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Victoria Royals’ 2018-19 most valuable player, goaltender Griffen Outhouse, was asked if he had a preference in tonight’s Western Hockey League play-in game between the Kamloops Blazers and Kelowna Rockets.

The boys from the Rock — the other Rock — and a goalie from Alberta were the difference Monday night in Powell River as the Victoria Grizzlies defeated the Kings 5-0 to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Ryan Brushett returned with a vengeance on Saturday night, but his visiting Powell River Kings and the Victoria Grizzlies refused to flinch in regulation as the two teams took a 5-5 tie late into the first overtime session of Game 2 at The Q Centre.

The finalists have been determined for the 2019 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ U-18 girls’ and boys’ curling championship taking place at Juan de Fuca Club.

It was March Madness, hockey style. Yet when the spray settled Saturday night, still nothing was decided.

The promising Victoria-based Canadian women’s field-hockey team has a strong chance of qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which would be the national side’s first Olympic appearance since 1992 in Barcelona.

It is the dream of any athletic organization to find young people with raw or natural athleticism who are not currently in organized sports.

The Rebecca Douglas rink from Port Alberni, Parksville and Duncan has advanced to the semifinal of the 2019 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ U-18 girls’ curling championship taking place at Juan de Fuca Curling Club.

VICTORIA 4 POWELL RIVER 1 (Grizzlies lead series 1-0) The Victoria Grizzlies threw everything but the kitchen sink at Powell River Kings veteran goaltender Mitch Adamyk during the opening game of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

VICTORIA 3 (SO) EVERETT 2 One might have expected more of a perfunctory feel to Friday night’s penultimate WHL regular-season game between the Victoria Royals and Everett Silvertips at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.