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Victoria HarbourCats | Victoria Golden Tide and Camosun’s Athletic and Exercise Therapy Clinic form partnership for 2021-2022 season

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AET staff to keep Golden Tide players in tip top shape during CCBC season

For Immediate Release

August 3, 2021

Victoria, BC – The Victoria Golden Tide, Victoria’s entry in the Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) is pleased to announce a partnership today with Camosun College’s Athletic and Exercise Therapy Clinic (AET) for the 2021-2022 CCBC season.

The AET will provide athletic therapy and other health and wellness services to Golden Tide players and coaches throughout the year, including having student athletic therapists on site at Wilson’s Group Stadium on game days to get players ready to play and to deal with any injuries that arise during the course of a game.

Players will also be able to book time with AET therapists at the AET clinic on an as needed, basis and take full advantage of AET’s on campus facilities.

Camosun’s AET Clinic has a long-time history of providing Student Athletic Therapists and certified Athletic Therapists to the Victoria HarbourCats of the West Coast League and it is that same level of care and commitment that the AET will provide to the Golden Tide and its players.

“This new partnership will bring immense opportunities for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Athletic and Exercise Therapy degree program through both clinical and field placement opportunities,” notes Jamie Johnson, Manager of the AET. “Also, Victoria Golden Tide student athletes will be using the Clinic for their injury rehabilitation and prevention, as needed. We are grateful for this new partnership and we look forward to providing top notch care for the players and to an exciting year of baseball!”

Jamie Johnson, Manager of the Camosun College AET

The Victoria Golden Tide will play as part of an eight-team conference called the Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) which is for university students that in addition to Victoria, has teams in Nanaimo (Vancouver Island University), Kelowna (Okanagan College), Kamloops (Thompson Rivers University), Chilliwack/Abbotsford (University of the Fraser Valley), Calgary (University of Calgary), Lethbridge (Prairie Baseball Academy) and Edmonton (Edmonton Collegiate Baseball Club).

The Golden Tide is scheduled to begin their fall exhibition season on September 11, with 11 home games, plus inter-squad games at Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria. The FALL Home Opener will be Friday, September 17 at 6:00 pm against Thompson Rivers University. The CCBC regular season will begin in April of 2022, with approximately 18 home games to be scheduled.

Tickets for the Golden Tide will be on sale at the gates, or can be purchased in advance at the HarbourCats offices or by calling 778-265-0327. Seating is $10.00 Grandstand preferred and $5.00 anywhere else. Rush seating. HarbourCats season ticket holders get first preference for their normal seats. Booster Club “season” packages are also available for $200.00 which provide priority seating for all fall and spring games in our Campbell Club or Diamond Club sections. For details contact Christian at 778-265-0327 or by e-mail at chris@harbourcats.com.

About the Athletic and Exercise Therapy Clinic
The AET Clinic is an extension of Camosun’s Centre for Sport & Exercise Education, offering both a state of the art applied learning environment for Camosun students, and exemplary services to our clientele. The AET Clinic offers fee-per-service appointments including, immediate care, reconditioning of musculoskeletal injuries, and health assessment associated with the prevention and management of chronic disease. This includes Athletic Therapy, Musculoskeletal Assessment and Rehabilitation, Exercise Therapy, Fitness and Health Risk Assessment and Evaluation, LASER Therapy and Stabilizing Orthotics. Details can be found at https://camosun.ca/services/health-and-wellness/athletic-exercise-therapy-clinic

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VISL, and HarbourCats/NightOwls, enter strategic partnership

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Different sports, but the same community ideals.

The Victoria HarbourCats and Nanaimo NightOwls, of baseball’s West Coast League, and the Vancouver Island Soccer League, have entered into a strategic partnership intended to assist the entities in growing grassroots sports and improving facilities on Vancouver Island.

The VISL provides programming and championships on the Island and leads leagues which give the best soccer players an avenue to play the sport for life. Championships such as the Jackson Cup, with many finals played at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria, serve as the crown jewel of the VISL.

 

More than 6,000 participants are involved with the VISL — sports fans, who will keep track of the Island’s top baseball programs, the HarbourCats and NightOwls, who combined to draw more than 100,000 spectators in 2024.

 

The baseball teams and VISL will jointly promote each others’ schedules, and provide opportunities for youth participation.

“Baseball fans are soccer fans, and soccer fans are baseball fans — it’s about supporting quality programs on the island and furthering awareness. Adding youth opportunities between the two will be the cherry on top.”

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Victoria HarbourCats – You’re Invited! Christmas Open House, November 28-29

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Please join us as we usher in the Holiday Season with our annual Christmas Open House!

When:  Thursday and Friday, November 28 and 29
Time: 12 Noon to 7 PM each day
Where: HarbourCats office 101-1814 Vancouver Street. 

Come by to say hello and enjoy some hot cider and other beverages and snacks and talk about our upcoming 2025 season!

Plenty of merchandise on hand for the HarbourCats fan on your Christmas list – all at 20% off for the month of November!  Plus plenty of HarbourCats and Victoria Golden Tide items available on our special $10.00 clearance rack!

Season tickets and 10-game flex packs will also be available for sale and as a special BLACK FRIDAY bonus, we will throw in a free-gift with the purchase of any 10-pack or season ticket package.

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

 

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A top-end catcher and four arms to throw strikes to him make up the latest signings for the Nanaimo NightOwls.

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Wirthgen has MLB bloodlines as the nephew of former MLB slugger and manager Phil Nevin, the first overall pick in the 1992 draft who played for six teams and hit 41 home runs for the Padres in 2001 as part of a 1,200-game career. A strong defensive catcher with power potential, Wirthgen played in the Alaska summer league in 2024.

 

Teper, also from D1 powerhouse Cal Baptist, is an aviation major who plans to fly planes once his days in pro baseball are over. The lefty will be counted on in key situations this summer, and made 11 appearances, including three starts, in the Alaska league in 2024.

 

Three players will arrive from the University of Pikeville, where they play for new NightOwls coach Cody Andreychuk — including returning lefty Richtter Castillo, a Venezuelan fan favorite who pitches with a lot of emotion and did strong work out of the bullpen for pitching coach Gorm Heimueller in 2024. Castillo was 1-1 with a 3.75 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 12 innings.

 

Shaye McTavish, a Canadian addition from Lethbridge, has been a starter at UPike and in the Western Canada summer league. Schultz, another power arm from Lethbridge, has summer experience in the WCBL in Swift Current and is developing into a high leverage righty for Andreychuk.

 

Season tickets and 10packs are available for 2025 and information can be found by emailing GM Tina Cornett — tina@nanaimonightowls.com

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