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The University of Victoria Vikes are getting the hang of this home-court advantage thing.

Cinderella wore glass cleats. The Langford-based Canadian men's team, ranked No. 13, stunned the rugby world by reaching the Final Four at the Wellington Sevens in New Zealand.

VICTORIA 7 VANCOUVER 1 There is a saying among successful teams in sports: The defence never rests. But what about that Victoria Royals goaltender? Does he ever take a night off? Apparently not.

There will be a new champion at the 2017 Canadian Junior Men’s Curling Championship as Manitoba’s four-year reign is officially over. Ontario’s Matthew Hall saw to that Friday afternoon as he edged J.T.

The West Kelowna Warriors limped into town with five affiliated players on the roster on Friday night. The defending sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Does Griffen Outhouse ever rest? The workhorse Victoria starter made his 46th appearance of the Western Hockey League season with 21 saves in a 3-1 Victoria Royals’ victory over the Vancouver Giants. The sophomore native of Likely, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Home court advantage finally meant just that for the University of Victoria Vikes.

Their record, at just two wins above .500, isn’t about to scare you to death, but dig a little deeper and you’ll find plenty of reasons for the Victoria Grizzlies to respect the West Kelowna Warriors as they venture into The Q Centre tonight.

Using an analogy from another sport, Tyler Soy always felt more Steve Nash than Stephen Curry — more disher than gunner. Growing up in youth hockey in Cloverdale, Soy was a set-up guy.

Yes, there were hugs and plenty of smiles, but Hailey Armstrong’s rink — comprised of third Grace Holyoke, second Lindsay Dubue and lead Marcia Richardson — isn’t quite celebrating yet, though they have some reason to be.