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Royal Victoria Yacht Club sailor Grace Poole takes on the hydrofoil challenge of racing a waszp. (Photo by Geoff Webster)

‘It’s so cool’: Self-taught Oak Bay hydrofoil sailor captures national title

RVYC’s Grace Poole learns from videos and replays

Royal Victoria Yacht Club sailor Grace Poole takes on the hydrofoil challenge of racing a waszp. (Photo by Geoff Webster)
Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta celebrates another strikeout during game 4 of the 2021 American League Divisional Series as Boston beat Tampa Bay 6-4 with a walk-off homer in the 13th inning. (Facebook/Boston Red Sox)

Victoria’s Pivetta strikes out 13 in historic relief pitching performance

Pitcher matched his career high while doing something that has not been done in more than a century

Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta celebrates another strikeout during game 4 of the 2021 American League Divisional Series as Boston beat Tampa Bay 6-4 with a walk-off homer in the 13th inning. (Facebook/Boston Red Sox)
Junior A Nanaimo Timbermen player Ethan Kaban is defended by Victoria Shamrocks player Joshua Gabriele during BCJALL playoff action Friday, July 14, at Frank Crane Arena. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo Timbermen juniors eliminated from lacrosse playoffs

Victoria Shamrocks clinch best-of-five series with 14-13 overtime win

Junior A Nanaimo Timbermen player Ethan Kaban is defended by Victoria Shamrocks player Joshua Gabriele during BCJALL playoff action Friday, July 14, at Frank Crane Arena. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
V.I. Raiders head of football operations Andrew Harris, at a corporate season launch event July 5 at Carlos O’Bryan’s Neighbourhood Pub, talks about his goals of re-establishing the Raiders as a premier club in the B.C. Football Conference. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Vancouver Island Raiders say they need whole community to get back on top

Football team holds corporate launch, names interim head coach, prepares for main camp

V.I. Raiders head of football operations Andrew Harris, at a corporate season launch event July 5 at Carlos O’Bryan’s Neighbourhood Pub, talks about his goals of re-establishing the Raiders as a premier club in the B.C. Football Conference. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Teri Kielbiski serves up the ball during the first Victoria Regional Pickleball Association Tournament held in 2021 at Pearkes Recreation Centre. The tournament drew more than 80 teams from across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. (Black Press Media file photo)

Greater Victoria pickleball needs more courts with 300% surge in players

Victoria, Esquimalt, Oak Bay and Saanich serve up regional strategy

Teri Kielbiski serves up the ball during the first Victoria Regional Pickleball Association Tournament held in 2021 at Pearkes Recreation Centre. The tournament drew more than 80 teams from across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. (Black Press Media file photo)
The streets of downtown Victoria around the legislature will be filled with the sights and sounds of bike racing on Sunday (July 16) as competitive cyclists from all over B.C. race in the Agency Grand Prix. (Courtesy Panache Cycling Sports)

Best cyclists in B.C. to lap the legislature in Victoria this weekend

The July 16 event includes a kids skill zone, bicycle polo tournament and classic bike show

The streets of downtown Victoria around the legislature will be filled with the sights and sounds of bike racing on Sunday (July 16) as competitive cyclists from all over B.C. race in the Agency Grand Prix. (Courtesy Panache Cycling Sports)
Victoria HarbourCats’ 2022 player of the year Joseph Redfield was picked in the fourth round of the 2023 MLB Draft. (Courtesy of the Victoria HarbourCats Official Fan Community/Facebook)

Former Victoria HarbourCats get names called during MLB Draft

Victoria’s player of the year from 2022 selected in the fourth round

Victoria HarbourCats’ 2022 player of the year Joseph Redfield was picked in the fourth round of the 2023 MLB Draft. (Courtesy of the Victoria HarbourCats Official Fan Community/Facebook)
Nanaimo Timbermen junior A lacrosse player Andrew Bowman, left, is checked by Victoria Shamrocks opponents Graham Goodfellow and Joshua Gabriele during a B.C. Junior Lacrosse League game last month at Frank Crane Arena. The two teams meet in the BCJALL semifinals starting this week. (News Bulletin file photo)

Playoff series will intensify junior A Island lacrosse rivalry

Nanaimo faces Victoria in best-of-five series starting July 12

Nanaimo Timbermen junior A lacrosse player Andrew Bowman, left, is checked by Victoria Shamrocks opponents Graham Goodfellow and Joshua Gabriele during a B.C. Junior Lacrosse League game last month at Frank Crane Arena. The two teams meet in the BCJALL semifinals starting this week. (News Bulletin file photo)
The Port Alice Golf Club is actively seeking $25,000 in funding to restore power. (PAGC photo)

Port Alice golf club trying to plug back in after 4 years without power

Century-old non-profit golf club striving to preserve town’s last surviving recreation facility

The Port Alice Golf Club is actively seeking $25,000 in funding to restore power. (PAGC photo)
Sam Shaw poses with Sandy Alomar (left) and Roberto Alomar (right) at a Blue Jays baseball camp in Nanaimo at the age of eight. The now 18-year-old was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 274th overall pick in the MLB Draft. (Photo submitted by Craig Shaw)

‘Pretty pumped’: Victoria baseball player drafted by Toronto Blue Jays

Sam Shaw grew up a Jays fan

Sam Shaw poses with Sandy Alomar (left) and Roberto Alomar (right) at a Blue Jays baseball camp in Nanaimo at the age of eight. The now 18-year-old was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays as the 274th overall pick in the MLB Draft. (Photo submitted by Craig Shaw)
The BC Bike Race will return to Campbell River Saturday, July 8 in the Snowdon Forest trails. Photo contributed

BC Bike Race returns to Campbell River as it pushes its way up the Island

Over 500 riders will experience world class trails of Snowden Forest and Pumphouse/Elk Falls trails

  • Jul 5, 2023
The BC Bike Race will return to Campbell River Saturday, July 8 in the Snowdon Forest trails. Photo contributed
Sam Shaw hopes to be drafted by an MLB team. (Eugenio Matos/Baseball Canada)

‘Generational talent’: Victoria baseball player eyes MLB draft spot

Sam Shaw hopes to hear his name in the MLB draft

  • Jul 3, 2023
Sam Shaw hopes to be drafted by an MLB team. (Eugenio Matos/Baseball Canada)
Charlotte Swanton celebrating in game three of the 2023 CSSHL playoffs. (Contributed Charlotte Swanton/Shawnigan Lake).

Team Canada hopeful creates hockey camp for girls in Greater Victoria

Charlotte Swanton competed for Shawnigan Lake in the CSSHL

Charlotte Swanton celebrating in game three of the 2023 CSSHL playoffs. (Contributed Charlotte Swanton/Shawnigan Lake).
Nanaimo’s Matthew Wood wears a Nashville Predators hat and jersey after being picked by the team during the first round of the NHL hockey draft Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Nanaimo hockey player chosen in 1st round of NHL draft

Matthew Wood selected 15th overall by the Nashville Predators

Nanaimo’s Matthew Wood wears a Nashville Predators hat and jersey after being picked by the team during the first round of the NHL hockey draft Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nikkel alongside his family - wife Jess, son Wyatt and daughter Katharine – after winning the provincial championships this past spring. Photo supplied

Comox Valley Kickers member to play for Canada at Classic Can-Am Summer Series

A Comox Valley rugby player has been chosen to represent Canada at…

Nikkel alongside his family - wife Jess, son Wyatt and daughter Katharine – after winning the provincial championships this past spring. Photo supplied
Linda Macpherson won five gold medals and set five new Canadian records in her age group at the 2023 Canadian Masters Championships. (Black Press file photo)

Parksville swimmer MacPherson sets 5 Canadian Masters records at age 86

Athlete has no plans of slowing down

Linda Macpherson won five gold medals and set five new Canadian records in her age group at the 2023 Canadian Masters Championships. (Black Press file photo)
Alexa Dow competes at the BC High School Provincial Track and Field Championships June 8-10 in Langley. (Philip Ngo photo)

Cowichan’s Dow sets record at provincials, secures national track team spot

Dow clinched gold medals in both the 1500m and 800m races at the provincial meet

Alexa Dow competes at the BC High School Provincial Track and Field Championships June 8-10 in Langley. (Philip Ngo photo)
Chris Wardle, Victoria Shamrocks, and Anthony Kalinich of the Maple Ridge Burrards exchange words Friday, June 16 at The Q Centre. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Victoria Shamrocks tie Maple Ridge Burrards 10-10

Friday matchup at The Q Centre a revenge match after Burrards defeated Shamrocks May 28

Chris Wardle, Victoria Shamrocks, and Anthony Kalinich of the Maple Ridge Burrards exchange words Friday, June 16 at The Q Centre. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit adjusts his helmet during the third period of Game 5 of the team’s NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Born to be a goalie: Port Alberni’s Laurent Brossoit cherishing Stanley Cup win

Despite the glitz of Vegas and the championship spotlight, goalie hasn’t forgotten his roots

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit adjusts his helmet during the third period of Game 5 of the team’s NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
Former Cowichan Valley Capital Laurent Brossoit is headed to the Stanley Cup Finals. (Citizen file) Port Alberni minor hockey product and former Cowichan Valley Capital Laurent Brossoit has won the Stanley Cup. (Citizen file)

Vancouver Island goalie Laurent Brossoit adds his name to Lord Stanley’s Cup

Port Alberni product celebrating Vegas victory after team knocks off Florida

Former Cowichan Valley Capital Laurent Brossoit is headed to the Stanley Cup Finals. (Citizen file) Port Alberni minor hockey product and former Cowichan Valley Capital Laurent Brossoit has won the Stanley Cup. (Citizen file)