The James Bay Athletic Association rugby teams in the 1970's and early 1980's were arguably the best Canadian rugby club teams ever and they may be fairly regarded as a dynasty. The JBAA won seven consecutive Rounsefell cup titles, emblematic of the B.C. Division I club championship, from 1973 to 1980, and eight Rounsefell cup titles in nine years from 1973 to 1982. There is no question that the JBBA was the best team in Canada during this time. Indeed most of the Canadian national rugby team of the time was made up of players from the JBBA including - K. C. Walt, Gary Johnston, Ray Rogers, Hans de Goede, Roy McInnes, Mick Eckardt, Chuck Shergold, Ken Wilkie and Darryl Noullette.

Joe Patterson (field manager/coach) led the 1975, Victoria Bate Construction softball team to the BC Senior "A" Men's Championship for the fifth straight year.

The team went on to win the Canadian Senior "A" Championship in the same year (they would win again in both 1976 and 1977). The 76 victory qualified the team to play at the 1976 World Championships where, in Wellington, NZ, they won the title of 1976 Co-World Champions.