Sports

The John Barsby Bulldogs hammered the Handsworth Royals 30-6 on Friday in North Vancouver in AA varsity football action; NDSS shut out the Moscrop Panthers 58-0 Friday at Nanaimo District Secondary School.

The Nanaimo Clippers weren’t ready for puck drop, and it cost them. The city’s B.C. Hockey League team lost 5-4 to the Victoria Grizzlies on Sunday at Frank Crane Arena after falling behind 5-0 in the first period.

The VIU Mariners men and women both defeated the Capilano Blues on Saturday at Mariner Field in Pacific Western Athletic Association action. The women won by a 2-1 score in the early game, then the men shut out Cap 3-0.

The V.I. Raiders dictated the play against a determined Victoria Rebels team, winning 49-17 and advancing to the B.C. final.

The V.I. Raiders face the Westshore Rebels on Saturday (Oct. 15) in playoff action at Caledonia Park.

Nanaimo athletes reach finish line at Royal Victoria Marathon.

The V.I. Raiders were honoured accordingly by the B.C. Football Conference this week with more than a dozen year-end awards. They also got good news from the BCFC's discipline committee, which has dismissed any charges of tampering.

It’s hard to argue that there’s anyone more deserving of a championship than the VIU Mariners women’s volleyball team. Last winter they came as close to a national title as is literally possible.

The Nanaimo Redmen have a lot of facets of the game working. They just can’t seem to score touchdowns. The city’s Vancouver Mainland Football League team (4-2) was defeated 16-2 by the Coquitlam Falcons on Sunday at May Richards Bennett Pioneer Park.

The Clippers’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Victoria Grizzlies appeared to be the result of a late-game lapse, but that isn’t exactly right.