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Golfer one stroke back at B.C. championship

It took the low round of the tournament to keep Nanaimo’s Tony Hatchwell from winning B.C. Golf’s senior men’s championship.

Raiders quarterback attracting attention

V.I. Raiders quarterback Jordan Yantz won his second straight Player of the Week nod.
Raiders veteran 'destroying' offences

Raiders veteran 'destroying' offences

Linebacker Ranji Atwall leading team in his final season of junior football
Track stars win at Legion meet

Track stars win at Legion meet

Five local runners who competed at the Legion Canadian Youth Athletics Championships in Ottawa this past weekend were some of the fastest at the national-level meet.

BMX riders set blazing pace

Nanaimo BMX Association racers set a blazing pace at Firestorm Nationals. A contingent of local riders attended the American Bicycle Association national-series event this past weekend in Kamloops and return with several top three finishes.
Western winners prove they deserve it

Western winners prove they deserve it

The Nanaimo Diamonds midget B girls’ fastball team captured Softball Canada’s Western Canadian championship on the weekend.

Clippers sign big centreman

The Nanaimo Clippers added some size and skill to the forward lines with a new recruit this week. Tanner Clarkson, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound 18-year-old, joins the Clips after playing junior B with the Kelowna Chiefs in 2010-11.
Raiders add special teams weapon

Raiders add special teams weapon

The V.I. Raiders added to the punt and kick return units as specialist Andrew DeLeon practised for the first time with the Raiders on Tuesday night.
NCAA team will hoop it up in Nanaimo

NCAA team will hoop it up in Nanaimo

Ball State Cardinals take on the Vancouver Island University Mariners this Sunday (Aug. 14) at the VIU gym.
'Tips take to the ice

'Tips take to the ice

The North Island Silvertips took the ice for their first few strides this past weekend. Actually, players were put through the paces for hours over three days at the Nanaimo Ice Centre, as the city’s B.C. Major Midget League hockey team held tryouts.