Nirmal Dillon came out of minor lacrosse to become one of the greats of the sport, on and off the floor. He first came onto the lacrosse radar starring for the Junior Shamrocks and helping lead them to the 1962 Minto Cup title. His leadership skills were evident as he was selected captain of the Senior Shamrocks for five of his 11 playing seasons with the WLA team, in which his cunning play and blazing speed allowed him to finish with 227 goals, and 390 assists in 342 games to land in the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Those leadership attributes would hold Nirmal in good stead as he parlayed his knowledge of the game into a tremendous coaching career. After retiring as a player, he was named to coach the Shamrocks in 1976 and was an immediate hit on the bench, leading the green and white to first place in 1976, the WLA championship in 1978 and to within a game of the Mann Cup national Senior 'A' title. After some time away from the sport, Nirmal was back on the bench of the Victoria Junior Shamrocks from 1988 to 1992. During that span, they had three first-place finishes, three appearances in the national finals with one Minto Cup victory. Nirmal's second stint with the Senior Rocks began in 1994 and the natural leader coached Victoria into four Mann Cup finals and two national titles. He was WLA Coach of the Year in 1976,1995, 1996 and 1998 and one of the greatest Victoria coaches in any sport is now an honoured member of the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame.

Don Wakelyn, a dedicated volunteer, had boundless energy and he immersed himself in the Victoria sports scene through the latter part of the 20th century, especially where there were youngsters concerned. He began developing his connections to amateur sport in the early 1950's and was soon involved with soccer, baseball, hockey and basketball. Wakelyn was an outstanding administrator for Little League baseball and a co-founder of the Gorge Soccer Association. Having been involved in soccer, he and co-coaches George Kulai and Earl Barnswell encouraged a number of senior players to coach boys' teams in the Hampton Park area and that led to the formation of the Gorge association that still thrives today. While he held executive positions in local and provincial soccer, Wakelyn also found time to get involved in hockey and was the founding secretary of the Esquimalt Figure Skating Club. In summer, baseball was his passion but he also contributed to the well being of lacrosse. Wakelyn was named Victoria's Sportsman of the Year in 1968, but that was near the start of his lengthy, active, behind the scenes, involvement. Thousands of young people benefited from his tireless volunteer work over the years and many athletes owe him a debt of gratitude.