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An anticipatory hush fell over the jammed Saanich Commonwealth Place pool Friday night as the women lined up for the 100-metre freestyle final. The new queen of swimming was in the starting blocks.

Don鈥檛 trot the golf clubs out just yet, the Victoria Grizzlies are still alive.

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With sa国际传媒 boasting two 2016 Rio Olympic bronze medallists in the women鈥檚 backstroke 鈥� Kylie Masse of Windsor in the 100 metres and Hilary Caldwell of Victoria in the 200 metres 鈥� that stroke promised to be electric this week at the Canadian trials

Teams need to score goals to win soccer games, something the Victoria Highlanders did not do with regularity last season in missing the USL Premier Development League playoffs. 鈥淲e lacked the pointy end of the stick,鈥� said head coach Dave Dew.

Lower Island high school senior girls鈥� soccer teams began their quests this week toward city and ultimately Island championships.

As if losing the game wasn鈥檛 enough, the Victoria Grizzlies appear to have lost starting netminder Matthew Galajda for what is expected to be the remainder of their series against the Chilliwack Chiefs. The Grizzlies lost Galajda with 56.

Having survived four periods of overtime in Sunday鈥檚 marathon Game 7 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League championship victory, the Campbell River Storm now turn their attention to the provincial Cyclone Taylor Cup. Focusing on today鈥檚 3:30 p.m.

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There were old sporting war stories mixed with more recent tales. The past met the present Wednesday night at the annual University of Victoria awards banquet and Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Victoria Conference Centre.