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Cleve Dheensaw

Cleve Dheensaw

Cleve Dheensaw has been covering sports for the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ since 1981. His more than 40 years of stories on Island athletes and events earned him induction into the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 2020 as first inductee into the media category who spent his entire career outside the Vancouver market.

Cleve has followed Island athletes around the world. His range of stories — from Island players in the soccer and rugby World Cups to Silken Laumann, Steve Nash, Simon Whitfield in the Olympics and the legendary Gait twins in lacrosse — have captured an era in Island sport.

Cleve is also the author of six books about the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ lacrosse history and the history of sport on Vancouver Island.

A native of Vancouver Island, Cleve is a graduate of Victoria High School and the University of Victoria.

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Recent Work by Cleve

New sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ men's rugby coach has work cut out for him

New sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ men's rugby coach has work cut out for him

Australian Steve Meehan takes Canadian helm
Island flavour to Canadian Spengler Cup team

Island flavour to Canadian Spengler Cup team

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ opens play Boxing Day in Davos, Switzerland
Olympian and WNBA player Boucher, World Cup rugby player Fairhurst headline UVic Hall of Fame classes

Olympian and WNBA player Boucher, World Cup rugby player Fairhurst headline UVic Hall of Fame classes

Going in with the Class of 2025 in the combined-class enshrinement will be UVic track and cross-country coach Brent Fougner and soccer builder Moreno Stefani
Star-studded field lined up for Gary Taylor Classic

Star-studded field lined up for Gary Taylor Classic

Senior boys basketball tournament begins Thursday at Oak Bay
Tale of two veterans: Pacific FC re-signs captain Heard, loses Meilleur-Giguere

Tale of two veterans: Pacific FC re-signs captain Heard, loses Meilleur-Giguere

CPL club also signs teenager Keshavars
Four Island athletes eyed as future Olympians by RBC Training Ground

Four Island athletes eyed as future Olympians by RBC Training Ground

30 from across sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ receive funding from the program
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ rugby men will have to settle for minor role at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Place

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ rugby men will have to settle for minor role at sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Place

Canadians not qualified for main event in February
PGA Tour America's Victoria Open moves to September dates

PGA Tour America's Victoria Open moves to September dates

Tournament at Uplands will be played Sept. 18-21
Royals' Verhoeff giving DuPont a run for WHL rookie of the year

Royals' Verhoeff giving DuPont a run for WHL rookie of the year

Victoria’s next home game is Dec. 27 against Prince George
Rookie hometown-product Danyleyko playing his role as Royals head into Christmas break following sweep of Giants

Rookie hometown-product Danyleyko playing his role as Royals head into Christmas break following sweep of Giants

Danyleyko, out of Sooke Minor Hockey, is among three Island-produced players on the Royals
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