The Bear Mountain Tennis Centre hosts its first event this weekend with the 35th annual Gllangcolme Tennis Festival. The triple-knockout, mixed-doubles tournament continues on the new red clay courts all weekend until Sunday, June 25.
Turning to the Bear Mountain links, register for the sixth annual Bear Mountain Men’s Amateur Golf Tournament taking place on July 8 and 9. Registration for non-members is $225 and $100 for members. For details, visit bearmountain.ca.
And coming up on the Bear Mountain Valley Course is the Legacy Golf Tournament, a benefit for Victoria Cool Aid Society Friday, July 14. Beginning at 1:30 p.m., the tourney supports the construction of new housing for the homeless. For information and event details, visit DriveToEndHomelessness.ca.
Tonight (June 23), is Alumni Night for the Victoria Shamrocks, who take on the Maple Ridge Burrards at 7:30 p.m. The ’Rocks will retire the jersey of Ranjit Dillon and players from the 1997 Mann Cup Championship team will drop the ball before the game.
The pre-game “tailgate” begins at 5:30 p.m. with music and Triple O’s burgers by donation, with proceeds benefitting the Victoria Shamrocks Alumni and the Westshore Rotary Club.
Next up, the Shamrocks host the Nanaimo Timbermen at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 30. Start your weekend off right with high-tempo lacrosse action.
Also look forward to the Junior Shamrocks, hosting the Langley Thunder on Saturday, June 24 at 5 p.m. After a Sunday roadtrip to Burnaby, the Jr. ‘Rocks return home Tuesday, June 27 to host the Nanaimo Timbermen for what’s sure to be a high-energy game.
It’s a busy week at Western Speedway, starting with the Lordco Demo Series, Bombers, Claimers and Drifters on Saturday, June 24. On Wednesday, June 28, the track hosts the Hornet Series. Looking ahead, next Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1 bring the Mid-Season Championship featuring AMCA Dwarf Car Invitational, Stock Cars, Mini Stocks, Super Sprints and Hornets. For details and a full schedule, visit westernspeedway.net.
In Div. 1 cricket, Metchosin travels to Beacon Hill Park pitch Saturday, June 24 to face the University team in a noon match-up. The next home game for the local players is Saturday, July 8 when they host the Alcos at noon.
The Div. 2 mid-week cricket schedule brings Central Saanich to the Metchosin Municipal Grounds turf Monday, June 26, for a tilt against the local squad.
It’s a busy weekend in high-performance baseball, with the Victoria Eagles and Victoria Mariners each playing four games. On Saturday, June 24 the Eagles host the Abbotsford Cardinals in a Lambrick Park doubleheader at 12:05 and 2:35 p.m. The same day, the Victoria Mariners host the Whalley Chiefs in a doubleheader with games at 1 and 3:30 p.m. at Layritz. Continuing Sunday, June 25, both teams switch competitors. The Eagles take on the Chiefs at 12:05 and 2:35 p.m. at Lambrick and the Mariners play the Cardinals at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Layritz Park.
Come Thursday, June 29, the two local teams square off in a 1:30 p.m. afternoon game at Lambrick.
Colin Gall is a local athlete and Grade 12 student at Mt. Douglas Secondary.
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