KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws picked up another win in the West Coast League, though they dropped their midweek series to the Wenatchee AppleSox two games to one.The NorthPaws were beaten 11-7 in Thursday's (June 12) rubber match, after they allowed five runs in the seventh inning at the Paul Thomas Field in Wenatc...

KAMLOOPS - Add another medal to Kamloops-trained hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg's haul, as he continues to dominate the sport at the age of 23.He won his fifth straight event in the world athletics circuit on Wednesday (June 11) with a throw of 80.19 metres at a competition in Oslo, Norway. Katzberg, who was born in Nan...

KAMLOOPS - Jonathan Rinaldi and Alesandro Comita reached the pinnacle of U Sports soccer in 2022, winning the national title on home turf with the TRU WolfPack. News of their glory did not reach Europe. "I was a nobody coming from Canada," said Comita, who recently completed his second season of European socc...

KAMLOOPS - General manager Alec Hubert and head pro Andrew Bentley of the Kamloops Golf and Country Club were flying around the course on Thursday (June 12) morning, winding through the willows while raising money for the fight against ALS. Representatives from 28 golf courses in B.C. are taking part in the PGA of BC G...

KAMLOOPS - Steve Marr of Kamloops and Brayden Toma of Sherwood Park, Alta., were on Wednesday (June 11) named full-time assistant coaches for the Kamloops Blazers. "To have this full-circle moment come around is pretty special," said Marr, who grew up watching his cousin Kerry Toporowski play for the Spokane ...

KAMLOOPS - The Blazers selected the duo who will succeed former associate coach Don Hay behind the bench. In a news release issued Wednesday (June 11), the Blazers announced hiring of Steve Marr, a Kamloops native, and Brayden Toma as new assistant coaches for the 2025-26 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. Prior to jo...

KAMLOOPS - Darn near every college in the U.S. received tape from Logan Rubel and the hulking football player from Kamloops travelled far and wide to be seen by Canadian and American post-secondary pigskin coaches. Three months ago, the NCAA Division I Bryant University Bulldogs unleashed a life-changing offer.Tight en...

KAMLOOPS - There was no weekend sweep for the Kamloops NorthPaws, but they did take two of three games against the Kelowna Falcons in West Coast League baseball action. The Falcons took Sunday's matinee at Norbrock Stadium 9-3, for just their second win of the season. Kelowna used a four run fourth inning to pull ahead...

KAMLOOPS - Another tough weekend for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) in League1 BC action Saturday (June 7) as both the men's and women's teams were held off the scoresheet Saturday (June 7) at Hillside Stadium. The Kamloops women were beaten 7-0 by the Vancouver Rise for their third loss in a row, and eighth of t...

KAMLOOPS - After a promising start to the League One B.C. soccer season, the Kamloops United men have suffered three consecutive losses. Meanwhile, the United women are in the league basement and reeling after a lopsided defeat, falling 9-3 to Unity FC last weekend in Cloverdale. As CFJC Today reports, both clubs are l...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws ended their six-game U.S. road trip on a winning note. Following a sweep of the Port Angeles Lefites, the NorthPaws suffered their first two losses of the 2025 West Coast League (WCL) season, falling to the Bellingham Bells by scores of 3-0 and 8-2 on Tuesday (June 3) and Wednesday (Ju...

PRINCE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars have signed Kamloops native Cohen Baker to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement.The 15-year-old Baker was the Cougars first round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft, and he was taken 17th overall. Baker tallied 24 goals and 64 points in 33 games for the Burnaby Winter ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have acquired a pair of draft picks in exchange for defenceman Kaden Meyer.Meyer, a 17-year-old Delta native, was traded to the Calgary Hitmen in exchange for a fourth round pick in 2028 and a sixth round pick in 2026.Drafted by the Blazers in the sixth round, 124th overall in the 2023 W...

KAMLOOPS - Fastpitch heat is blanketing Charles Anderson Stadium. The men's under-23 Softball Canada team will square off against Chase-based STK Fastball on Thursday (June 5), a 7:30 p.m. start at Charles Anderson. "We've levelled up this year and brought in a lot of international players from Australia, New Zeal...

KAMLOOPS - Riley Brinnen felt lost and uninspired. He was appreciative of the opportunity to coach the TRU WolfPack men's volleyball team last season, but it was not always easy to watch from the sidelines. Boredom was setting in. The coaching and rehab routine was becoming banal. He lacked confidence. He could sense c...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers quest to make the WHL playoffs for the first time since the 2022-23 season will begin at home in a little over three months time. The Blazers are scheduled to host the Spokane Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Sandman Centre in their 2025/26 WHL home and season opener. The Chi...

KAMLOOPS - Braydon Bouliane of the University of Alberta Golden Bears was scheduled to tee off in 15 minutes and the gravity of the national championship moment was sinking in on Tuesday (June 3) at Rivershore Golf Links. "I'm nervous," Bouliane said. "I'm nervous, but everyone is nervous. You want to do...

KAMLOOPS - A former Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack men's volleyball player who suffered life-altering injuries in a car crash in 2023 will compete for Team Canada. The TRU WolfPack announced that Riley Brinnen earned a spot on Canada's sitting volleyball team after impressing at a training camp in Calgary in...

KAMLOOPS - After three games of their West Coast League baseball season, the Kamloops NorthPaws remain undefeated. Kamloops started the campaign with a three-games series against the Port Angeles Lefties this past weekend in Washington state. The NorthPaws opened with a bang on Friday (May 30), hammering the Lefties 8-...

TORONTO - Former Kamloops Blazers goaltender Daryl "Razor" Reaugh will take his place in the Hockey Hall of Fame's media section, after he was recognized for his years of work as a hockey broadcaster. Reaugh, who has worked as a colour analyst on Dallas Stars radio and television broadcasts for the past 29 se...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws had a perfect weekend to start the 2025 West Coast League (WCL) season. Opening their season in Washington State, the NorthPaws swept their three-game series against Port Angeles Lefties. Following blowout victories of 8-0 and 11-5 on Friday (May 30) and Saturday respectively, the Nort...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed a third player from the 2025 WHL draft class as they continue to build for the future.They announced the signing of 15-year-old forward Brady Ondrus, son of former Toronto Maple Leafs forward, Ben Ondrus, to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. The Blazers took the yo...

SURREY, B.C. - Another heartbreaking weekend on the road for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) as they took on Surrey-based Unity FC in League1 BC action Saturday (May 31) evening.The KUFC men allowed a late winner in a 4-3 loss to Unity at the Cloverdale Athletic Park for their third defeat in a row.While Kamloops ...

NAIROBI, KENYA - It's another accolade for Kamloops-trained hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg, as he won gold at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya Saturday (May 31).The 23-year-old Katzberg, a Nanaimo native, won the men's title with a throw of 82.73 metres. Croatia's Matija Greguric finished in second with a throw o...

KAMLOOPS - The 2025 Kamloops Open Pickleball Tournament got underway Friday morning (May 30). The city welcomed close to 400 pickleballers from across North America to participate in one of Canada's most anticipated pickleball tournaments.Friday featured the women's doubles and men's singles matches. Saturday will be a...

KAMLOOPS - Downtown Kamloops will be bustling this weekend as the Fifth Annual Hoops in the Loops will tip off this weekend.The 3-on-3 basketball tournament will transform multiple blocks of Victoria Street into a buzzing atmosphere with athletes, vendors and the community. Both male and female divisions from Grades Fo...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws open their 2025 West Coast League (WCL) baseball season on Friday (May 29) in Washington State against the Port Angeles Lefties. Riley Jepson of Kamloops, an assistant coach with the team last year, will be making his head coaching debut as the NorthPaws are hoping to return to the pla...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of football players from Kamloops will once again be playing in the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) after they were released by the BC Lions. While Colton Meikle and Jacob Bond made it to the end of this year's training camp which wrapped up Thursday (May 29), they couldn't crack the final rost...