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…
July 28, 2017 Canadian Lacrosse Association – HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA – The 2017 CLA Female Box Lacrosse National Championship wrapped up this past weekend in Halifax. Ontario and British Columbia took home gold in the bantam and midget divisions, respectively, while Alberta finished the tournament with two bronze. From July 17-21, players and their families experienced…
BC Rugby is proud to announce the U18 Boys’ and Girls’ XVs Teams that will be travelling to Ireland in August 2017. As part of the Tour, the Teams will test themselves against top international programs, including Leinster and Munster Academies. Made possible with funding from the Canadian Rugby Foundation and BC Rugby, the Tour…
GATINEAU, June 28, 2017 – After a training day on Monday following the road races over the weekend, the Global Relay Canadian Road Championships p/b Lexus for Elite, Under-23 and Junior aged riders resumed on Tuesday with the Individual Time Trial competitions for all categories. The course in the Gatineau Park takes the riders through stunning…
OTTAWA, June 25, 2017 – The first day of competition at the Global Relay Canadian Road Championships p/b Lexus in Ottawa on Saturday saw closely fought sprint finishes for road race titles awarded for Junior Men and Women, and Elite and Under-23 Women. In the marque Elite Women’s 120 kilometre road race, Olympic track bronze medalist…
SOPHIE DE GOEDE RUGBY/BASKETBALL SCHOOL: Oak Bay (Victoria) FRESHMAN’S FUTURE: Queen’s Her dad captained Canada at the first Rugby World Cup. Her mom was the first captain of the Canadian women’s rugby team. With that kind of lineage, it’s no cliche to say that Sophie de Goede was born to play rugby. What’s fact is that the…
British Columbia Golf Will Be Looking To Keep Their Unbeaten Streak Alive At This Year’s Canada Summer Games In Winnipeg Canada is celebrating its 150th Birthday this year and with that the Canada Games will hold its 50th edition with the Summer Games in Winnipeg from July 28th to August 13th. Featuring 16 sports and…
KINGSTON, Ont. (June 14, 2017) – Queen’s women’s basketball head coach Dave Wilson and women’s rugby coach Beth Barzare pleased to announce the signing and commitment of Sophie De Goede to the Gaels basketball and rugby programs for 2017-18. De Goede comes to Queen’s from Victoria, B.C. out of Oak Bay High School and the Canadian Sport School…
The 2017 Bayview Place Cardtronics Open will feature some of the best local talent the island has to offer, one of those individuals, hasn’t even graduated high school yet. Tyler Bennett explains. 18-year-old Keaton Gudz fell in love with golf when he was still a toddler. “When I was young, really young, probably when I…