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WESTSHORE 22 VANCOUVER ISLAND 17 Island sporting derbies don鈥檛 come more pitched than when the Westshore Rebels play the Vancouver Island Raiders in the sa国际传媒 Football Conference.

Victoria Grizzlies general manager and head coach Craig Didmon went searching for his 100th sa国际传媒 Hockey League win on Saturday night in Nanaimo, but the Clippers weren鈥檛 in a giving mood.

The top five was fine for Joanna Brown and top 16 sweet for Matthew Sharpe at the ITU world triathlon championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Saturday. Brown, a native of Carp, Ont.

David McKenzie knows Victoria well, having met his wife, Julia Roberge, here on the airport shuttle to downtown back in his Canadian Tour playing days. What he hasn鈥檛 experienced, at least yet, is how to win in the sa国际传媒 capital.

These are the sorts of moments that define a season.

You don鈥檛 need to get the Westshore Rebels or Vancouver Island Raiders revved up for their sa国际传媒 Football Conference derby. All you have to do is throw out the ball and let the players have at it, as they will tonight at 7 at Westhills Stadium.

Veterans Justin Michaelian and Jamie Rome scored goals just 11 seconds apart early in the second period to give the Victoria Grizzlies the breathing room they required in a 4-2 road win over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs on Friday night.

John Daly gave the fans what they wanted, providing a large gallery plenty to cheer about in his opening round of 6-under 65 on a warm sunny day at the PGA Tour Champions鈥� Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship on Friday.

The 2,300 tickets for the Toronto Raptors intra-squad basketball game Sept.聽28 at the University of Victoria鈥檚 CARSA gym went rock-star fast and sold out in less than 20 minutes Thursday.

CBS Sports and Golf Channel鈥檚 lead analyst Sir Nick Faldo summed it up succinctly in six words. 鈥淚鈥檓 enjoying trying to be competitive,鈥� he said.