Athletics

List of 3 news stories.

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  October Sports Update

  10/24/2025
  Sports at Shawnigan get underway as soon as students are back at the School in September, and by late October, several of them are well into their respective seasons. In the case of some sports, like field hockey and volleyball, the end of the season is already in sight. We caught up with our teams recently for a rundown of what they’ve been up to so far.

   

  Rowing

   

  The rowing program is off to an excellent start to the fall season, having competed in regattas in Surrey on the Mainland, and Victoria on Vancouver Island, with a big one in Seattle coming up in early November, followed by the Head of Shawnigan on November 23.

   

  Shawnigan rowers earned a pair of third-place results at the Head of the Nicomekl in Surrey on September 27, while learning some great lessons in a competitive environment. The School was even more successful at the Head of the Gorge in Victoria on October 18. Sam P. and Isabella P. placed second in the open/university double out of 12 boats, mostly rowed by athletes 19 and over; Isabella P., Alex F., Sophie W. and Alaia R. placed third in the senior girls’ quad; the girls’ U15 quad of Emily D., Camila V., Henley D., Gigi G. and Tegan K. finished third, and the U19 quad of Edie H., Liv C., Teifi D. and Sam P. finished fourth. Also placing fourth was the boys’ U19 quad of Steven D., Max V., Norman W., and Radu A.

   
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  Summer Sports Roundup

  9/5/2025
  Over the weekend before they returned to school in earnest, many students were back on campus for pre-season sport camps, getting reacquainted and preparing for the upcoming ice hockey, field hockey and volleyball seasons.

   

  As those athletes settle into their fall routines, it is also an opportunity to celebrate the many successes our current students, alumni and staff members achieved during the summer in a wide array of sports.

   

  At the Canada Summer Games in Newfoundland and Labrador, Emma N. helped BC’s U18 girls to gold in rugby, while alum Jonty Nicholas and coach Mr. John Tait were part of BC’s silver-medal U20 men’s rugby team. Will E. helped BC to bronze in boys’ soccer, and Logan J. was part of Saskatchewan’s boys’ rugby team.

   
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  June Sports Roundup: Provincials and More

  6/23/2025
  The 2024-25 school year has been an excellent one at Shawnigan on several fronts, with standout performances in all sports over the course of the year. We wrapped up the year by qualifying for the provincial championships in rugby, tennis, badminton, golf, and track and field, and sent a big contingent to the national championships in rowing. Congratulations to all the athletes who represented Shawnigan in all sports this year.

   

  Rugby

   

  The senior boys’ and girls’ (Iron Women) 1st XV teams both won their respective Island championships and advanced to the provincial tournaments, where they both earned silver medals in their respective divisions.

   

  The boys moved through the AAA Tier 1 division with wins over Abbotsford in the quarter-finals and Oak Bay in the semis, then were beaten by St. George’s in the title game. The girls defeated Robert Bateman and Mark R. Isfeld before falling to D.W. Poppy in the AA championship match. The Colts also reached the junior boys’ provincial championships, where they battled through and finished the season with a victory.

   

  Three Shawnigan community members were honoured with awards during the coaches’ dinner held at provincials. Mr. Jeff Williams, head coach of the senior boys 1st XV, received the Distinguished Coaching Award; Eddie Evans ’81 (Lake’s) was presented with an Honourary Membership in the BC Secondary Schools Rugby Union in recognition of a lifetime of supporting high school rugby; and Walter van Halst ’84 (Lonsdale’s) also received an Honouray Membership in the BCSSRU for his time as Commissioner of the BCSSRU and Chair of the BC School Sports Rugby Advisory Committee.

   
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