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Having won five of the first seven clashes against the Powell River Kings, the Victoria Grizzlies go into Sunday afternoon鈥檚 matchup against the visitors at The Q Centre with confidence.

After falling asleep late in the second quarter, the University of Victoria Vikes woke up in time in the fourth to pull out a 71-68 sa国际传媒 West basketball victory over the host Manitoba Bisons on Saturday.

The undefeated streak has hit double digits as the Victoria Grizzlies stretched their fine little run to 10 games by way of a 3-0 win over the visiting Alberni Valley Bulldogs on Friday night at The Q Centre.

In a night of Island debuts, it was a returning homeboy who almost stole the show Friday night at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.

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The national men鈥檚 rugby team is hoping for a resounding reception on its home field when it meets Brazil in a Test match announced for Feb. 17 at Westhills Stadium in Langford.

Tanner Kaspick is taking everything in stride as he comes to the Island from Manitoba. Including the weather. 鈥淚t has been 鈥�40 this winter in Brandon, so I鈥檓 not complaining. I鈥檒l take the rain,鈥� he said.

As any sa国际传媒 Hockey League coach will tell you, the month of January can be a critical one as you point your hockey team toward the post-season. The Victoria Grizzlies enjoyed a strong January in 2017, winning eight games to go with four losses.