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Sisters Holly and Hannah Henry acknowledge that others have mentioned the Olympic and world-champion Brownlee brothers to them when talking about triathlon aspirations.

YAKIMA VALLEY 8 VICTORIA 5 The Yakima Valley Pippins crashed the Victoria HarbourCats’ and Alex DeGoti’s party Wednesday night — and in doing so, likely put an end to the HarbourCats’ playoff hopes.

VICTORIA 12 MAPLE RIDGE 5 A first-period hat trick from Corey Small and three assists in the opening session from Rhys Duch gave the visiting Victoria Shamrocks the quick start they were looking for in an eventual 12-5 win over the Maple Ridge Burrar

Softball fanatics will be able to get their fill over the next five days as the Victoria Devils 2001 and 2002 teams play host to the Under-14 Girls Canadian Championship Jamboree at Helmcken-Centennial Park in View Royal.

With the game tied at 7-7 six minutes into the second period of Monday’s opening playoff matchup between the Victoria Shamrocks and Maple Ridge Burrards, there were more than a few heads being scratched at The Q Centre.

VICTORIA 10 YAKIMA VALLEY 3 Kevin Collard took a bit of a gamble when he opted out of this year’s Major League Baseball draft.

VICTORIA 11 YAKIMA VALLEY 5 A huge crowd showed up to see a huge baseball game Monday night at Royal Athletic Park and the Victoria HarbourCats didn’t disappoint.

VICTORIA 13 MAPLE RIDGE 9 (Victoria leads series 1-0) The Victoria Shamrocks drew first blood in the opening game of the Western Lacrosse Association playoffs and it was Cory Conway who stuck most of the needles in the Maple Ridge Burrards.

After a slip-up in their first game of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Premier Baseball League Final Four championship, the North Shore Twins shredded the rest of the field, rattling off three straight victories for the 2015 crown at Royal Athletic Park.

Yes, Curtis Dickson is no longer there, but the Maple Ridge Burrards can do their fair share of scoring and, for that reason, the Victoria Shamrocks need to be a little leery entering the Western Lacrosse Association playoffs.