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[Victoria Watcher]

The ‘Cats have their much anticipated home opener Friday, June 7 against the Wenatchee AppleSox, with the buzz around the arrival of Manny Jr and Lucas Ramirez, sons of MLB superstar Manny Ramirez. They landed in Victoria on Monday and will now use the Edwards Family Training Centre to prepare for the home opener, guided by assistant coach Trovin Valdez.

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Victoria is on a six-game road trip to start the season, going 2-1 in three games in Kamloops followed by this Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday series in Kelowna.

[Nparker]

Applesox?

[Victoria Watcher]

I think the area is known for their apple farm industry.

 

 

 

 

 

Since its earliest settlement, Wenatchee has identified itself with apples. This trend continues today, with apples appearing in the names of everything from appliance and machine shops to square dance clubs, churches and the town’s semi-pro baseball team. Second graders in the Wenatchee School District study an apple unit every year. Washington State’s Apple Blossom Festival has been held in Wenatchee each spring since 1920. Images of apples are found on signs, billboards, letterhead and logos throughout the Wenatchee area as evidence that residents remain proud of this heritage.

How did Wenatchee come to identify itself as the “Apple Capital of the World”? Has the City embraced other slogans or been known for anything else?

 

https://www.wenatche...al-of-the-world

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 03 June 2024 - 09:56 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

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Close.

[Victoria Watcher]

 

9 wins in a row the Harbourcats are in a playoff position.

 

 

[Mike K.]

That's pretty good. So is the football game going to cause problems, for the Cats?

[Victoria Watcher]

It will if they make the playoffs likely. Or maybe only if they get a home game? I don’t know.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 02 August 2024 - 08:03 AM.

[Ismo07]

It will if they make the playoffs likely. Or maybe only if they get a home game? I don’t know.

 

Yeah they just wont get home games is all...  Not great...

[Victoria Watcher]

The Victoria HarbourCats are headed to the playoffs, with a twist on how that will play out.

 

Despite a 3-2 loss in Bellingham on Sunday afternoon, the HarbourCats made it four straight years in the WCL playoffs — and six of seven seasons — when results around the league cleared up some of the North Division playoff picture, with final placements still to be determined.

 

With Edmonton winning Sunday and Nanaimo dropping a 6-3 score in Wenatchee, the four North Division teams will be Victoria, Bellingham, Edmonton and Wenatchee.

 

Because of the City of Victoria committing to the CFL game later this month, and the timeline required for preparations, the HarbourCats will play all post season games away from Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park, and it’s likely the team’s first “home” game will be played at historic Serauxmen Stadium in Nanaimo. Details will be announced as soon as playoff pairings are confirmed and dates locked in.

 

https://harbourcats....-playoff-berth/

 

 

 

 

Fireworks at the park tonight:  

 

Monday’s game is the annual BC Day fireworks

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 05 August 2024 - 04:01 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

The HarbourCats securing a spot in the playoffs comes with a bit of a sour note, as the team is unable to play home games in Royal Athletic Park.

 

After Touchdown Pacific was announced to be hosted in Royal Athletic Park at the end of August, news later surfaced that the team would need use of the stadium after the end of the regular season on Aug. 7.

 

However, playoffs for the HarbourCats run until Aug. 16, meaning the team won’t have use of their home stadium for the games.

 

John Wilson, co-owner of the HarbourCats, says the team believes that this is a breach of the contract with the team, because the team has use of Royal Athletic Park until Aug. 20.

 

“I don’t think anybody did anything on purpose here, we believe that we have the rights to the park till the 20th which sees us through our playoffs,” Wilson said. “We’ve been in the playoffs six of the last seven years, including this year, and unfortunately, it doesn’t allow us to play here at this beautiful ballpark for our playoff games this year.”

 

However, Marianne Alto, mayor of Victoria, disagrees.

 

“Our contract allows for special events to take place,” Alto said. “We have been actually talking since last fall with the HarbourCats about the BC Lions game, and we’ve been prepared all through that time, as we’ve been having conversations ongoing to figure out a way to make the best of this.”

 

The HarbourCats will be busing the team and fans up to Nanaimo, which will host the playoff games, and Wilson says he is in talks with the city to pay for a portion of that expense.

 

“We’re trying to take the high road on this. I mean, the City has always been a good partner to us, and we love this ballpark, and we want to stay here and be part of the community, and I think our fans do too,” Wilson said. “So we’ll find a way to make this work and chalk it up some bad luck and come back next year strong with a full season and a full playoffs.”

 

 

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[Victoria Watcher]

The Victoria HarbourCats will play a home playoff game on Saturday at Serauxmen Stadium in Nanaimo. Thanks to Wilson’s Transportation, there will be two buses available to HarbourCats fans who wish to attend the game.

There are two ticketing options:

• $50 for a round trip bus ride + one ticket to the game
• $25 round trip bus ride for season ticket holders who already have a ticket to the game

The bus has 112 spots and will be sold on a first come first serve basis.

To purchase and reserve your bus tickets you can call the HarbourCats office at 778-265-0327 or come to the office at 101-1814 Vancouver Street.

FULL SCHEDULE DETAILS:

15:30 Spot at Save On Foods Memorial Centre, Gate 3/Player's Entrance

16:00 Depart for Nanaimo - Serauxmen Stadium

17:45 Drop at Serauxmen Stadium

18:35 Game begins

21:00 Spot at Serauxmen Stadium

21:30 Depart for Victoria

23:00 Drop at Save On Foods Memorial Centre, Gate 3/Player’s Entrance

Important notes:

• Fans who park at Save On Foods Memorial Centre will need to pay for parking
• Departure time from Serauxman Stadium is subject to change depending on what time the game ends

The HarbourCats hope to see as many fans as possible in Nanaimo to replicate that special Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park atmosphere on the road, and to support Todd Haney’s team on their quest for a Championship!

[Victoria Watcher]

Over 1000 fans were in attendance with many making the drive up to Nanaimo to support their team, proving once again that Victoria has the best fans in the West Coast League.

The HarbourCats are one win away from advancing to the next round and that game is Sunday at 6:35 PM in Wenatchee.

[Victoria Watcher]

This opening round series comes down to a deciding game three Monday night in Wenatchee at 6:35 PM! The winner will play either the Edmonton Riverhawks or Bellingham Bells, who also play a game three tonight.