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Hometown Hockey, the national travelling Rogers Sportsnet telecast, rarely drops into politically active debates. But it will today when it broadcasts from Nanaimo less than two weeks ahead of the city’s arena referendum on March 11.

Desperate teams are dangerous teams.

NANAIMO 2 VICTORIA 1 The goose egg was finally cracked Saturday night as the Nanaimo Clippers defeated the Victoria Grizzlies for the first time in eight tries, bringing the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League regular season to a conclusion for both teams.

VICTORIA 3 VANCOUVER 1 Cue again the John Hughes references. Maybe because of the annual capacity crowds that turn out for it, the Victoria Royals have always been Pretty in Pink during their annual fundraiser for breast cancer research.

The No. 1-ranked double-A senior boy’s basketball team in the province did not disappoint its fans as Brentwood College toppled the Lambrick Park Lions 84-59 in the Island championship game at the Mill Bay school on Saturday night.

The University of Victoria Vikes utilized firewagon basketball to send their sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ West second-round women’s basketball playoff series to a deciding third game today in Winnipeg.

For the early part of Friday night in Langley, it was hard to tell which was the team headed to the Western Hockey League playoffs, and which was the also-ran on its way to missing the post-season for the third consecutive season and fourth time in t

There were a lot of distractions at Frank Crane Arena on Friday night. Not to mention a few skirmishes, scuffles and scraps.

The machine known as the Oak Bay Bays continues to roll, racking up a 96-48 win over the Cowichan Thunderbirds in the first semifinal of the quadruple-A senior boys’ Island basketball championship Friday night at Belmont Secondary.

The game seemed there for the taking Thursday but it turned into a mirage for the University of Victoria Vikes. The host Winnipeg Wesmen extended a four-point halftime lead with a decisive 25-12 run in the third quarter.