VICTORIA, BC – The Canadian Sport School Victoria (CSS) is proud to recognize alumnus Charity Williams, who became the first program graduate to be nominated to an Olympic team. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Williams was among the 12 athletes nominated on July 8 by the Canadian Olympic Committee and Rugby Canada to represent Team Canada…
Canadian Sport Schoool Victoria graduate Brendan Hoff made World Junior Standard at the Victoria International Track Classic on June 19. The future Victoria track athlete finished in 10th with a time of 3:47:38 in the Men 1500 Meter. Post Courtesy, Victoria International Running Society. View original article here
Ask Brendan Hoff why he moved away from home in Campbell River to relocate to Victoria for his final two years of high school, and he’ll tell you that it was for months like this one. June of senior year is a time of final exams, commencement and grad weekends, but in the case of…
There’s a saying among cyclists that you never enter a race you don’t plan to win. It’s a mantra 17-year-old Saanich cyclists John Willcox and Erin Attwell swear by, as they’re currently racing weeknights in the Victoria Cycling League and weekends around the West Coast. They’ll continue the heavy race regime throughout the summer, with…
When you win three championships in a row the word “dynasty” comes to mind, and that’s exactly the legacy the Victoria Charges have developed. Last weekend in Abbotsford, the chargers won the Under 16 girls title at the B.C Volleyball Championships, making it the third provincial title in a row for the squad from Victoria…
The landscape has changed in club-based girls volleyball in B.C. But even assembling some of the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley’s top individual players in an academy program, and placing the best of the best on one team, wasn’t enough to beat the Victoria Volleyball Association Chargers. The Chargers, most of whom played for the…
(Ottawa, ON – April 28, 2016) Cycling Canada has announced the team of athletes that will represent Canada at the 2016 UCI Junior Track World Championships, to take place in Aigle, Switzerland, on July 20-24. Following the well-attended and successful Canadian Junior Track Championships at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, Ontario, 13 athletes…
Beginner Winner Winning time Total racers Overall Vince Avery 45:42.0 11 Female Laura Jesson 1:09:07.9 4 19+ Laura Jesson 1:09:07.9 1 U15 Sarah Roberts 1:23:24.7 2 U19 Lu Handford 1:26:54.9 1 Male Vince Avery 45:42.0 7 19+ Vince Avery 45:42.0 1 U15 Nicolas Hammer 46:41.0 5 U19 Matt Owen 51:27.1 1 Expert Winner Winning…
(Milton, ON – April 03, 2016) The Canadian Junior Track National Championships concluded on Sunday at the Mattamy Cycling Centre in Milton, Ontario, with titles awarded in three final events. National champions donned maple leaf jerseys in four categories – Under-17 Women and Men, and Under-19 (Junior) Women and Men. The final day of competition…
The 2016 Canadian Track Championships p/b Lexus for U17/Junior categories will be happening at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Milton, ON April 1-3, 2016. The Canadian Track Championships will be live streamed via Youtube, thanks to the team at Arrond (http://www.arrond.com). Tune in at the links below to catch the action live from the velodrome: Day…