The EMCS Wolverines rugby teams had their home openers on Monday April 13th and Tuesday April 14th. The girls team kicked it off on Monday hosting Belmont, Spectrum and Glenlyon Norfolk schools for an afternoon of rugby 7s. The boys hosted Belmont and Esquimalt on Tuesday. The girls had the better weather, overcast and windy, compared to the boys who played under lashing rain throughout the afternoon. Photos of both days featuring the EMCS teams are posted below.
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Sports in Sooke April 11th 2026 – Blue Devils Junior Football Home Opener & Horseshoe Club Active
This weekend was overcast with a bit of drizzle but it didn’t stop sports activities from proceeding in Sooke. After our customary stop at Tim Horton’s for coffee we dropped by EMCS where the Blue Devils Junior Football program were having their home opener. They were hosting the Spartans from Victoria. There was a good crowd on hand and the EMCS parking lot was full. We took a number of photos of the first game, we’re guessing the Atom age group (7-9). Afterwards we dropped by the Horseshoe Pitching Association to get some photos of their renovations, scroll to the end to see those. If you use photos, please give credit to sookesports.ca in your posts.
Sports in Sooke April 4th 2026 – Junior Football at Journey Middle School and Pearson College at EMCS
It was a beautiful sunny Saturday on the Easter weekend in Sooke. I started at EMCS after stopping for a coffee at the nearby Tim Horton’s. Pearson College were having a sports day, a soccer tournament by the looks of it, more on that later but the big news was at Journey Middle School where over 20 teams from up and down the Island were having a Junior Football Jamboree.
Ravens Ridge Sports Box
I drove to the Ravens Ridge Sports Box, 2430 Phillips Road, on a sunny Saturday in March, March 21st to be exact, to see what this relatively new facility looked like and how it was being used. The facility was officially opened on June 26th 2022 as described in this account “On a hot sunny Sunday summer late afternoon in Sooke, a long-time goal for the community was achieved. Headlining yesterday’s event to open the Sooke Community Sport Box at Raven’s Ridge Park was Premier John Horgan who is MLA for Langford-Juan de Fuca where Sooke is the core of his base.”
Sooke Celtic vs Lakehill – Jackson Cup Semi-Final
Sooke Celtic lost 2-1 to Lakehill in the Sir John Jackson Cup semifinal, the match was tied at 1-1 at the half. Lakehill’s first half goal was a penalty kick. The match was played at Fred Milne Park in front of several hundred home fans. I also saw Robb, the610photographer, at the match so check with him for photos as well. Phillip at Sideline Photos has a great selection of photos from the match, check out the link on his website.
Photos below by Mark, editor@sookesports.ca
Soccer
The Sooke Soccer Club has a significant local presence, with teams competing in the Vancouver Island Soccer League (VISL).
Baseball
Sooke has two distinct “tribes”: the youth fastpitch community and the massive adult slo-pitch scene.
Hockey
Hockey is a popular and growing sport in Sooke with the Sooke Minor Hockey Association experiencing a significant increase in registration in recent years.
Lacrosse
Sooke is moving from being a “travel-only” sport to having its own dedicated local programs thanks to the new outdoor box.
Rugby
Currently, Sooke does not have its own standalone rugby club. Local players typically play for Westshore RFC in Colwood or participate in school programs and regional camps.