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As a former Houston Astros pitching prospect, Anthony Pluta tried to get into the heads of hitters. That was metaphorically, of course. Now he does it literally.

WESTSHORE 27 VANCOUVER ISLAND 25 The Westshore Rebels used a strong second half to get into the win column in the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Football Conference standings on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Vancouver Island Raiders 27-25 at Caledonia Park.

VICTORIA 9 BURNABY 6 Victoria leads series 2-0 A sloppy opening 20 minutes failed to deter the Victoria Shamrocks, who bounced back from a 5-1 deficit to win 9-6 against the visiting Burnaby Lakers at The Q Centre on Saturday night.

VICTORIA 6 PORT ANGELES 4 For a sport considered so leisurely and pastoral, it is amazing how seat-of-the pants hectic things can get near the end of a baseball season.

Fresh troops and a rowdy fan base should lift the Victoria Shamrocks in what could be a big swing game as the Western Lacrosse Association side prepares to play host to the Burnaby Lakers in Game 2 of the best-of-seven semifinal tonight at 6 at The Q

With Parksville just up the road, sand is never hard to come by for Nanaimo volleyball players Jeff Webb and Isaac Bevis.

No matter how the West Coast League’s North Division playoff race turns out for the Victoria HarbourCats, the true value is in the chase, say the players.

To a man the Westshore Rebels will tell you they let one slip away last week in Kelowna in a four-point loss to the Okanagan Sun in their 2017 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Football Conference season-openers.

The medals rolled in like a prairie thunderstorm for Island athletes at the 2017 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Summer Games in Winnipeg, including 14 Islanders who medaled in seven rowing finals Thursday.

The Victoria Shamrocks got their point across early and then hung on for a 9-8 win in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Western Lacrosse Association semifinal series against the Burnaby Lakers on Friday night.