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Facing a Western Hockey League road trip with a depleted corps of forwards, the Victoria Royals will soon learn a thing or two about their depth up front.

How do coaches appropriately say goodbye to their group of graduating fifth-year players? Night in and night out Jenna Bugiardini, Nicole Karstein, Jenna Krug and Grant Sitton have given their all to their respective UVic Vikes basketball programs.

Rugby sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ threw the party of the Century in defeating Chile 36-15 on Saturday at Westhills Stadium in Langford. It was the 100th Test victory for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is now 100-140-5 in Test matches since recording began in 1932.

KAMLOOPS 3 VICTORIA 1 It must be getting close to money time. The Kamloops Blazers defeated the Victoria Royals 3-1 in a testy Western Hockey League game before 5,853 fans Saturday night at Save on Foods Memorial Centre. “It was a [sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

VICTORIA 5 MERRITT 4 The Victoria Grizzlies moved two points closer to a possible Island Division crown, outlasting the pesky Merritt Centennials 5-4 in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League action on Saturday at The Q Centre.

Ken Mariash’s commitment to golf continues to grow.

It was a live-by-the-sword, die-by-the-sword type of evening for the University of Victoria Vikes women’s basketball team Friday night on the Ken and Kathy Shields court at CARSA Performance Gym.

Despite three straight losses to the Powell River Kings, the Victoria Grizzlies still control their own destiny in the race for top spot in the Island Division of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League.

Island sports fans can witness history in the making today at Westhills Stadium in Langford when sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ goes after its 100th Test victory in rugby. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ is 99-140-5 in Test matches since recording began in 1932.

The favoured John Morris rink, with Jim Cotter throwing final stones, will look for a berth straight to the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Men’s Curling Championship final this afternoon as it faces former Vancouver Island skip Dean Joanisse in the Page 1-2 game (2 p.m.