} January 9, 2025
Successful home sweep sets Royals up for crucial late season road trip
Jamie Crooks’s two-goal performance lifted the Victoria Royals to a 4-1 victory on Wednesday night at Save On Foods Memorial Stadium. It was the second game of a two-game home set against the Seattle Thunderbirds. With the win, the Royals completed the season sweep of...How do the Vikes prepare for the spring over the holidays?
What do you do over the holidays? While most of UVic’s student population visits family and enjoys home-cooked feasts and restful nights’ sleep, most of the Vikes use the majority of the break to train and prepare for the spring season. From training camps to...![Making do with the West Coast in winter](https://martlet.ca/martlet.ca/uploads/2012/12/ice-photo-360x202-1.jpg)
Making do with the West Coast in winter
My skate blade makes a deep cut in the ice. I push off and take another long stride. I look up. Past my steamy breath, I can see the icy blue sky, the treeless mountaintops and the frozen lake. The glassy lake hiccups and gurgles with every stride. I skate faster and...![Wilderness Crew wow crowd at Lucky Bar](https://martlet.ca/martlet.ca/uploads/2012/12/WC-1-360x239-1.jpg)