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Storm season arrives as renamed Alberni high school teams sink Armada

Storm season arrives as renamed Alberni high school teams sink Armada

Alberni District Secondary School sports teams drop colonial warship nickname
Final frames bowled at Nanaimo's only five-pin lanes

Final frames bowled at Nanaimo's only five-pin lanes

Brechin Lanes closed Sept. 29 after being at same location since 1978
Langford gives hero's welcome to its historic Olympic rugby 7s medallists

Langford gives hero's welcome to its historic Olympic rugby 7s medallists

Canada won the silver medal at the Paris games in July, the best-ever performance in the sport
Parksville Panters players remain hooked on hockey at a ripe age

Parksville Panters players remain hooked on hockey at a ripe age

Senior players not ready to give up playing the sport quite yet
Hometown poised to give Olympic gold medallist Katzberg a hero's welcome

Hometown poised to give Olympic gold medallist Katzberg a hero's welcome

Nanaimo hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg will to be saluted at homecoming event at Rotary Bowl on Sept. 26
Puck dropped on 2024/25 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season

Puck dropped on 2024/25 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season

The new Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League starts on Sep. 5
Sooke Celtic begins quest for soccer supremacy

Sooke Celtic begins quest for soccer supremacy

Sooke Celtic FC opens Division 1 season Saturday in Powell River
Surrey angler nets top prize at relaunched Port Alberni Salmon Festival

Surrey angler nets top prize at relaunched Port Alberni Salmon Festival

Sean Falkenberg wins $15,000 for his 28.8-pounder as popular Island derby returns after 5-year absence
B.C. school sports sees unprecedented growth

B.C. school sports sees unprecedented growth

2023-24 academic year sees remarkable growth in student-athlete participation, with girls’ sports and wrestling leading the charge
Royal Victoria Marathon sells out seven weeks before event

Royal Victoria Marathon sells out seven weeks before event

The Event hopes to raise $100,000 for their charity partners