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…
DetailsRiley 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…
DetailsZone 6 (Vancouver Island-Central Coast) took gold in women’s beach volleyball today at Transfer Beach in Ladysmith. Savannah Purdy and Erin Mutch, from Victoria, took both sets against Zone 5 (Vancouver Coastal). Erin and Savannah just started playing beach volleyball together this year, but have played indoor volleyball together for four years. They both played…
DetailsThree athletes from Canadian Sport School Victoria produced an impressive medal haul at the recently completed Canadian Junior Track Cycling Championship in Ontario. Over three days of competition, Sarah van Dam, Riley Pickrell and Casey Garrison combined for 18 medals, 13 of which gold. Van Dam, a student of Oak Bay High, won seven gold medals…
DetailsIn his first year as a Bantam AAA Eagle, the hard work and extra practice put in by Kobe Morris was motivated by his dream of one day playing NCAA Division 1 baseball. As he progressed through the Victoria Eagles Baseball program, his coaches, recognizing the potential and dedication of the young player, provided the…
DetailsMel Pemble cried when she first stood on skis as a nine-year old immigrant from the United Kingdom. In a few days, the 17-year-old Saanich resident will be representing Canada as a skier in the 2018 Winter Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, running March 9-18. Pemble, who left for Pyeongchang Tuesday, will be…
DetailsBut 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…
DetailsBURLINGTON, Ont. – Two-sport athlete Sophie de Goede has been named the Investors Group Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Female Athlete of the Week, powered by 2XU for the period ending September 12, 2017. Female – Sophie de Goede (Victoria, B.C.) – 1st year – Queen’s In her first year in OUA action, Sophie de Goede is making an immediate impact for the Queen’s…
DetailsOttawa, September 6, 2017 – Cycling Canada is pleased to announce the team of athletes that will represent Canada at the 2017 UCI Road Cycling World Championships, to be held in Bergen, Norway, on September 16-24. The Road World Championships are the culmination of the road season, with title winners awarded the Rainbow Jersey, which they…
DetailsThe gold rush finally ended for Team British Columbia at the Canada Summer Games, but there were plenty of silver linings. The boys and girls teams each took home silver medals, and Richmond’s Alisha Lau won silver in the individual girls competition as the Canada Summer Games golf tournament concluded Friday at Southwood Golf & Country Club…
DetailsTeam 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,…
Details“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…
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