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POWELL RIVER 4 VICTORIA 2 Don’t look now, but the Powell River Kings have cut into the Victoria Grizzlies’ lead atop the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League’s Island Division standings.

VICTORIA 3 MOOSE JAW 0 With apologies to Dinah Washington, but what a difference a day made, just 24 little hours.

The Victoria Grizzlies realize the importance of this weekend’s matchup against the revamped and always stubborn Powell River Kings.

Dillon Dube had to settle for the silver medal last week with sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ at the world junior hockey championship. But he had such a golden trigger finger Friday at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre that Shirley Bassey should have sung the national anthem.

Ward Stouffer experienced both sides of life as a golf professional, from the nomadic existence of a touring pro, to the more anchored lifestyle of a club pro.

Craig Beaucamp has witnessed a marked improvement in his young University of Victoria Vikes men’s basketball team’s play.

One is sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s political capital and the other its vacation capital. They have built up quite a rivalry on the ice.

If ever there was a time for the Nanaimo Clippers to snap out of a 0-for-5 drought against their sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey League Island Division rivals, the Victoria Grizzlies, this was it.

It’s been 24 days, but the Victoria Grizzlies are finally back in the friendly confines of The Q Centre tonight at 7 when they will attempt to stretch their dominance over the Nanaimo Clippers in a sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hockey league matchup.

Blood is not only thicker than water — it runs pretty well on the frozen, pebbled variety.