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Why mess with what works? Welsh-transplant Kingsley Jones of Sooke, head coach of the Langford-based Canadian rugby team, certainly isn鈥檛 about to. He will make only one change today from the roster that defeated the U.S.

Vic West, the longest continually operating soccer club in sa国际传媒 and with a trophy-littered 颅history, celebrated its 125th anniversary by opening the 2021-22 Vancouver Island Soccer League Div. 1 season on Friday night.

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It鈥檚 been quite the career arc for rugby great Nathan Hirayama, from being named 2008 University of Victoria athlete of the year, to carrying the flag into the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics this summer.

While the Canadian national 颅soccer teams they once led as players are flying high, with Olympic gold in women鈥檚 and a good start in World Cup qualifying in men鈥檚, Tracy David鈥檚 and Bruce Wilson鈥檚 University of Victoria Vikes teams are only now lifti

The battle to be the best in the Canadian Premier League reached a sort of critical juncture Thursday night at Starlight Stadium as Pacific FC defeated Cavalry FC of Calgary 3-1.

It seems the lingering effects of the pandemic just won鈥檛 loosen their grip on the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League.

There is an adage in sports about not giving your opponents 鈥渂illboard material鈥� to post in their dressing room. Referees, presumably, have billboards in their change rooms too. Pacific FC head coach 颅Pa-Modou Kah isn鈥檛 hesitant to fill them.

It is said familiarity breeds 颅contempt. If so, the Victoria 颅Royals and Prince George 颅Cougars will have their fill of it when they meet six 颅consecutive times between Oct. 16-27 in the rejigged Western Hockey League schedule announced Wednesday.

Emma Entzminger mulled over a question about the most 颅important lesson she learned from her coaches. 鈥淚t was about preparation and being ready for when your moment comes,鈥� she said.