Any time the last-place team produces the most valuable player, you know that performer has special qualities that stand out. “I think I’m calm and relaxed back there and am a solid defender,” said Alexis De Armond of Victoria, named MVP of the recent Six Nations U-21 women’s field-hockey tournament in Belgium. Canada was beaten…
Riley Pickrell of Victoria stamped his name as a rising national cyclist by winning three of the seven stages to take the Points Jersey in the 2018 Tour de l’Abitibi in Quebec. The event celebrated its 50th anniversary as Canada’s leading junior men’s stage race, out of which several later-notable Canadian pro and Olympic riders…
Zone 6 (Vancouver Island-Central Coast) took gold in women’s beach volleyball today at Transfer Beach in Ladysmith. Savannah Purdy and Erin Mutch, from Victoria, took both sets against Zone 5 (Vancouver Coastal). Erin and Savannah just started playing beach volleyball together this year, but have played indoor volleyball together for four years. They both played…