Sports

More than just a sports tournament — UVic fencing club honours founder Nan-Sang Ho’s legacy

With 30 different sports clubs at UVic, countless tournaments happen every year, but the UVic Fencing Club recently held an event like no other.

UVic women’s basketball hosts first tournament of the season

The Vikes Women’s basketball team hosted an invitational tournament at CARSA to start their year, and they're looking forward to the season.

Vikes basketball season starts off with three wins at home

After an impressive trio of wins this weekend, the UVic Vikes men’s basketball team has their eyes set on the title of national champions
Thunderfest, photo by Sajjan Sarai.

Highlights from the UVic Vikes

With the semester coming to a close, varsity sports have also come to an end. The Vikes varsity teams competed well, brought home hardware, and put up jaw-dropping performances. While…
A couch with discarded popcorn. Photo by Phillip Goldsberry via Unsplash.

No sports game excuses the physical or mental abuse of others

Many of us have witnessed how masses of lively and unwaveringly devoted sports fans can quickly become a forest fire: wild, unruly, and uncontrollable. From the cars and garbage cans…
Image by Krustovin August via Pixabay.

Human rights campaigns around the FIFA World Cup

From FIFA-led campaigns, to campaigns protesting the football organization itself, here are some of the most salient human rights campaigns that were brought to light in the midst of the…

Days of Thunder event draws large crowd to watch men and women play

The Vikes basketball programs kicked off their seasons and fans showed their support at Days of Thunder on Nov. 25 and 26.
Vikes varsity soccer player

An insider look at the UVic Vikes varsity teams

UVic offers a host of varsity sports, and maybe you should become familiar with the teams and how you can watch them compete. Take it from a Vikes athlete, here's…
Jose Sagaste, photo provided by UVic Vikes.

Vikes men’s soccer begins season under new coach

For the first time in 34 years the Vikes men's soccer team has run out onto the pitch under new leadership. Vikes soccer alumnus Larry Stefanek has taken over as…

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