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Duncan Christian’s Julianna Kapteyn sets the ball with teammate Sydney Dollman getting ready in front of the net during round-robin play against Lake Cowichan at the Island senior girls championships last Friday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Duncan Christian Chargers opt out of volleyball provincials

DCS had qualified as Island silver medallists

Brentwood College’s senior boys soccer team celebrates after beating Carihi on penalty kicks to win the AA Coastal Region championship in Burnaby last week. (Submitted by Brentwood College School)

Brentwood College claims Coastal provincial soccer title

Team endures two rounds of penalty kicks to win gold

Brandon Tolfo scored two goals for Cowichan Oak FC in a 5-1 win over Vic West Wanderers last Saturday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Frustrated Cowichan LMG plays to 3rd straight loss

Div. 3 Oak FC surging with 5 wins in 6 games

Despite dismal conditions, parkrunners head out on the course for the Nov. 27 event. (Claire Curtis photo)

Shawnigan Hills parkrun report for Nov. 27

Five first-timers including ‘parkrun tourist’ from the UK

Despite dismal conditions, parkrunners head out on the course for the Nov. 27 event. (Claire Curtis photo)
ALYSSA KLOTZ

‘Alyssa Klotz Show’ a huge hit for Cowichan United

Four-goal effort propels United past Peninsula

ALYSSA KLOTZ
Owen Wood, pictured here in a home game earlier this season, had a try and four conversions for the Cowichan Piggies against Nanaimo last Saturday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Cowichan Piggies clobber Nanaimo, prepare for Island final

Cowichan will face Castaways for Times Cup

Owen Wood, pictured here in a home game earlier this season, had a try and four conversions for the Cowichan Piggies against Nanaimo last Saturday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
Seen here in a home game earlier this season, Carolyn Gudmundseth was the Back of the Match for the Piggies against Nanaimo last Saturday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

1st Division Cowichan women top Nanaimo in last match before Island final

Hornets sting first, but Piggies prevail 53-5

Seen here in a home game earlier this season, Carolyn Gudmundseth was the Back of the Match for the Piggies against Nanaimo last Saturday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
The peewee Cowichan Bulldogs celebrate their silver medal win at the Island championships. (Jen Laver photo)

Peewee Cowichan Bulldogs take Island silver

9-man football provincials still to come for ‘Dogs

The peewee Cowichan Bulldogs celebrate their silver medal win at the Island championships. (Jen Laver photo)
Stu Barker provided all the offence the 49ers needed to beat Gorge last Saturday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Despite injuries, Cowichan 49ers keep rolling

Barker and Achurch give Niners a 1-0 win over Gorge

Stu Barker provided all the offence the 49ers needed to beat Gorge last Saturday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
Kerry Park forward Reid Fitzpatrick skates into the opposing zone during the Islanders’ game against the Peninsula Panthers last Saturday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Kerry Park Islanders in tough stretch with 3 losses

Colten Thompson a bright spot with 3 goals in 2 games

Kerry Park forward Reid Fitzpatrick skates into the opposing zone during the Islanders’ game against the Peninsula Panthers last Saturday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
MCCOY BIDEWELL

Mistakes prove costly as Cowichan Capitals fall to Langley

New goalie Bidewell stands tall in home debut

MCCOY BIDEWELL
Lake Cowichan Kraken forward Mitchell Billings carries the puck against the Port Alberni Bombers at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena last Friday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Gazette)

Two more wins for Lake Cowichan Kraken

Sea Monsters sink Buccaneers and Bombers

Lake Cowichan Kraken forward Mitchell Billings carries the puck against the Port Alberni Bombers at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena last Friday. (Kevin Rothbauer/Gazette)
BCHL

BCHL taking out-of-conference games off the schedule for rest of 2021-22 season

The league is shifting to regional matchups with travel still hindered province wide

BCHL
Cowichan Secondary graduates Melanie Robertson, Chloe Langkammer, Robin Fleming and Ashton Aumen helped the UVic Vikes win their third straight USports field hockey championship in Toronto earlier this month. (Seyran Mammadov photo)

Cowichan quartet helps UVic to 3rd straight field hockey title

Fleming named finals MVP, Langkammer Rookie of the Year

Cowichan Secondary graduates Melanie Robertson, Chloe Langkammer, Robin Fleming and Ashton Aumen helped the UVic Vikes win their third straight USports field hockey championship in Toronto earlier this month. (Seyran Mammadov photo)
DAVID JACOBS

Cowichan Capitals’ Jacobs picked for BCHL All-Star Tournament

Forward is among league’s leading scorers

DAVID JACOBS
ADAM JEFFERY

Cowichan Capital’s Jeffery commits to RIT

Forward is Caps’ 7th Div. 1 commit

ADAM JEFFERY
DCS’s Cohen Floucault fires back at Brookes Westshore during the Island championships. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Duncan Christian Chargers take hard-fought fourth at Islands

Senior boys team edged by Brodeur in must-win match

DCS’s Cohen Floucault fires back at Brookes Westshore during the Island championships. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
Sam Gerbrandt, Teddy James, Nina Lampinen, Clara Lake, Waylin MacGregor and Matthew Ruiter were among the 11 swimmers who represented the Duncan Stingrays at the Comox Valley Sharks’ Fall Meet Series last weekend. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)

Personal bests fall for Duncan Stingrays at Comox meet

Seven swimmers set 100 per cent PBs

Sam Gerbrandt, Teddy James, Nina Lampinen, Clara Lake, Waylin MacGregor and Matthew Ruiter were among the 11 swimmers who represented the Duncan Stingrays at the Comox Valley Sharks’ Fall Meet Series last weekend. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen)
Brentwood College School won the Central Vancouver Island Junior Girls B Volleyball Championship last week. (Submitted by Tanya Scheck)

Brentwood College wins Central Island jr. girls volleyball title

Champs hold off Duncan Christian to win

Brentwood College School won the Central Vancouver Island Junior Girls B Volleyball Championship last week. (Submitted by Tanya Scheck)
Parkrunners warm up before hitting the course for the Nov. 20 event. (Claire Curtis photo)

Shawnigan parkrun perseveres through the storm

Flood damage forces last-minute course change

Parkrunners warm up before hitting the course for the Nov. 20 event. (Claire Curtis photo)