BC Rugby has entered eight representative teams to compete in the Las Vegas Invitational (LVI) tournament this Thursday March 2nd to Saturday March 4th. After winning 4 Cup victories at this tournament last year, the teams are hoping to repeat their success this week. This tournament will be an amazing opportunity to showcase the rugby talent…
TORONTO, ON (February 9, 2017) – Fifty-seven athletes from across Canada have been invited to take part in the women’s national age-group assessment camp, to be held at Humber College (Toronto, ON) and University of Toronto Mississauga (Mississauga, ON) from March 24-30, 2017. “We look forward bringing this group of new and returning nationally identified athletes…
Oak Bay High’s senior girls basketball team boasts a perfect record heading into playoffs, but the players are not taking anything for granted. Oak Bay is undefeated through league play and won all three tournaments this season, giving them a No. 1 ranking with the city championships on the horizon, says coach Rob Kinnear. “I…
Field Hockey Canada’s Women’s National Program has named its Senior Women’s National Team and Senior and Junior Development Squads for the 2017 competition year. Fifty-one athletes have been named to three squads, with the Junior Development Squad split into two tiers. The Women’s National Team, which consists of the athletes most equipped to represent Canada…
COQUITLAM — Holding a 16-0 record and a No. 1-ranking in the world of B.C. senior girls varsity basketball might make you the favourites in eyes of everyone. Yet Victoria’s Oak Bay Breakers are keeping their edge on the road to March Madness by subscribing to a very different theory, one which happens to cast…
When Paige Sutton was introduced to lacrosse at the age of four, none of the boys on her team would pass to her. Discouraged, she gave up the sport for a period of time and moved on to other things. Twelve years later, those early memories seem a lifetime ago. That’s because Sutton, a Grade…
No Saanich athlete had a year as big as Gordon Head’s Erin Attwell, who won gold in the 2016 junior Canadian Road Championship and also set three Canadian records at the Junior Canadian Track Championships. The 17-year-old recently signed on to the semi-pro team Trek Red Truck out of Vancouver. Attwell competed at both the…
The 2016 BC Cyclocross Championships was by far the most epic race on the provincial calendar and not just for the deep pool of cycling talent who showed up to compete. This is one day that will permanently be etched in the minds of many. The November 26th race, held at the Loggers Sports Grounds…
Victoria, BC – For the first time in program history, Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific), in partnership with Cycling Canada, announced a Cycling NextGen roster made entirely of cross-country mountain bike athletes. These riders are set to train in Victoria this season, starting this coming weekend. Victoria’s Cycling NextGen program will bring together 10 of…
Julian Foggitt was encouraged to give rugby a chance by a friend, Jordy Makela, with the idea that Foggitt’s build and athleticism would translate well to the sport. Good advice. Foggitt was primarily into soccer until that point, and while he was a good player, there was one small problem. “In soccer I’d always get…