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The Western Lacrosse Association 2019 draft of graduating Junior lacrosse players was held Thursday night, with the Victoria Shamrocks using all nine of their picks, including an additional 4th round pick acquired from New Westminster. Additionally, the Shamrocks were able to keep five graduating...

VICTORIA – It has been an up and down season for the University of Victoria Vikes men's basketball team, who capped their Canada West regular season with a split 10-10 record to secure one of the last three spots in the playoffs. The Vikes...

VICTORIA — The University of Victoria Vikes varsity council is pleased to announce the winners of the athletes and team of the month awards for the month of January 2019. The council would like to congratulate fifth-year women's basketball guard Amira Giannattasio, fourth-year men's rugby player...

Once again the two old rivals had something to settle in their long standing history,and last night as expected both teams left it all on the ice after 60 minutes but needed OT to settle the score.Marcus Mitchell opened the scoring for the Clippers...

VICTORIA – The University of Victoria Vikes men's rowing team are set to compete in this weekend's Monster Erg Indoor Rowing Championship, set for Feb. 3 at the CARSA Performance Gym. The event will be so much more than just a competition with an...

Two seasons and 11 appearances on the mound for the Victoria HarbourCats -- those stats are maybe the smallest part of the Claire Eccles story.Ground-breaker and role model for female baseball players and fans around the world are the more important accomplishments of Eccles...

For the second straight day the home teams would score a lopsided win in women’s basketball.Douglas Royals 72 Okanagan Coyotes 54The Royals (7-6) blasted out of the gate on Saturday outscoring the Coyotes 17-7 in the opening frame and never looked back.Rachel Beauchamp was again...

Three matches and three sweeps on Saturday in men’s PACWEST volleyball with the Mariners, Chargers and Blues each winning.VIU Mariners 3 – 26-24, 25-15, 25-22 UFV Cascades 0After a five-set marathon on Friday the Mariners made quick work of the Cascades on Saturday afternoon. Eight...

KELOWNA, B.C. – For a second-straight night the University of Victoria Vikes women's basketball team defeated the UBC Okanagan heat on the road in Kelowna. Katie Langdon led the Vikes to a convincing 97-62 victory to earn the weekend series sweep and improve the...

The Kelowna Rockets two-game win streak was snapped Friday night when the Victoria Royals defeated them 4-3 at Prospera Place.Victoria’s Scott Walford opened the scoring 3:39 into the game. Tanner Sidaway extended the Royals lead to 2-0 ten seconds later when he beat Rockets stater,...

VICTORIA- The University of Victoria Vikes women's basketball team are pleased to announce the commitment of forward Peyton Connolly and guard Tana Pankratz for the 2019-20 season.Pankratz, who hails from Abbotsford, B.C., will make the move to the island next fall to join the...