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…
When Emma Benischek straps on her skis and hits the slopes of Mount Washington for freestyle skiing, she feels like she can fly. It’s a feeling she can barely describe. “You go off a jump and you feel like you’re flying,” said the 21-year-old. “It’s the coolest thing, I enjoy it so much.” Freestyle skiing…
WOLFVILLE, N.S. (U Sports) – The UBC Thunderbirds fell just short of repeating as U Sports women’s soccer champions. The Laval Rouge et Or, the tournament’s second seed, captured the U Sports banner and the Gladys Bean Memorial Trophy with a 2-1 win over the top-seeded ‘Birds Sunday afternoon, Nov. 13 in Wolfville. In an…
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State men’s golf head coach Jon Reehoorn announced Thursday that two student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to join the program for the 2017-18 season. The class includes Keaton Gudz from Victoria, British Columbia and Spencer Tibbits from Vancouver, Wash. “Each of them has a passion and love to play the game of…
Victoria, BC – Seeing a student start the day in the Canadian Sport School classroom and end it in a Rugby Canada training session has become a regular occurrence in recent years at the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific’s Victoria campus. Operating out of the same facility at Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, the connection between CSI…
LANGLEY, British Columbia – The UBC Thunderbirds defeated the No. 2 ranked Trinity Western Spartans 3-0 in the Canada West gold medal match Sunday afternoon in the final of the Select Six tournament. The victory makes it two straight Canada West championships for the Thunderbirds. “Our last two weeks have been phenomenal. Ever since the come…