North America accepts eSports with open arms

While eSports may not be taking the world by storm just yet, the phenomenon is taking root in North America. With the advent of online streaming and the release of new gaming titles, the popularity of eSports is growing at an incredible rate. The term “eSports” refers to the competitive play of video games and [...]

Sports briefs: top volleyball-ers, Olympic Victorians, Royals, Chargers results

Chargers women return to national rankings The Camosun College Chargers women’s volleyball team has returned to the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association national rankings for the first time since 2003, placing 13th overall in Canada. Head coach Chris Dahl said in a recent press release that he hopes it provides a better picture of how the [...]

Victorian runs island for Rwanda awareness

Eric Mazimpaka spent October running up and down Vancouver Island. He covered 560.5 kilometres with little money and little time to prepare. He slept in a car every night and was fuelled mainly off of candy. Mazimpaka began the run on September 27 and finished it on October 24, covering roughly 26 kilometres per day. [...]

Camosun’s rowing club off to a rollicking start

Camosun’s recently formed rowing club wasted no time getting to the podium when student athletes Graham Obee and Trish Mara medaled in the lightweight men’s single sculls and lightweight women’s single at the Western Canadian University Rowing Championship in Burnaby on October 23. The wins come mere weeks into Camosun’s rowing club existence. Although a [...]

Sports briefs: golf, basketball, Chargers results, Royals

Camosun fourth at golf nationals The Camosun College Chargers finished fourth overall at the 2011 PING CCAA National Golf Championships. The Chargers fell from second overall at the end of the first round, which coach John Randle said made for a disappointing day, but he’s happy with how his players reacted to the turn of [...]

Chargers volleyball team looking for kill

Camosun College starts its 18th year of athletic programs with one of its spotlights on the Chargers women’s volleyball team, who had a disappointing run last year. When the team gets into action this month, there are high hopes that this year will be an improvement upon the last. The 2011/2012 roster is made up [...]

Camosun putters look to nationals

Camosun’s Chargers golf team recently won gold, winning the 2011 PACWEST Golf title and earning themselves a trip to the CCAA Championships on Prince Edward Island. Top-place finishes throughout the season indicate that this year’s Camosun team has a strong ability to capture a title at this year’s CCAA Championships. Head coach John Randle acknowledges [...]

Sports briefs: Chargers win gold, Royals stop hunger, Soccer legend launches autobiography

Chargers golf win gold, coach nominated for Coach of the Year Thanksgiving weekend saw the Camosun College Chargers golf team win the 2011 PACWEST Golf title and it also marked the announcement of the nomination of head coach John Randle for the CCAA national golf coach of the year award. The final tournament decided the [...]

Sports management students go tropical for Chargers

Tropical Thursday is upon us, and with the latest shift in Victorian weather it’s not a moment too soon. Attempting to generate support for the Camosun Chargers men’s and women’s volleyball teams, students in the sports management program at Interurban are organizing the first of several events over the 2011-2012 school year. Caleigh Hunter, a [...]

Drifting good outlet for drivers

Dan Cormier is emphatic that Capital City Drift is more than a racing series. It’s a community. A pair of strangers approached the former Camosun student in a Tim Horton’s parking lot a couple years ago after noticing his customized Nissan 200sx with swapped-in Skyline engine. They invited him to a drift event the next [...]

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