Alison Daysmith and Judy Humber were the dominant Canadian female badminton stars of their era. Each won the Canadian singles title and represented Canada at the Uber Cup world championships and Commonwealth Games. The two badminton stars were great friends as youngsters and it was Daysmith who, in Grade 6, heard there was drop-in badminton at the old Victoria Badminton Club on Amphion Street. She dragged Humber down to the club one day and they started playing. Their prowess was evident early as Daysmith won the Canadian junior women's title three times and Humber twice. Their careers were stellar and Daysmith was three-time Canadian women's singles champion, the 1975 North American women's singles champion, 1966 and 1970 Commonwealth Games quarterfinalist and two-time Uber Cup team player for Canada. Humber was the Canadian singles champion once, Canadian doubles champion once and Canadian mixed champion once. She represented Canada at two Uber Cups and three Commonwealth Games.

Tom Restell was one of the greatest builders in the Greater Victoria sports community for more than a quarter of a century. He was a star goalkeeper of the storied Victoria West soccer side and from 1934 to 1948, Restell guarded the nets and also served as club manager for many of those years. As well, he was a star first baseman for senior baseball clubs in the 1930's before becoming secretary and treasurer for the Victoria Baseball Association. Restell devoted countless hours as manager of Vic West, Victoria United and Victoria City football teams and his baseball clubs of the 1930's. A Times Colonist aritcle on July 30, 1988 noted that "He (Tommy) served as president of Victoria West and is given credit for twice "rescuing" the soccer team from fading into oblivion. As a result, Victoria West today is recognized as the Canadian soccer team with the longest record of contnuous service."

He was also an exceptional referee and umpire. Indeed, Jim Tang, the late Colonist sports writer noted in a 1950 article that by that time Restell was "often called the dean of umpires and referees."

His organizing touch was found on baseball/softball diamonds and soccer fields all over the city. He was the manager of Victoria AII-Star teams that played against English First Division sides such as Fulham and superstars like Sir Stanley Matthews. Seeing the need to improve the game from the grassroots, Restell was instrumental in establishing the Colonist Soccer School and he began the Little Soccer League for young players aged 12 and under.