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At the halfway point of the season, Westshore Rebels runningback Trey Campbell leads the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Football Conference in rushing.

The Western Hockey League’s greatest strength, as an incubator of potential pros, is also its greatest liability this time of year.

Great atmosphere. Not so great result — at least not for the home side. There are few regular-season fixtures in any sport that offer the kinetic energy in the stands of the annual University of Victoria men’s soccer ThunderFest game.

It has long been the lament of understudies everywhere, from sports to the theatre. With Griffen Outhouse the undisputed No. 1 incumbent in the Victoria Royals crease, there wasn’t much room for advancement for returning backup Dylan Myskiw.

One fact is abundantly clear, Alex Newhook is destined to be a solid pro hockey player, with scouts declaring the sky is the limit for the 16-year-old native of St. John’s, N.L.

Slow starts have crushed any opportunity to record a first win four games into the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ West season for coach Bruce Wilson’s University of Victoria men’s soccer side.

PGA Tour Champions fans hoping to sit back in their comfy living room chairs with a refreshment in hand and watch the three rounds of the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship next weekend will have to change their plans.

The PGA of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ announced its nominees for its annual awards on Wednesday and there was some Island flavour to the list.

Adam Braidwood said he knows of no other way of honouring the memory of his friend Tim Hague than to just keep fighting.

The Victoria Royals traded one Jared for another on Wednesday, shipping 1998-born forward Jared Dmytriw to the Red Deer Rebels for 1998-born defenceman Jared Freadrich. “It’s the rotation of Jareds.