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Jake Stevens doesn’t even hesitate when asked who he would prefer as an opponent for the first round of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League playoffs.

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Eric Hegadoren, too busy throwing baseballs at 95 miles per hour, has not picked up a basketball in a game situation since Grade 9.

Familiarity will permeate the best-of-three sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ West second-round women’s basketball playoff series beginning today between the University of Victoria Vikes and host Winnipeg Wesmen.

Oak Bay, Nanaimo District and Brentwood College all carry the top seeds and most of the respect in their respective divisions as the Island senior boys’ basketball championships begin today on three fronts in and around Victoria.

The Victoria HarbourCats have bagged their first Tiger. Jack Owen, the first player from Auburn University signed by the HarbourCats, was announced on Tuesday. Owen is a touted left-handed pitching prospect committed to Auburn for the fall of 2017.

From coaching Camosun College to calling the spikes, sets and digs in the CBC broadcast booth at the Olympics, there isn’t much that former national team player Charles Parkinson hasn’t viewed in volleyball.

Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League fans in the South Division are eagerly anticipating a clash between the Saanich Braves and Victoria Cougars, but coaches of the two teams know better than to project ahead.

The Associated Press CLEARWATER, Florida — After moving from the all-star-laden clubhouse in Dunedin to the young locker-room in Clearwater 10 kilometres up the road, veteran outfielder Michael Saunders is embracing a leadership role with the Philade

Coach Dave Dew and GM Marvin Diercks of the Victoria Highlanders realize it is young, yet fast, company they keep in the United Soccer League’s Premier Development League.