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The No. 1 national seeding the Victoria Royals were handed earlier this week seems to have weighed the Western Hockey League team down.

The Victoria Grizzlies’ roster got a big boost Friday night, but it wasn’t enough to cool off the Trail Smoke Eaters.

Give Charly Cardillichia credit, he called his team’s shot back on Sept. 22, stating the Westshore Rebels would not only win their last two regular-season games, but go on to win the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Football Conference for the second straight season.

Not that a team ever wants to lose a game, but in a weird sense Wednesday’s first defeat of the Western Hockey League season — snapping a seven-game win streak — may just be the perfect lesson for the Victoria Royals.

The first three-games-in-three-days road trip can be intriguing for young sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League rookies.

Charles Parkinson is big on expectations for his 2017-18 Camosun Chargers men’s volleyball season.

Even with all the trendy ultra- and long-distance races added seemingly weekly to the sporting calendar, the Ironman Hawaii world championship remains the revered granddaddy. “It’s intoxicating. You catch the bug.

Island golf courses and their pros were front and centre on Wednesday as the PGA of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ handed out their annual awards at a banquet at River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond.

They entered the Canadian Hockey League rankings on Wednesday as No. 1, with a bullet and then nearly dodged one.

To absolutely no one’s surprise, the defending provincial quadruple-A champion Belmont Bulldogs senior girls’ volleyball team is off to a smashing success on the 2017 season.