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One will make his debut, while three former University of Victoria Vikes men’s field hockey stars will once again don the Canadian jersey for next month’s Pan American Cup in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

VICTORIA 5 BELLINGHAM 2 A well-rested Harrison Bragg wasted little time in showing why he’s one of the West Coast League’s top hitters.

An American leads, but four Island golfers are in close pursuit at the midway point of the 115th sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Men’s Amateur Championship at Morgan Creek Golf Course in Surrey.

What the several assembled MLB scouts saw Tuesday night during the 2017 West Coast League all-star game in Yakima, Washington, was a preponderance of Victoria HarbourCats pitchers on the North Division side.

The defending champions will kick-start the 2017-18 season of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League. The Campbell River Storm, who defeated the Victoria Cougars in the league final last spring, will open the new season on Sept.

Victoria swimmer Jeremy Bagshaw will barely get time for a breather before it’s time to catch the next jet to another far-off locale. Summer is the busiest time for Island internationals.

The Parksville Royals will join the North Shore Twins, Langley Blaze, Abbotsford Cardinals and host Coquitlam Reds in the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Premier Baseball League’s Final Five playoff tournament beginning Thursday in Coquitlam.

The podium can be fleeting. Swimmer Richard Weinberger of Victoria found that out when he followed up his breakthrough bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics with a sharply disappointing 17th-place finish at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Who says home run derbies are just-for-fun sideshow carnivals? With a scout from every MLB team in attendance, every swing of the bat had meaning Monday night during the West Coast League all-star game home run derby in Yakima, Washington.

SEATTLE 7 CHICAGO 6 CHICAGO — After making headlines with his cellphone at home plate during the All-Star Game, Nelson Cruz is letting his bat take over.