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The City of Duncan will stop covering user fees and providing free water to the Cowichan Sportsplex (pictured) over a three-year period. (Citizen file photo)

City of Duncan to stop covering user fees and water at Cowichan Sportsplex

Sportsplex has new funding model after October’s referendum

 

Capitals goaltender Lukas Renaud makes a save in the first period of a game on Sunday, March 5. (Elena Rardon/Alberni Valley News)

Cowichan Caps blanked 3-0 by Chilliwack in final home game

Winless streak reaches eight games in a tough stretch for the team

 

Keeper Darian Achurch, seen here in a February game, preserved Cowichan’s win in the semi-final of the Tony Grover Cup last weekend. (Sarah Simpson/Citizen)

Achurch save sends Cowichan 49ers into Grover Cup final

Turning away a last-minute penalty shot preserves 2-1 win

 

Kadin Girdlestone, 17, of Crofton displays the hoodie that will be given out to all tournament players. Girdlestone is a member of the Cowichan Valley C1 team. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Hockey tournament promises a memorable Family Day weekend ahead

Tribute paid to seven honourees gone too soon, but never forgotten

Kadin Girdlestone, 17, of Crofton displays the hoodie that will be given out to all tournament players. Girdlestone is a member of the Cowichan Valley C1 team. (Photo by Don Bodger)
There’s always a baseball tournament in early June at Chemainus that bears Hopwo’s name. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Volunteering goes way beyond the norm for Hopwo

More than 50 years of commitment to Chemainus baseball as president

There’s always a baseball tournament in early June at Chemainus that bears Hopwo’s name. (Photo by Don Bodger)
The Strathcona Cup, a competition between Canadian and Scottish men’s curlers, has been played every five years since 1903. The latest installment will feature games in Vernon Jan. 17 and Kelowna Jan. 18. (stratchonacup.ca)

B.C. curlers tangle with Scots

Strathcona Cup played every five years between Canada and Scotland; oldest international event

The Strathcona Cup, a competition between Canadian and Scottish men’s curlers, has been played every five years since 1903. The latest installment will feature games in Vernon Jan. 17 and Kelowna Jan. 18. (stratchonacup.ca)
Langley Secondary senior girls basketball coach Sheldon Guy speaks to a crowd at Earl Marriott Secondary Tuesday (Dec. 5) before an exhibition game about his experience with suddenly losing his sight, and how to pivot and adapt to the challenges life may bring. (Contributed photo)

Blind B.C. basketball coach gives inspirational talk before exhibition game

‘It’s OK to not be OK,’ Langley coach Sheldon Guy tells Earl Mariott audience

Langley Secondary senior girls basketball coach Sheldon Guy speaks to a crowd at Earl Marriott Secondary Tuesday (Dec. 5) before an exhibition game about his experience with suddenly losing his sight, and how to pivot and adapt to the challenges life may bring. (Contributed photo)
Two of the top prospects in hockey battled it out at Prospera Place on Tuesday night.(@Kelowna_Rockets/Twitter)

Cristall wins the battle, Bedard wins the war as Kelowna Rockets fall in front of sold-out crowd

Rockets forward Andrew Cristall collected four points but Connor Bedard extended his point streak

Two of the top prospects in hockey battled it out at Prospera Place on Tuesday night.(@Kelowna_Rockets/Twitter)
Best friends and two of the top prospects in hockey: Kelowna Rockets forward Andrew Cristall (left) and Regina Pats forward Connor Bedard are set to each each other for the first time in their WHL careers. (Regan Bartel/Kelowna Rockets)

Top hockey prospects, best friends Bedard and Cristall set to battle it out in Kelowna

Rockets and Pats forwards first and second in WHL scoring

Best friends and two of the top prospects in hockey: Kelowna Rockets forward Andrew Cristall (left) and Regina Pats forward Connor Bedard are set to each each other for the first time in their WHL careers. (Regan Bartel/Kelowna Rockets)
The latest Sports Wall of Fame inductions were held Saturday night at the Cowichan Golf & Country Club. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Newest Sports Wall of Fame inductees honoured

Six individuals and one team recognized for their impressive credentials

The latest Sports Wall of Fame inductions were held Saturday night at the Cowichan Golf & Country Club. (Photo by Don Bodger)
The Canada and USA’s women’s hockey teams met at Prospera Place in Kelowna on Tuesday, Nov. 15. (HockeyCanada/Twitter)

Rivalry renewed in B.C. as Canada falls to USA in women’s hockey action

The Rivalry Series continues in Kamloops on Thursday

The Canada and USA’s women’s hockey teams met at Prospera Place in Kelowna on Tuesday, Nov. 15. (HockeyCanada/Twitter)
Flanked by Jaeden Williams (left) and Nathaniel Lucier, Cowichan’s Aiden Jeffries goes for a run during Bantam action on Week 1. (Jennifer Laver photo)

Poor air quality wins week 2 of Cowichan Bulldogs’ seasons

The first quarter saw the Bulldogs finding their groove

Flanked by Jaeden Williams (left) and Nathaniel Lucier, Cowichan’s Aiden Jeffries goes for a run during Bantam action on Week 1. (Jennifer Laver photo)
There’s still time to sign up for the Cowichan Women’s Football League’s junior girls program. (Chris Mann photo)

Jr. girls flag football back in Cowichan for second season

“We felt it was time to introduce the younger generations to the sport we all love”

There’s still time to sign up for the Cowichan Women’s Football League’s junior girls program. (Chris Mann photo)
Ethan Frehlick (second from left) at the YBC in Thunder Bay, Ontario, where he won a silver medal. (Photo courtesy of Michael Frehlick)

Cowichan pair knocking them down for the love of bowling

Brent Pinnell and Ethan Frehlick channeling their passion for bowling into success on a big stage

Ethan Frehlick (second from left) at the YBC in Thunder Bay, Ontario, where he won a silver medal. (Photo courtesy of Michael Frehlick)
Youbou horseshoes pitcher Jerry Melissa won the Western Canada Classic and finished fourth at the Canadian Championships last month. (Submitted by Jerry Melissa)

Youbou horseshoe pitcher best in the west, 4th in Canada

Jerry Melissa still going strong at 80

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Youbou horseshoes pitcher Jerry Melissa won the Western Canada Classic and finished fourth at the Canadian Championships last month. (Submitted by Jerry Melissa)
Stz’uminus canoe racing action last summer. (Photo by Duck Paterson)

Canoe races in Ladysmith set for Labour Day weekend

Stz’uminus seeking sponsor support for annual event

Stz’uminus canoe racing action last summer. (Photo by Duck Paterson)
George Johnson shows off a tub racing hat from the early 1970s. The hat is fitted with ear phones and has pockets that contained a radio and batteries, so safety crews and race officials could listed to reports on the race progress. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Rub-a-dub-dub: Nanaimo family keeping up 55-year tradition of tub racing

Johnson family’s old racing tub being refurbished to enter Sunday’s Nanaimo bathtub race

George Johnson shows off a tub racing hat from the early 1970s. The hat is fitted with ear phones and has pockets that contained a radio and batteries, so safety crews and race officials could listed to reports on the race progress. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
Organizer Keith Azak’s goal to continue building a large-scale open basketball tournament to Terrace. (Brittany Gervais/Terrace Standard)

‘Rockin’ to the final game’: High hopes for northern B.C. roundball tourney

The Riverboat Days Open Basketball Tournament tips off this August in Terrace

Organizer Keith Azak’s goal to continue building a large-scale open basketball tournament to Terrace. (Brittany Gervais/Terrace Standard)
Duncan product and national team member Sara Goodman signs autographs for young fans during a field hockey camp at the Cowichan Sportsplex last Sunday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Goodman returns to Cowichan for camp with national team

Field hockey star named to Canada’s World Cup squad

Duncan product and national team member Sara Goodman signs autographs for young fans during a field hockey camp at the Cowichan Sportsplex last Sunday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
Emmett Scyrup pitching for the Rockies. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Smooth path to Hopwo baseball title for Rockies

Duncan squad compiles five straight victories in Chemainus tournament

Emmett Scyrup pitching for the Rockies. (Photo by Don Bodger)