Shawnigan Lake

Shawnigan Lake students have qualified to represent Vancouver Island at the World Robotics Championships in Dallas, Texas next month. The team, (from left) includes: Tye Edgson, Aniela Hagen, Kyan Miranda, and Ben Pickens. (Arden Gill/Shawnigan Lake School) Shawnigan Lake students have qualified to represent Vancouver Island at the World Robotics Championships in Dallas, Texas next month. The team, (from left) includes: Tye Edgson, Aniela Hagen, Kyan Miranda, and Ben Pickens. (Arden Gill/Shawnigan Lake School)

Shawnigan Lake School team qualifies for World Robotics Championships

Miranda, Edgson and Hagen all from the Cowichan Valley, while Pickens is an international student

  • Mar 27, 2023

 

Captain Carson Strom and the Kerry Park Islanders were ousted from the first round of the playoffs, March 9, by the Victoria Cougars. The Cougars won Game 5 by a 3-2 score and took the series 4-1. (Todd Blumel photo)

Islanders bow out in first round of playoffs in heartbreaker

Passmore said his players showed great character, energy and purpose

 

Through four playoff games Kerry Park Islanders rookie Carson Brown sits seventh in league playoff scoring with four goals and two assists for six points. (Todd Blumel photo)

Cowichan’s Islanders on the brink of playoff eliminaton

Headed into Game 5 tonight (Thursday, March 9), the Kerry Park Islanders…

 

Carson Strom carries the puck up the ice during a game against the Lake Cowichan Kraken last month. (Todd Bumel photo)

Kerry Park Islanders face Victoria Cougars in first-round of the VIJHL post season

“We would love to see the community there at our home games”

Carson Strom carries the puck up the ice during a game against the Lake Cowichan Kraken last month. (Todd Bumel photo)
A Sooke teenager has died following a Sunday morning crash on the Trans-Canada Highway at Fisher Road in Cobble Hill. (File photo)

Sooke teenager dead after crash on TCH in Cowichan Sunday

Weather conditions may have played a role

A Sooke teenager has died following a Sunday morning crash on the Trans-Canada Highway at Fisher Road in Cobble Hill. (File photo)
Members of the Duncan Skating Club show off their ribbons following the Vancouver Island Regional Skating Championships Feb. 3-5 in Nanaimo. (Todd Blumel photo)

Cowichan skaters succeed at Vancouver Island’s regional skating championships

Duncan and Kerry Park skating clubs both participated

Members of the Duncan Skating Club show off their ribbons following the Vancouver Island Regional Skating Championships Feb. 3-5 in Nanaimo. (Todd Blumel photo)
Cross-town rivals, the Kerry Park Islanders and the Lake Cowichan Kraken met for the final time this season, with the Isles taking the game by a 6-2 score. (Todd Blumel photo)

Kerry Park Islanders clinch VIJHL playoff berth

Hard work pays off for junior b squad

Cross-town rivals, the Kerry Park Islanders and the Lake Cowichan Kraken met for the final time this season, with the Isles taking the game by a 6-2 score. (Todd Blumel photo)
Gusting winds caused power outages and other damage across the Cowichan Valley Monday afternoon and evening. A tree fell onto this car while the occupants were driving in the Cowichan Valley Monday evening. (Courtesy of IG: @fuelforthesole)

UPDATE: Branch smashes car window as Cowichan hit hard by windstorm

Thousands left without power in the Cowichan Valley region

Gusting winds caused power outages and other damage across the Cowichan Valley Monday afternoon and evening. A tree fell onto this car while the occupants were driving in the Cowichan Valley Monday evening. (Courtesy of IG: @fuelforthesole)
Kerry Park Islanders winger Bryce Burnett powers up the ice. Burnett had two goals and an assist against Nanaimo on Feb. 9. (Todd Blumel photo)

Kerry Park Islanders to refocus on the fundamentals after big loss

Victory over Nanaimo shows the team is capable

Kerry Park Islanders winger Bryce Burnett powers up the ice. Burnett had two goals and an assist against Nanaimo on Feb. 9. (Todd Blumel photo)
Goaltender Eric Young was a difference-maker in the Kerry Park Islanders 2-1 overtime win against Saanich on Feb. 3. (Todd Blumel photo)

Kerry Park Islanders learning how to climb the VIJHL standings

Recent play has junior B team eyeing a playoff spot

Goaltender Eric Young was a difference-maker in the Kerry Park Islanders 2-1 overtime win against Saanich on Feb. 3. (Todd Blumel photo)
Defender Eric Stinson had a stellar effort in the Kerry Park Islander’s 6-5 victory over the Port Alberni Bombers over the weekend. (Todd Blumel photo)

Another win for streaking Kerry Park Islanders

The Isles had just one game last week

Defender Eric Stinson had a stellar effort in the Kerry Park Islander’s 6-5 victory over the Port Alberni Bombers over the weekend. (Todd Blumel photo)
Lake Cowichan Kraken captain Sukhraj Narwal sends Kerry Park’s Nick Hovde for a ride during cross-town rivalry VIJHL hockey action Sunday night at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena. (Todd Blumel photo)

Kerry Park Islanders prevail 2-1 in cross-town rivalry game

Lake Cowichan goes 0-2 at home over the weekend

Lake Cowichan Kraken captain Sukhraj Narwal sends Kerry Park’s Nick Hovde for a ride during cross-town rivalry VIJHL hockey action Sunday night at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena. (Todd Blumel photo)
Two small vehicles collided at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Fisher Road Tuesday night just before 5 p.m. (Submitted photo)

Tuesday’s TCH crash at Fisher Road slowed commute

Safety improvements for dangerous intersection pending

Two small vehicles collided at the intersection of the Trans-Canada Highway and Fisher Road Tuesday night just before 5 p.m. (Submitted photo)
Kerry Park’s Jacob Wingfield breaks away from the pack during the Islanders and Lake Cowichan Kraken’s game at Kerry Park Arena earlier this season. (Sarah Simpson/Gazette)

Islanders find success at home while working on road game

“Overall the team is working hard, getting good results by trying to not beat ourselves”

Kerry Park’s Jacob Wingfield breaks away from the pack during the Islanders and Lake Cowichan Kraken’s game at Kerry Park Arena earlier this season. (Sarah Simpson/Gazette)
(Arden Gill/Shawnigan Lake School photo)

Island hockey star golden with U18 Team Canada

Canada Winter Games is Morgan Jackson’s next big tournament

(Arden Gill/Shawnigan Lake School photo)