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…
But she proved Tuesday she can pedal on asphalt as well, placing in the top-20 of the junior women’s individual time trial at the 2017 UCI world road cycling championships in Bergen, Norway. The Islander is the Canadian junior road race champion and also top-10 at the world junior championships in track pursuit, so she…
Team Tomorrow is Team Terrific. Many of the Island’s future competitors in the Olympics and Commonwealth and Pan Am Games will come out of the talented young group that performed over the past two weeks in the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg. The closing ceremonies take place today after what has been a windfall,…
“I’ve learned so much from my dad, mainly to be patient and calm and not to get stressed, if things don’t go my way,” said the younger Willett, a Mount Douglas Secondary graduate and University of Victoria microbiology major. “It helps you survive all the ups and downs.” Willett threw 54.50 meters for gold, which…
Ken Mariash’s goal in establishing the Bayview Place Vikes Performance Tour was creating a vehicle for local golfers to eventually compete at a higher level. So it was with great pride that the Bayview Place owner and local entrepreneur shared in the confirmations of Isaac Weintraub, Keaton Gudz and Nolan Thoroughgood as exemption earners into…
That is the opportunity offered by the Canadian Sports School in Victoria, where elite young athletes spend the afternoons in both academic and physical training, following mornings at their respective high schools. The five-year-old program, with 30 students from Grade 10-12, is under the auspices of School District 62 and operated by the Canadian Sport…
There was a familiar name atop the leader board on the latest stop on the Bayview Place Vikes Performance Tour amateur division. Royal Colwood’s Keaton Gudz captured his fourth title of the season and has a firm grip on the available exemption to compete in Canada’s Bayview Place Card-–tronics Open presented by Times Colonist, part…
After a runner-up finish a year prior, Riley Wheeldon and Keaton Gudz bounced back for a four-shot victory in the 2017 Vancouver Island Open. The twosome followed up an impressive 11-under 61 on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Gorge Vale with a 5-under 65 on a blustery Sunday at Uplands Golf Club in the team…
Keaton Gudz rolled it best on his home course as his solid 4-under 66 topped the amateur portion of the field. It was also two shots better that Ben Griffin of Uplands Golf Club, whose 68 bested the pro side of the inaugural event. Gudz recorded three birdies and an eagle to go with his…