Bachler moved to mainland
The Cowichan Valley Capitals have sent forward Darius Bachler to the Langley Rivermen to complete a previous deal that included future considerations.
A fan-favourite in Cowichan, Bachler's move to the Rivermen is a homecoming for the Langley-born player, who is entering his final year of eligibility in the BCHL.
In 124 regular season games over two and a half seasons with Cowichan, Bachler had 23 goals and 31 assists for 54 points.
CWFL's Mother's Day weekend games featured moms and daughters
Mother’s Day weekend featured two mother-daughter combinations in the CWFL. For the Cowichan Wild it was Ginette and Piper Bilina and for the Bali Storm it was Rachel and Grace Paddle.
On Friday night the City Law defeated the Cowichan Wild 19-0 in an exciting game. The Shawnigan Lake Cougars also played that night, clawing their way to a 46-14 victory over the Bali Storm.
On Mother’s Day only three games were played as the Nanaimo Ravens forfeited to the valley Crew 25-0.
The Bali Storm got great play from their rookies to get past the Cowichan Wild 39-18 and the City Law defeated the Victoria Wolfpack 19-6.
The last game of the day had the Shawnigan Lake Cougars tear through the Victoria Wolfpack 38-0.
U13 Duncan Donutts earn silver
The U13 Duncan Donutts softball team brought home silver from a tournament in Nanaimo May 3-4. The group worked hard but fell jut short of the championship title.
QMS boys rugby third at Rockridge 7s invitational
With three wins and a loss, the QMS boys rugby team earned third place at the Rockridge 7s invitational in West Vancouver earlier this month.
The squad first beat Yale 17-10, then L.A. Matheson 33-0 to advance to the semi-finals against Robert Bateman, where they lost. In the bronze medal game, QMS bounced back to a dominating 31-19 victory over Argyle to end the tournament with a win.
WHL Bantam Draft sees Shawnigan, Duncan players selected
Shawnigan Lake School U15 Prep goalie Donagh Esler-Twiss of Victoria, was selected in the fourth round, 86th overall, in the 2025 WHL Bantam Draft by the Calgary Hitmen.
Duncan product Jackson Beggs, a defender who plays with the Burnaby Winter Club's U15 Prep Academy, also went in the fourth round, at 92nd overall, to the Seattle Thunderbirds.
The players were two of just four players from Vancouver Island to be selected inside the top 100 picks. Two players from Campbell River, centre Kane Nicholas (BWC Academy U15 Prep) and goalie Kole Anderosov (St. George's School U15 Prep) were selected at 45th and 63rd respectively.
Triathlons coming this summer
On June 29 the Cowichan Challenge Triathlon takes place in and around Fuller Lake.
For many years the race was organized and run by the CeeVacs Running Club but last year was taken over by Human Powered Racing.
This year the standard race begins with a 100m swim in the waters of Fuller Lake before athletes take to their bikes for a 40km ride along country roads near Crofton and Chemainus and a 10km run on municipal trails.
A sprint/junior course is also being offered as well as shorter distances for youth from ages 14/15 right down to ages 6/7.
The Challenge also has an aquabike (swim and bike) course.
The Honeymoon Half Gravel triathlon is coming to the Cowichan Lake area on July 20. It's not your average 70.3 road event, it's a triathlon with a twist as the course isn't on the paved road. It's mostly on gravel forestry roads through the wilderness that surrounds Honeymoon Bay near Lake Cowichan.
Sanctioned by Triathlon B.C., the race kicks off with a 1900m swim in Cowichan Lake followed by a 90km loop along gravel roads through the forests and river valleys south of the lake. The run is a 21km modified loop on trails, gravel roads and paved roads overlooking Cowichan Lake.
"There is also a standard distance race consisting of a 950m swim/43K bike and 10K run with a less challenging bike course profile," said organizers.
Athletes will have 10 hours to complete the race with intermediate cutoffs at 75 minutes to complete the swim and 7 hours and 30 minutes to complete the bike course.
