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Grizzlies ready to ‘answer the bell’ in playoff opener

Call it, advantage Victoria Grizzlies. The seasonal statistics all favour the local sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League club as it prepares for the opening best-of-seven series against divisional rivals, the Nanaimo Clippers, beginning tonight at 7 at The Q Centre.

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ university squash championships at CARSA this weekend

Squash’s bid for Olympic inclusion has been consistently rebuffed. But the sport is contested in both the Commonwealth and Pan Am Games. It has had a notable pedigree on the Island. That continues with the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
Moonlight to surpass Mack in rugby sevens caps

Moonlight to surpass Mack in rugby sevens caps

Ten years separate John Moonlight from Caroline Crossley. That’s not much in life, but it’s a chasm the size of the Grand Canyon in sports age.

Victoria's Adam Straith begins next chapter with NASL’s Edmonton FC

There have been two differing trajectories to the career of soccer player Adam Straith of Victoria. He has been among sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s most reliable internationals with 41 caps on the back line. But the defender’s pro club career has been spotty and nomadic.

Bulldogs up for the challenge: Belmont boys off to provincials

In the end, the Cowichan Thunderbirds couldn’t quite grab the bull by the horns. Dontae Bull, who recently announced his intentions to join Fresno State in NCAA Division I football, ran amok on the hardwood on Tuesday night.

Royal Bay's junior Ravens taking flight in basketball

It doesn’t take newly-built sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ high schools long in this era to establish winning sports programs. Which isn’t surprising since that’s where all the new growth and young families are.
Oak Bay girls take aim at provincial basketball gold

Oak Bay girls take aim at provincial basketball gold

Having collected a silver medal in 2014 and bronze in 2016, ’15 and ’13, the Oak Bay Breakers are hoping to finish the job when the 2017 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ High School Basketball Championships begin today at the senior girls’ triple-A level. Ranked No.
Royals knocking on door of playoff spot

Royals knocking on door of playoff spot

Those X’s are now starting to appear like a demented game of tic-tac-toe in the Western Hockey League standings to denote teams that have clinched playoff berths.

Camosun men off to volleyball nationals again

It was officially Hometown Hockey weekend in Nanaimo. But Island volleyball, which has produced several Olympians, again showed it takes a back seat to no sport.

Vegas, baby: Crossley cracks Canadian rugby sevens roster

Emerging Victoria player Caroline Crossley has drawn into the roster for the Canadian women’s rugby sevens team.