Having built a strong foundation as a player in both basketball and tennis, Howard Tooby was a natural coach who became a mentor to many Victoria athletes. On the hardwood, he scored his first title of note in 1950, when his Tillicum Athletics won the B.C. intermediate men's championship. Showing he could get the most out of diverse groups, his C&C Taxi junior women (1953) and Scott and Peden junior men (1955) captured Canadian crowns. Tooby was equally adept at the grassroots, coaching a generation of children in the First United Church program. On the tennis court, he complemented an impressive local playing career by earning a solid reputation as an instructor. Starting at the Oak Bay club, and later being named inter-municipal tennis co-ordinator with Oak Bay's Gordon Hartley, Tooby became a fixture in spring and summer clinics, teaching the game's basics and finer points to scores of area youngsters and adults.

Bingo and baseball brought the Evening Optimists and Wilf on to the ballpark in 1958 with the formation of the Evening Optimist Babe Ruth League. Growing up in James Bay, Wilf had played soccer with the Outer Wharf Rangers, managed juvenile teams and later, saved the Vic West F.C. from extinction. He became involved in baseball in 1952 and was the B.C. Director of Babe Ruth ball in the 1960's when the local leagues expanded to three. Wilf was Instrumental in hosting many tournaments in Victoria. For 20 years he was a tireless promoter of sport and he always gave credit to all those who volunteered. One of his last campaigns was the raising of funds to send the Saanich Evening Optimists to the Babe Ruth World Series.