Mariners’ basketball victorious over Blues
The VIU Mariners’ women’s basketball team picked up their most lopsided victory of the season, with a 58-37 victory over the visiting Capilano Blues on November 15. The victory moved the Mariners above .500 on the season, improving their record to 3-2. The Mariners got off to a hot start and put the game out … Continued
Mariners continue hot start
The Mariners’ men’s volleyball team has opened the 2014-2015 PacWest season on a roll. The Mariners split a weekend series against the College of the Rockies Avalanche November 14 and 15 in Cranbrook to move their record to 6-2 on the season. The Mariners dropped their first match of the weekend series against the Avalanche … Continued
Mariners finish sixth at soccer nationals
It wasn’t the ending to the season they had hoped for, as the Mariners’ women’s soccer team ended the season with a sixth place finish at the CCAA National Championships, which were held in Medicine Hat November 5-8. The Mariners opened the tournament on a positive note, picking up a victory in their first game … Continued
Men’s soccer wins silver at Nationals
The Mariners’ men’s soccer team fell short in its quest for a nation- al championship, falling in the national final 5-4 to the host Sher-idan Bruins in a penalty shootout on November 8 in Oakville, Ontario. The game was a back and forth affair, with both teams leading at some point in the match. Victor … Continued
Women split weekend series
The Mariners’ women’s volleyball team played a weekend series against the College of the Rockies Avalanche on Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15. The team picked up a split in their weekend series. The first game of the weekend was a battle, going right down to the wire. The Rockies took the first set … Continued
Mariner men pick up big victories
It’s early in the PacWest basketball season, but the VIU Mariners are proving that they are a team to be reckoned with. The Mariners picked up two big victories November 14 and 15 at the VIU gym. On Friday, November 14, the Mariners took on the visiting Quest Kermodes. The game was a battle of … Continued
Clippers on top of Island division
The first weekend of November was a weird one for the Nanaimo Clippers. Friday, October 31 the team lost 3-1 to the Powell River Kings. The next night the two teams played again. This time, Powell River was victorious by a 3-0 score. Those games marked the first time since the opening weekend of the … Continued
Buccaneers add to crew
The Nanaimo Buccaneers have made a couple big trades in order to secure the team’s position in the VIJHL’s North Division. The Buccaneers acquired forward Dalton Dubetz from the Creston Thunder Cats and defenseman Wyatt Meiers from the Oceanside Generals. Both players were acquired in exchange for future considerations. Dubetz comes to the Buccaneers having … Continued