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VICTORIA 10 NANAIMO 7 It looks to be another dark August at Frank Crane Arena. The Victoria Shamrocks, meanwhile, hope to keep the lights burning bright at the Q Centre through September.

This was not the splash Eric Hedlin was hoping to make as the lead-off swimmer for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ at the 2017 FINA world aquatics championships in Budapest on Saturday.

It goes from the humble to the mighty, from the first steps at quaint local parks such as National, to the 40,000 fans in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, at the ABC/ESPN-broadcast Little League World Series.

So goes Jason Willow, so go the Victoria Mariners. The 2017 MLB draft pick of the Baltimore Orioles, who next month plays for host sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ in the 2017 world junior championship in Thunder Bay, leads the Victoria Mariners into the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

The Centennial Stadium track has been run on by the best, but it’s now weather-beaten and in need of replacement. It will finally get a $694,000 facelift, announced Friday.

A full cast meant a fulsome 10-2 Victoria Shamrocks victory Friday night over the Coquitlam Adanacs before 2,124 fans at the Q Centre. “This is the family . . .

Brett Levis patiently answered all the questions the young players threw his way Friday morning during a Vancouver Whitecaps youth soccer clinic at Layritz Park.

Baseball can be a strange game. One night after ringing up 13 runs in victory, the Victoria HarbourCats could only bring across three in a 6-3 loss to the Yakima Valley Pippins on Thursday night at Royal Athletic Park.

In baseball terms, Eric Hedlin of Victoria is the lead-off batter for the Canadian swim team at the 2017 FINA world aquatics championships that run through July 30 in Budapest.