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Victoria Highlanders central defender Callum Montgomery continued his comeback from a frightening injury by being named Tuesday among the top-50 professional prospects out of the United Soccer League Premier Development League.

The greatest current high school sports dynasty in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, across any sport, continues to lay its cleat prints on all those standing in its path.

Probably only soccer reaches into as many corners of the world as tennis. “Every country in the world will have a tennis court . . . I’ve even taught tennis in Micronesia . . .

Soccer is not a sport known for much scoring. But even at that, teams obviously need to score at some point to be successful. The Victoria Highlanders have yet to find a goal after three United Soccer League Premier Development League games.

Victoria Highlanders central-defender Callum Montgomery is talented enough on the pitch that medical school will have to wait until his dreams of Major League Soccer are realized or dashed.

The 2017 league runner-up Parksville Royals, off to another strong start, have over the years kept up with some heady company in the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Premier Baseball League.

Kelly Mann of Victoria, who announced Thursday he is stepping down as president and CEO of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Games after 19 years, can look at any Olympic and Paralympic Games and feel like a proud poppa. There were 35 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Pro and amateur soccer are two different levels, two different things, say the Victoria Highlanders.

Pro soccer looks to be on its way back to Victoria. Sources say Victoria is set to be awarded a franchise in the new professional Canadian Premier League, which begins play next April.

The Westshore Wolves are coming off one of their better seasons in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League, but they’ll have to take the next step with a new coach.