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Melin, Hawkes bowl to bronze

Team B.C. has returned from a successful trip May 5-7 to the tenpin National Championships in Edmonton, Alta. 

Junior boys action saw Team B.C. bowler Logan Melin of Duncan Lanes finish third after the round robin, with six wins to advance to the stepladder where he bowled to a hard-earned bronze medal.

Melin also joined bantam and senior boys from Richmond to earn gold in the combo teams event.

On the girls' side, Duncan's Penelope Hawkes took four of her 12 matches for a sixth-place finish overall.

Hawkes was the bantam bowler on medal-winning Team B.C. combo team that included junior and senior players from Richmond and Kelowna, respectively.

"Our girls team fought hard but lost in a three-way roll-off with Southern Ontario and Manitoba with the Ontario team claiming bronze," said coach Bob Linde.

Duncan bowler national champion

Already the provincial champion, Nathan Wymore brought home the 2025 national five-pin bowling championship title back to Duncan Lanes after the event May 20-24 in Regina, Sask. It's just his third year back in the game after 15 years off — his home alley closed its doors in 2007. Wymore beat out bowlers from Alberta and Manitoba in the end to become the new Canadian Open Men’s Singles Champion.

Cowichan rugby stars playing in BC Rugby's Blue vs Gold games

Bella Anderton-Teasdale, Skye Koyote, and Carissa Norsten were among the rugby players named to the Island Blues for the 2025 BC Rugby Senior Women's Blue vs Gold games.

The series features several training days as well as three matches and is aimed at showcasing and preparing athletes for the Women’s Rugby World Cup taking place in England later this year. 

“The BC Blue vs Gold Series is the best standard of rugby we can provide to senior female athletes in B.C.," said Rugby Canada Senior Women’s XVs national team head coach Kevin Rouet. "These games are an important part of the pathway for athletes to access the Canadian National Senior Women’s program or Canada Select team. I am very excited to see athletes playing in a multi-game format and showing consistency in performance in these high-standard games.”

Game one of the three-game series took place in Delta on May 24 and Game 2 was set for May 31 at UVic. Game 3 is slated for back in Delta on June 7.

Cowichan Capitals add new players

The Cowichan Capitals have signed 2007 forward Noah Lawless for the upcoming season. With Fraser Valley Thunderbirds U18 team this past season in the BCEHL, Lawless scored 21 goals and earned 20 assists for 41 total points.

The Capitals have also inked 2006 forward Junsu Kwak of the Springfield Jr. Blues of the NAHL, where he had eight goals and 24 assists for 32 points this past season.

National Come Try Rowing Day

In conjunction with Rowing Canada Aviron and Provincial Rowing Associations, clubs across the country are hosting free introductory rowing sessions from this coming weekend. 

These sessions are designed to provide individuals new to rowing with their first on-water experience in a safe and welcoming environment. Maple Bay Rowing Club's session runs June 7 from 11:30 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. at the club on Beaumont Avenue in Maple Bay. To register visit the sign up page.

Rowing Club turns 50

The Maple Bay Rowing Club is celebrating 50 years of existence on June 21 at their Beaumont Avenue headquarters.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the club is hosting a barbecue, will show off their updated clubhouse, and have a display on the MBRC history. To learn more visit the Maple Bay Rowing Club on Facebook.