15-6 before a crowd of 1,800 much happier fans.

The Victoria HarbourCats squandered a taut pitching performance from Connor Russell in losing 2-0 to the Wenatchee AppleSox on Friday night before 1,515 fans at Royal Athletic Park.