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Canada’s Kiera Van Ryk spikes the ball in her team’s bronze medal victory over Cuba in the the 2023 NORCECA Senior Women’s Volleyball Continental Championship in Quebec City in a Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, handout photo. Canada’s women’s volleyball team scored a 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-17) win over Mexico on Saturday, but fell short in its bid to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Norceca, Mathieu Belanger

Canadian women’s volleyball team beats Mexico but fails to clinch Olympic spot

Only the top 2 teams in the pool will qualify

 

Annabelle Estrada, front, steadies herself on the corner with Ryder Lock, 10, close behind as they hit the track for warm-ups before the Racing 4 Change races began on Sunday. Photo: Karen McKinley

Greenwood dirt bike club opens track for Racing 4 Change

Route 3 Racing working to make dirt bike racing more affordable for all

 

The Vancouver Canucks’ top prospects opened the 2023 Young Stars Classic with a 7-1 victory against the Calgary Flames on Friday, Sept. 15, at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton. (Photo- Jennifer Small)

PHOTOS: Vancouver Canucks’ top prospects shine in Penticton

The annual Young Stars Classic runs through Monday, Sept. 18

 

Victoria Pros, with Lester Patrick, back row, second from the left, in the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay, circa 1913. (Craig Bowlsby Collection - Black Press file)

B.C.’s last Stanley Cup win among 5 defining moments in sports history

Hall of Fame highlights athletes Silken Laumann, Simon Whitfield, Steve Nash and Michelle Stilwell

Victoria Pros, with Lester Patrick, back row, second from the left, in the Patrick Arena in Oak Bay, circa 1913. (Craig Bowlsby Collection - Black Press file)
FILE - Sonny Seiler looks on from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech, Nov. 28, 2015, in Atlanta. Seiler, an attorney who owned the University of Georgia's famed line of “Uga” bulldog mascots and served as lead defense counsel in a notorious case that was chronicled in “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” died Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in his hometown of Savannah, Ga. He was 90. (AP Photo/Brett Davis, File)

Sonny Seiler of Georgia football mascots and “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” dies at 90

Frank “Sonny” Seiler, an attorney who owned the University of Georgia’s famed…

FILE - Sonny Seiler looks on from the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia Tech, Nov. 28, 2015, in Atlanta. Seiler, an attorney who owned the University of Georgia's famed line of “Uga” bulldog mascots and served as lead defense counsel in a notorious case that was chronicled in “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” died Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in his hometown of Savannah, Ga. He was 90. (AP Photo/Brett Davis, File)
Approximately 1,000 people volunteered over the course of the 55+ BC Games in Abbotsford this year. (55+ BC Games photo team)

PHOTOS: About 1,000 volunteers helped out at 55+ BC Games in Abbotsford

Some of the sporting event’s volunteers helped out every day to support athletes from around province

Approximately 1,000 people volunteered over the course of the 55+ BC Games in Abbotsford this year. (55+ BC Games photo team)
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant shoots a free throw during an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors on April 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Los Angeles Lakers to unveil Kobe Bryant statue outside their arena on Feb. 8

The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue of Kobe Bryant outside…

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant shoots a free throw during an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors on April 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Participants in the 55+ BC Games competed in multiple sports over four days in Abbotsford. The event wrapped up on Saturday, Aug. 27. (55+ BC Games photo team)

PHOTOS: 55+ BC Games fourth and final day in Abbotsford

Athletes from across the province compete in cycling, darts, track and more

Participants in the 55+ BC Games competed in multiple sports over four days in Abbotsford. The event wrapped up on Saturday, Aug. 27. (55+ BC Games photo team)
The Subaru Ironman 70.3 Victoria is taking place on May 29 in Greater Victoria with much of the cycling course on the Saanich Peninsula. (Black Press Media file photo)

QUIZ: Preparing for an Ironman

The gruelling event involves swimming, cycling and running

The Subaru Ironman 70.3 Victoria is taking place on May 29 in Greater Victoria with much of the cycling course on the Saanich Peninsula. (Black Press Media file photo)
Graeme and Laura Carlson have been riding with the CTV team for the past five years. photo submitted.

Grand Forks couple hit the road for annual Tour De Cure

Pharmasave owners have been riding in cancer fundraiser since 2019

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Graeme and Laura Carlson have been riding with the CTV team for the past five years. photo submitted.
Myrtle Acton of Sooke set new world records for women 90-94 in the shot put and hammer throw at the Canadian Masters Track and Field Championships in Langley on Friday, Aug. 11. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Masters athletes compete in national track and field championships in Langley

Athletes from their 30s to their 90s participated

Myrtle Acton of Sooke set new world records for women 90-94 in the shot put and hammer throw at the Canadian Masters Track and Field Championships in Langley on Friday, Aug. 11. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
The Big Effort Swim, the longest open-water swim event in Canada, saw 40 brave soles test their endurance last year at Christina Lake, including co-founder Sasha Tyoschin of Christina Lake, and Ben Blackmon of Calgary who did the 36 gruelling kilometres and almost 12 1/2 hours. The next instalment is happening Aug. 19 with 60 people already signed up, with more expected to register and participate. photo by Elizabeth Henne

Big Effort Swim on Christina Lake expected to bring more participants

Charity race could see up to 80-to-100 people hit the water Aug. 19

The Big Effort Swim, the longest open-water swim event in Canada, saw 40 brave soles test their endurance last year at Christina Lake, including co-founder Sasha Tyoschin of Christina Lake, and Ben Blackmon of Calgary who did the 36 gruelling kilometres and almost 12 1/2 hours. The next instalment is happening Aug. 19 with 60 people already signed up, with more expected to register and participate. photo by Elizabeth Henne
Volunteers work on putting down gravel for the crawl space of the first aid building in preparation for cement. Submitted photo

Volunteers, businesses pull together for Phoenix Ski Area

Work performed on facilities thanks to time and materials donations

Volunteers work on putting down gravel for the crawl space of the first aid building in preparation for cement. Submitted photo
Members of the Grand Forks Piranhas competitive swimming team snatch up pool toys to form a “mothership” raft and ferry it as a team as part of a training exercise, with a fun twist, on July 27. The team had been in intense training for regionals later this weekend. Photo Karen McKinley

Grand Forks’ Piranhas go to the ‘extreme’ training for regionals

Swim team’s training ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’-themed regimen

Members of the Grand Forks Piranhas competitive swimming team snatch up pool toys to form a “mothership” raft and ferry it as a team as part of a training exercise, with a fun twist, on July 27. The team had been in intense training for regionals later this weekend. Photo Karen McKinley
Zambia’s Martha Tembo, left, competes for the ball with Spain’s Mariona Caldentey during the Women’s World Cup Group C soccer match between Spain and Zambia in Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafaela Pontes)

The Women’s World Cup has produced some big moments. These are some of the highlights & lowlights

Women’s World Cup is taking shape with shocks and highlights as it…

Zambia’s Martha Tembo, left, competes for the ball with Spain’s Mariona Caldentey during the Women’s World Cup Group C soccer match between Spain and Zambia in Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafaela Pontes)
Canada’s 4 X100-metre relay team (left to right) Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse celebrate their bronze medal win during the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, Aug.6, 2021. The Canadian men’s 4x100-metre relay will get their upgraded Olympic silver medals today at the Canadian national trials in a medal reallocation ceremony.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Canadian men’s relay team to receive silver medals in reallocation ceremony

Official upgrade came in May 2022 after the disqualification of the British team due to a doping violation

Canada’s 4 X100-metre relay team (left to right) Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse celebrate their bronze medal win during the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan on Friday, Aug.6, 2021. The Canadian men’s 4x100-metre relay will get their upgraded Olympic silver medals today at the Canadian national trials in a medal reallocation ceremony.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
The Shitshows posed for a team and family photo after winning the A Division on Sunday afternoon. Photo Karen McKinley

Slo-pitch Classic kick up dust in Grand Forks

Fundraiser tournament brings in 20 teams from across interior

The Shitshows posed for a team and family photo after winning the A Division on Sunday afternoon. Photo Karen McKinley
This photo provided Tuesday July 25, 2023 by the Paris 2024 Olympics committee shows the torch that will be used for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Paris 2024 via AP)

Sleek and shiny torch for Paris Olympics unveiled with carbon footprint in mind and a year to go

The torch that will be used to carry the Olympic flame around…

This photo provided Tuesday July 25, 2023 by the Paris 2024 Olympics committee shows the torch that will be used for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Paris 2024 via AP)
Germany’s Alexandra Popp celebrates after scoring (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Popp returns in scoring form for Germany at Women’s World Cup

Alexandra Popp made an impressive return to the international stage with a…

Germany’s Alexandra Popp celebrates after scoring (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Canada’s Emma Wright scores during the gold medal water polo game against the United States at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. The Canadian women’s water polo team advanced to the quarterfinals at the FINA World Aquatics Championships with a 21-6 win over South Africa in Round of 16 action Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Silvia Izquierdo

Canada beats South Africa 21-6 to advance to women’s water polo quarterfinals

Canada will play the Netherlands in the next round

Canada’s Emma Wright scores during the gold medal water polo game against the United States at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. The Canadian women’s water polo team advanced to the quarterfinals at the FINA World Aquatics Championships with a 21-6 win over South Africa in Round of 16 action Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Silvia Izquierdo