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By Aaron Schulze

Riley Jepson

Kamloops product Jepson returning as NorthPaws head coach for second season

Mar 11, 2026 | 8:23 AM

KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops Minor Baseball Association product will have a second season leading the Kamloops NorthPaws. 

The West Coast League (WCL) baseball club announced in a social media post Tuesday (March 10) that Riley Jepson will return as head coach of the North Paws for the 2026 season. 

The Paws finished Jepson’s first season as the team’s skip in 2025 just outside of the playoff picture, finishing fifth in the North Division at 25-29. It was a marked improvement of 10 more wins than in 2024 and 13 more than in 2023. The NorthPaws haven’t made the WCL playoffs since their innaugural year in 2022. 

Jepson told CFJC Today at the end of the 2025 season that he was hoping to return as the NorthPaws’ head coach. 

The NorthPaws begin the 2026 WCL season at home when they host the Corvallis Knights on Friday, May 29, from Norbrock Stadium. 

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