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The Victoria Highlanders closed out the 2018 Premier Development League season Saturday at Centennial Stadium and will return next year to a much-altered playing field in more ways than one.

A month dripping with drama, punctuated by a whiplash of emotions, comes cascading to a close Sunday morning as the 2018 World Cup in Russia proved to Canadian sports fans that soccer is anything but slow or boring.

The Victoria Shamrocks edged the Burnaby Lakers 11-9 in a Western Lacrosse Association game on Friday night at Bill Copeland Arena. The Shamrocks are 9-4 on the season and Burnaby 5-5-1.

The Victoria HarbourCats opened a three-game West Coast League baseball series in Cowlitz, Washington, with a 4-3 victory on Friday night against the Black Bears. A two-run double by AJ Lewis was the key hit in the win.

The Victoria Highlanders and Lane United of Eugene, Oregon, will close the books on the 2018 United Soccer League Premier Development League season with both clubs looking for consolation prizes today at 2 p.m. at Centennial Stadium.

The Victoria HarbourCats left more people stranded Thursday night than the S.S. Minnow.

Newly appointed bid chairman John Wilson 鈥� citing events such as the 1994 Commonwealth Games, 2007 FIFA U-20 soccer World Cup and upcoming IIHF 2019 world junior hockey championship 鈥� said Victoria will lean heavily on its reputation as a sports host

Athletes and fans only need look at what has transpired in Russia the past month in the soccer World Cup to be reminded of the emotive differences between donning national team and club jerseys.

The Victoria Shamrocks know all things are still possible in the Western Lacrosse Association. 鈥淲e have six games remaining, and if we win out, we can finish first,鈥� said head coach Bob Heyes. That, of course, is a big 鈥榠f.

If you want a sneak peak at what the 2020 Canadian Little League Championship might look like, head to Layritz Little League over the next week and check out the sa国际传媒 9-10 Little League Championship tournament.