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The Victoria HarbourCats made sure their Sweet Sixteen didn’t turn into a Sour Seventeen. The HarbourCats extended their West Coast League record winning streak to 17 games with a 7-6 victory over the host Wenatchee AppleSox on Wednesday night. A.J.

Island athletes Kirsten Sweetland and Catharine Pendrel will head into the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics with compelling backstories and each with something to prove on the biggest stage.

You usually don’t have to worry about minnows in the big pond of the Olympics. But it’s another matter entirely if it is their pond. The Langford-based Canadian team, ranked No.

The larder is full so the Victoria Royals had no need to restock it Tuesday in the 2016 Canadian Hockey League import draft. The Royals passed on their picks.

It may be the end of June, but it’s never too early to be talking hockey in these parts. The Victoria Grizzlies are doing their share and looking forward to the season ahead, especially after missing out on the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Caileigh Filmer of Victoria, only 19, scored the biggest upset of the Canadian Olympic rowing selection process by winning a seat on the veteran-laden and medal-potential women’s eight crew for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

VICTORIA 9 WENATCHEE 4 Even the architects of the Victoria HarbourCats’ record-setting West Coast League 16-game baseball winning streak can scarcely believe it is happening.

You usually don’t have to worry about minnows in the big pond of the Olympics. But it’s another matter entirely if it is their pond. The Langford-based Canadian team, ranked No.

There is a palpable sense of anticipation as the Victoria Royals announced Monday they will open the 2016-17 WHL regular season with four consecutive home games, beginning Sept. 23 against the Prince George Cougars.

VICTORIA 7 WENATCHEE 4 It was perhaps fitting the Victoria HarbourCats set the West Coast League baseball record for most consecutive wins at 15 on Monday night in Wenatchee, Washington.