A Saturday Night Thank You The Club would like to thank Brittany Dewar & Cheryl Van Ierland of the D2 Women, for their seven hour shift tending bar Saturday night. The D3A VW Greens certainly appreciated their presence when they returned from Nanaimo at midnight. Thanks muchly ladies!

Super Bowl Sunday - The WINNERS! It was a great day down at at the Club for Super Bowl Sunday. We had ELEVEN Chilli entries and ALL were GREAT! Thank you to ALL who contributed. It was a tough decision but the judges awarded Tim Elwell's Bacon & Sausage Chilli the top prize. The runners up were the Masters B entry from Tobin & Zandar Brown(the Kamakaze Chilli) and the D3A Women's Sarah Rimmer for her Chocolate Chilli. And the rest...Trust me, they were ALL delicious. Thank you all. The New Orleans Saints were the victors in the Super Bowl and Jessica Fornelli won the BIG prize in the pools. Steve Fisher donated a lovely trophy to the club for any occasion and a NEW award has been given(temporarily of course). For 'The Best No Show For A Team Event', the trophy goes to....Garry Thomson. Were yer ears ringin' son? Ya can curse me later! A HUGE thanks goes out to the Masters A Men for hosting and organizing todays event. A special thanks to Big Kenny, Andyland & Ralph for your extra work. And another BIG thanks to ALL OF YOU who came out today. You are the BEST. To the rest of ya'...Well you KNOW, we missed you!

Premier Women Advance To TP Knockout The Premier Women played their third and final round robin match in Terry Price Cup action on Sunday. The Lady Wests were at a soggy Lambrick to play Gordon Head Gold. The Wests won the match, finishing equal to Gorge in points but second in GD, in TP Cup standings. The ladies now advance to the knock out stage. Todays goal scorers and next match info TBA. Final 2-0 Vic West.

Older Boys Crush Class Act The Over 50's took on Class Act over on Tyndall on Sunday and were up by two goals, through Rob Rawson and Martyn Thomson, within the first 25 min. Alan Postle added one more before half time and Penni scored the fourth with just 10 min to go. Rob Rawson was the Man of the Match with a fine display of fitness and ball distribution. Final 4-0 Vic West.

Scottish Women Rumbled By Gorge The O30B Scottish Women were at Hampton on a 'Scottish Summer Day' but failed to stop the stampeding Black shirts. The Wests had a day they'd rather forget, so we won't talk about it. 7-0 Dark Side.

Hoops Flattened By Fernwood Speaking of days to forget....The Masters B Men played Fernwood FC at Blanshard Sunday in a drizzly mess. And 'mess' was the outcome. Johnny Carroll got the consolation goal. 4-1 Fernwood.

D3A Women Pipped By A's The D3A Women were at Cedar Hill MS Sunday taking on hosts Victoria Athletics. In a close match that the Wests coulda, shoulda, woulda snare a share of the points, they.... didn't. Frankie Robinson got the VW goal in a losing cause. Final 2-1 A's.

O30B Women Clipped By Castaways The O30B Women, played their second game in three days, hosting Castaways at EVB Sunday. Two tough games in a row for the Wests was tough enough, but losing both was even tougher. The result was like the weather...Crappy! Final 2-0 Castaways.

D2 Buffalo Soldiers Take Three From JDF The D2 Women, the Buffalo Soldiers(Bob Marley fans, eh), hosted Juan de Fuca Sunday afternoon at EVB. The Ladies soldiered on taking another three points, nipping the visitors off an Amy Todd goal. Final 1-0 Vic West.

Greens Battle Hard In Nanaimo The D3A VW Greens were in Nanaimo Saturday night and found themselves in a real tough battle with the home side and THEIR referee. Each team had minimal chances in a game of thuggery. The hosts scored on their only shot as did the Greens. The difference was that Josh Ray scored his equalizer in the 85' making the bus ride home much more enjoyable. Final 1-1.

Ten Man 'Blues' Take The Points The 'Blues'...Gawd, I hate saying that. Do you know that Pompey wears Blue?....Excuse me, I digress. The D3A VW Spurs in their ALL blue kit hosted Gordon Head Saturday night at Finlayson. Rico Soto got the all important first goal to give the Spurs a deserved lead. After the break the Spurs were reduced to ten men and had to hang on for half an hour. AND that they did in spades, digging deep and securing all three points. Final 1-0 Vic West.

D1 Women Secure Another Point The D1 Women hosted Nanaimo Saturday night at Finlayson and sought all three points. The Ladies unfortunately gifted the visitors a first half lead despite good work and possession. After the break the Wests pressed to get back into the game and salvation AND a share of the points came from a Laura Mix equalizer. Final 1-1.

Cruelty In Cowichan A patched up Masters A team headed over the 'Hat Saturday to meet Cowichan at Sherman Road. With additional help from Brinder Bhangu & Graham Henry(thank you fellas - BIG time), the lads got stuck in and held their own. However in the dying moments of the game, the lads gave away the points off an Askew OG! Oh, the HORRORS! Unfortunately it was the ONLY difference in the game. Final 1-0 Cowichan.

Castys Catch Casuals At The Death The D4B VW Casuals were at P.I.S.E. Saturday tackling hosts Castaways FC. The Wests took the all important lead from a Tony Drolet strike and held onto it for 89 minutes. At the death, Castaways got the equalizer off a free kick. Dratz the luck....Final 1-1.

Vic West FC Dump Bays The D3B Vic West FC were seeking another three points to solidify their grip on the Championship and they did not fail. The Young Lads faced Bays Utd on Finlayson on Friday and NEVER fell behind. Cam Rose added FOUR goals to his season tally while Leigh Acheson and Aaron Murphy added singles to complete the rout. The Bays got one consolation(and a beauty it was) but it was nothing to change the result. Four points clear with a game in hand. Final 6-1 Vic West FC.

O30B Women Nipped By A's The O30B Women were away to A's Friday at Finlayson seeking to gain on the league leaders A's. Unfortunately the A's took all three points again but not without a West's fight. Karen Watts & Eddie Rufus got the West's markers but not enough for all three points. Final 4-2 A's.

The Redneck OhLimpiks Fri Feb 12th The D3A Women will be hosting the 'Redneck OhLimpiks' on Friday Feb 12th at the Clubhouse. The occasion is the start of Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. There will be games, prizes, 50/50 and drink specials. So dress up in yer FINEST Redneck ax-cessories & fashuns and  join us fer som' fun! Tha 'games' git started at 8PM. Click on the teaser ad below to see the event poster.

Volunteers Required The D3A Greens did a magnificent job of hosting at the Clubhouse this past weekend and NOW it's time for others to step forward to do the same. Cheryl Van Ierland & Brittany Dewar of the D2 Women will be on hand for this coming Saturday night(Thank You Ladies) but others are still required. It is not an onerous task and hell, you'll even have fun! If not, then when you show up at the Club to find it shuttered & closed, you will know why.

The Alex Stewart Memorial Trophy In honour of the late Alex Stewart, the Vic West Athletic Association would like to announce a new trophy to be awarded annually. The Alex Stewart Memorial Trophy will be awarded, starting in this, the 2009/2010 season, to a Vic West FC team Manager who best exemplifies what Alex Stewart brought to Vic West FC. Team Managers are the unsung heroes of teams and Alex was a hard working, behind the scene guy, who devoted ALL his time and efforts to ALL things Vic West. Along side of the prestigious Ab Travis and Al Davies Trophies, the Alex Stewart Trophy will honour what is BEST about Vic West FC. Who will be the FIRST winner? We'll see come April 2010.

Vic West FC Gear The Vic West FC gear page is a LITTLE out of date and will be updated VERY SOON for the 2009/10 season. There will be some new additions as well as old favourites. There will also be white Tees with the two colour "retro" club logo for sale at the Clubhouse in the very near future. Watch for the changes to the Gear page for pictures, prices & choices. To order any Vic West FC gear, contact us at info@vicwestfc.com .

HOW TO TELL IF CITY FIELDS ARE OPEN The City does not have a hotline number to call with respect to field closures. You can check the status at http://www.victoria.ca/sportsfields/index.php . You will have to register with your email address and a self assigned password. For the various clubs and regions on southern Vancouver Island, the homepage of the VISL www.visl.bc.ca , has extensive links to the same, providing up to date field conditions and/or telephone hotline numbers.