Vancouver Island

Canada will advance to the Olympic Games ranked second in their region after an 0:3 loss to USA in the Sunday final of the 2020 Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship. Canada finished the confederation championship with four wins and one loss as Stephanie Labbé...

Kim Boutin and Steven Dubois both won gold in the 500m distance on the last day of the ISU Short Track World Cup, Sunday in Dresden, while Cédrick Blais and Charles Hamelin finished fourth in their respective distances.Boutin (Sherbrooke, Que.) won Sunday's 500m in...

The Victoria Royals did not have to wait long for their next win as they were able to get by the Kamloops Blazers 5-4 on Saturday night. Before the game started referee Sean Raphael was awarded with a WHL milestone award. Raphael has been...

By Cheryl BrownWhen a player ages out of junior lacrosse they become eligible for the senior lacrosse draft. It is a stressful and exciting time for these young men. Most, if not all former Junior Shamrocks dreamt about playing with the Senior Rocks. Players...

Victoria had four players hit double-digits in scoring as the Vikes held on to beat Trinity Western 73-65 Friday at the Langley Events Centre.Hayden Lejuene had a double-double, with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Jaden Touchie added 12 points, Justin McChesney had 10...

The Victoria Vikes held off a hard-charging Spartans side down the stretch to earn a 63-57 win over Trinity Western Friday at the Langley Events Centre.Aleah Ashlee had a team-high 15 points to lead Victoria (12-7), while Ashlyn Day had 12 points and Katie...

Canadian athletes had a strong initial showing in aerials at the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Ski World Cup in Deer Valley, UT, today, though struggled with landings in the finals. On the women’s side, veteran Catrine Lavallée did a full full (double twisting double...

A local former Olympian recently found out that she will helping Team Canada later this month during the Pan American Cross-Country Championship on Feb. 29 at the Bear Mountain Golf and Country Club.Athletics Canada announced that current Vikes cross country and track Head Coach...

Canada’s long track team earned five top-10 results to open the ISU World Cup Speed Skating in Calgary on Friday, including a career best fourth place finish by Antoine Gélinas-Beaulieu in the men’s 1500m.Gélinas-Beaulieu (Sherbrooke, Que.) was the highest ranked skater of the day, narrowly missing the...

NAME: Willie Desjardins UNIVERSITY: Saskatchewan CATEGORY: Student-Athlete SPORT: Men’s Hockey YEARS ACTIVE: 1979-1984 (student-athlete), 1985-1994 (coach - CGY)HIGHLIGHTS: 1983 University Cup champion 1982-83 Canada West Player of the Year Two-time U of S Male Athlete of the Year (1981, 1983) Coached Calgary to 1990 CW hockey title Coached...

The Vancouver Sevens Invitational (VSI) is set to host 50 teams from across Canada and the USA on March 5-6 at UBC’s Gerald McGavin Rugby Centre.  The two-day tournament, run by BC Rugby, will take place for the fifth year in a row as...