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KAMLOOPS 6 VICTORIA 3 (Series tied 2-2) The Blazers have hardly been the subject of conversation around Kamloops the last few years. But this edition seems to have caught the imagination of the Interior city, if only recently.

The value of 20-year-old over-agers in major-junior — each WHL team is allowed three — can’t be over-estimated.

The William Web Ellis Trophy will be presented to the 2019 rugby World Cup champion on Nov. 2 at International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan. But it has a few stops to make before then. If this is Tuesday, it must be Victoria.

The Victoria Cougars and Campbell River Storm are the Fred and Ginger, the peanut butter and jam, of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoff final.

The two Victoria Grizzlies with the most Game 7 experience showed everyone how it’s done Monday night in front of 1,992 boisterous fans at The Q Centre. And now the Grizzlies have a ticket to the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League’s final four.

The venerable Victoria Playmakers Oldtimers Hockey Tournament celebrates its 30th anniversary Tuesday through Saturday at both the Pearkes Arena Green and Gold rinks.

There was a four-way tie for first place Sunday at Highland Pacific in the 10th golf tournament on the Bayview Place Performance Tour. Nate Ollis, assistant pro at Cordova Bay, was among those placing first at two-under-par 69.

If you were scoring it like boxing, you might have given the Victoria Royals five of the first six periods, and even the overtime, before a sudden knockout punch went the other way.

CLEVE DHEENSAW sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Canadian national soccer team head coach John Herdman appeared live on the big screen inside sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Place during the recent sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Sevens rugby tournament.

POWELL RIVER 4 VICTORIA 2 Series tied at 3-3 The Powell River Kings saved their season in the third period of Game 6 on Saturday night at Hap Parker Arena and they can thank their leading scorer, Ryan Brushett.