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The Nanaimo Clippers and Alberni Valley Bulldogs played two entertaining affairs on the weekend, with Alberni winning 3-2 on Friday at Frank Crane Arena and Nanaimo winning 5-4 the next night over the hump.

The end of last month brought with it the finish to another season of Major League Baseball. So this seems an appropriate time to look back at what happened in the pros and also with local minor baseball teams this past year…

The Nanaimo Clippers know their five-game winning streak the past two weeks hasn’t just been a run of good luck. But it’s easy to joke around when your team is winning every game.

The football season is a short one, so the Barsby Bulldogs (3-0) need to make the most of it. The AA varsity football team concludes its regular season Saturday (Nov. 5) with a road game against the South Delta Sun Devils.

Dover Bay Secondary School's cross-country running team has an Island championship and a shot to do well at provincials.

The North Island Silvertips earned a win against the league’s first-place team last weekend and will be looking to build on it. Nanaimo’s B.C. Major Midget League team, coming off a split last weekend in Prince George against the Cariboo Cougars, plays a home-and-home series today (Nov. 5) and tomorrow against the South Island Thunderbirds.

The Nanaimo Redmen didn't get much of a challenge as they prepare for an important regular-season finale. The city's Vancouver Mainland Football League midget team scored a 10-0 default victory over the Richmond Raiders on Sunday on the mainland.

NDSS athlete Miryam Bassett is the Island's cross-country champion and will be in contention at provincials in Kelowna this weekend.

V.I. junior football team already anticipating rematch with Saskatoon Hilltops in 2012 Canadian Bowl

The Nanaimo Clippers made it five straight wins, and this one vaulted them to the top of the standings. The city’s B.C. Hockey League club (8-4-0-3) claimed a share of first place in the Coastal Conference with a 7-3 win down the Malahat on Tuesday against the Victoria Grizzlies.