Camosun putters look to nationals

Camosun’s Chargers golf team recently won gold, winning the 2011 PACWEST Golf title and earning themselves a trip to the CCAA Championships on Prince Edward Island. Top-place finishes throughout the season indicate that this year’s Camosun team has a strong ability to capture a title at this year’s CCAA Championships. Head coach John Randle acknowledges […]

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Sports management students go tropical for Chargers

Tropical Thursday is upon us, and with the latest shift in Victorian weather it’s not a moment too soon. Attempting to generate support for the Camosun Chargers men’s and women’s volleyball teams, students in the sports management program at Interurban are organizing the first of several events over the 2011-2012 school year. Caleigh Hunter, a […]

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Drifting good outlet for drivers

Dan Cormier is emphatic that Capital City Drift is more than a racing series. It’s a community. A pair of strangers approached the former Camosun student in a Tim Horton’s parking lot a couple years ago after noticing his customized Nissan 200sx with swapped-in Skyline engine. They invited him to a drift event the next […]

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Royals electric in home opener

The Western Hockey League (WHL) has officially returned to the Capital Region. The Victoria Royals beat the Vancouver Giants 5-3 in front of a thunderous crowd of 7,006 at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Center on the evening of Saturday, September 24. The first ever win for the franchise avenged a 5-2 loss to the Giants in […]

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Canucks challenged to match last season

With last season’s Vancouver Canucks posting the most successful campaign in their 40-year history, this year’s group faces the challenge of repeating their regular-season success while also repeating an appearance in the Stanley Cup finals. Following a heartbreaking game-seven loss to the Boston Bruins, expectations for the 2011-12 season may be higher than ever before. […]

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Sports briefs: golf, PACWEST, scholarships

Chargers golf team slips to third After tackling challenging courses at the Okanagan Golf Club in Kamloops on September 24 and 25, the Camosun College Chargers slipped from second to third on the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) rankings. September 24 saw the Chargers play a solid first round on the Quail course, ending the […]

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Chargers profile on campus weak

Despite having consistently competitive teams in their respective leagues, the Camosun College Chargers appear to be mostly irrelevant to most students beyond the ones playing for them. The prospect of a cheap, live-sports alternative to more expensive options such as the Victoria Royals or Shamrocks should a viable opportunity for Camosun College students to support […]

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Sports briefs: BCCAA = PACWEST, Camosun alum into NCAA, Mad Mondays begin

BCCAA now PACWEST The British Columbia Colleges’ Athletic Association (BCCAA) is now the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST). The name was changed so it could better represent the membership of the association, which includes colleges and universities. PACWEST president Bruce Hunter believes that the change will give the organization a significant advantage when they decide […]

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Toronto Maple Leafs sue Ryerson

TORONTO (CUP)—Ryerson University might seem like an unlikely rival to Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), but the school is giving the sports giant some serious anxiety. MLSE filed an injunction against both Ryerson and Loblaw Companies in late June, demanding the university stop referring to its $60-million athletic facility, housed in the iconic Toronto […]

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