For the first time in league history, the Esquimalt-based Victoria Spartans junior bantam football team is Island champion.
The team clinched the victory from long-time provincial champions, the Victoria Renegades, with a convincing 22-14 win on Sunday in Langford.
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Eight teams form the co-ed league with rosters from Comox to Victoria, and Reuther said balanced competition gave way to a good season for each team. The Spartans finished 4-2 in regular season play.
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Reuther thinks the team is in good shape as they next face off against the Meadow Ridge Knights Nov. 25 in Langley aiming for a spot in the provincial championship game Dec. 3 in Coquitlam.
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The VICFA was founded by Roy Vollinger in the early 1990s and gives kids an opportunity to play football who may not otherwise have teams available at middle school.
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kristyn.anthony
