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Island sports legends Simon Whitfield, Ryder Hesjedal and Ryan Cochrane gained large enough public profiles in their athletic careers that they were able to command the kinds of sponsorships that eventually made funding a non-issue for them.

They are Tier II in terms of their sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ high school football category, but are all-pro in heart. With 20 on the roster, several players on the fledgling Spectrum program have to play offence, defence and special teams.

The Toronto Raptors vacated the premises and the regular tenants have moved back in. Yet, they do so with a degree of uncertainty.

The Nanaimo Clippers upgraded their goaltending last weekend, but the addition of a 20-year-old former Western Hockey League netminder wasn’t enough to cool off the Victoria Grizzlies. Taz Burman, who won his first two sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Although they lived together happily at Buckingham Palace, Queen Victoria’s and Prince Albert’s namesake Canadian cities couldn’t be more far-flung from each other in the Western Hockey League.

Royal Colwood Golf Club has added a second member to the national program as junior Nolan Thoroughgood was named to Golf sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s development squad, joining Naomi Ko, who is a member of the amateur team.

What you see in the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League standings at 7-7-1 is exactly what you get on the ice with the Nanaimo Clippers. “Our record reflects our season so far. Good and bad.

New Canadian rugby coach Kingsley Jones only arrived in Victoria on Sunday night, but has hit the ground running to the end zone, with the urgency of a man with little time to spare. Jones talked Tuesday about short-term and long-term goals.

There is nothing like the Saskatoon Blades for what ails you these days in the Western Hockey League. The historic franchise, the oldest in the league, has missed the playoffs the past four seasons.

Charly Cardilicchia didn’t waste much time contemplating what had just occurred on a rain-soaked Saturday evening at Westhills Stadium.