Sports

The Nanaimo Redmen defeated the Victoria Spartans 13-6 on Sunday afternoon at May Richards Bennett Pioneer Park.

University of Victoria Jutes player Tyler Sangha, front, is wrenched to the ground by Nanaimo Hornets opponent Kiko Halaliku during a B.C. Rugby Union Island First Division match Saturday at Nanaimo’s Pioneer Park. The Hornets defeated the Jutes 55-17 for their first win of the fall season.

The Kocher Classic is about to kick off. The annual neighbourhood rivalry game between the John Barsby Bulldogs and the Nanaimo District Islanders didn’t fit into the AA varsity schedule, but the junior varsity programs from the two teams are going to crash into each other tomorrow (Oct. 5).

VIU faced Thompson Rivers University on Saturday in Kamloops, then visited the UBC-Okanagan Heat the next day in Kelowna. The men won by scores of 1-0, 1-0, while the women lost 3-1, 3-1.

The V.I. Raiders handled the Langley Rams 56-19, setting a single-season scoring record and setting up the Nanaimo team for its regular-season finale Sunday (Oct. 9) in Kelowna.

The Nanaimo Clippers suffered a 4-3 double-overtime loss to the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Friday at Frank Crane Arena, but hung on for an 8-6 win over the Victoria Grizzlies the next night on the road.

Soccer has long been one of the most popular sports in our city. So organizers at all levels have been busy during the weeks past getting ready for the kickoff of the new season.

The Lumpy Space Princesses – Darren Rinaldi and Kristenn Magnusson – were the first co-ed team to reach the finish line of the 50-kilometre Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race in Cumberland last weekend.

Vancouver Island’s two best community football teams will try to get the upper hand on each other this weekend. The Nanaimo Redmen (3-1) and the Victoria Spartans (4-0) play Sunday (Oct. 2) at May Richards Bennett Pioneer Park.

The Nanaimo Clippers, in many ways, are a brand new team. So they’d love for fans to turn up for an unveiling. The city’s B.C. Hockey League club (0-1-0-1) holds its home opener Friday (Sept. 30) with a game against the Cowichan Valley Capitals at Frank Crane Arena.