KAMLOOPS - Tenley Post is primed to compete in five events against provincewide competition. Elijah Mukuru is amped to test his mettle in the 200-metre freestyle against some of the best in B.C. Misty Hayes is pumped for team travel and the opening ceremony. They are among seven Kamloops Classic Swimming athletes who...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United general manager Lyle Dos Santos said efforts to secure overseas competition on the men's side of the Kamloops International Cup (KIC) were furious and futile. Organizers landed a big fish on the women's side, but failed to net a male counterpart."I think we spoke to pretty much every cl...

KAMLOOPS - With two home matches in two days to close out the 2026 BC Premier League season, Kamloops United FC's men's and women's teams were able to leave the Hillside Stadium pitch with their heads held high. On Friday (July 3), Kamloops United FC's men's team knocked off the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy 1-0 thanks t...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws have lost back-to-back series. The NorthPaws dropped two of three games to the bottom-feeding Port Angeles Lefties on the road over the weekend. The Lefties held a record of 5-21 heading into their series with Kamloops.The three-game set started well for Kamloops as they withstood a si...

KAMLOOPS - CFJC Today has learned the Stanley Cup will be coming to Kamloops on Thursday, Aug. 13.Logan Stankoven claimed hockey's holy grail last month with the Carolina Hurricanes to become the first player from Kamloops to accomplish the feat since Mark Recchi in 2011.Details on the celebration plans have not yet be...

KELOWNA - Jacob Bond spoke with earnestness. "We've got to turn it around now," he said. "We've got to have some urgency going forward." The B.C. Lions' fullback from Kamloops reflected on his club's 0-3 start to the CFL campaign on Tuesday (June 30) in Kelowna. "You've got to really want it,&...

KAMLOOPS - For the first time in its brief history, the Kamloops International Cup will host a senior team from a professional soccer club. Nottingham Forest women's team, based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, will arrive in Kamloops at the end of July to play a trio of matches and host a youth camp. Notti...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws dropped their three-game home-and-home-and-home series with the Kelowna Falcons. The NorthPaws were blown out by the Falcons on the road 19-7 Thursday (July 2) to close out the three-game set. It comes after dropping the first game in Kelowna on Tuesday 11-6. Overall, the NorthPaws are...

KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops Blazers' netminder Dylan Garand made his NHL debut last season with the New York Rangers, stopping 35 of 37 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on March 22 at Madison Square Garden. Garand played three games with the Rangers in the 2025-2026 campaign, recording a pair of wins a...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have released their schedule for the 2026-27 WHL season, with a majority of their home games at Sandman Centre scheduled to be played after the December holiday break. The 68-game season - which features no three game weekends - will begin on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Sandman Centre against ...

KAMLOOPS - The two countries that share the longest continuous international border in the world will be represented next season on the Kamloops Blazers' roster. Kamloops selected 6-foot-2, 188-pound defenceman Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov of Yekaterinburg, Russia, 39th overall in the Round 1 of the CHL Import Draft on ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers selected twice in the CHL Import Draft on Tuesday [June 30]. Kamloops picked left-shot defenceman Mikhail (Misha) Cherepanov of Yekaterinburg, Russia, 39th overall in Round 1. The 6-foot-2, 188-pound rearguard was selected by the Dallas Stars in the seventh round of the 2026 NHL Draft. C...

KAMLOOPS - Time is running out for interested participants to register for the 2026 55+ BC Games in Kamloops.Organizers say participant registration closes Tuesday June 30, with the games set to run between Sept. 8 and 12. More information on registration can be found here.Registration is a three step process as partic...

KAMLOOPS - The Detroit Red Wings picked J.P. Hurlbert in Round 1 of the NHL Draft on Friday [June 26] in Buffalo, New York. Hurlbert excelled last season with the Kamloops Blazers, leading all WHL rookies with 42 goals and 97 points.As CFJC Today reports, Hurlbert is proud of his ties to Michigan and Kamloops.

KAMLOOPS - Saturday (June 29) marked a first for Kamloops United FC. Kamloops' semi-pro women's soccer club defeated Burnaby FC on the road 1-0. A free kick from Priya Dos Santos took a touch off a Burnaby player and in for an own goal. It was the second win of the 2026 B.C. Premier League (BCPL) season for Kamloops Un...

KAMLOOPS - After losing five of their previous six games, the Kamloops NorthPaws got back on track by defeating the Nanaimo NightOwls in a three-game series 2-1. The NorthPaws blew out the NightOwls 9-2 from Norbrock Stadium on Friday (June 26) before Nanaimo returned serve with a 5-1 win of their own Saturday. In the ...

BUFFALO - J.P. Hurlbert is going to Hockeytown.The outgoing Kamloops Blazers forward was picked by the Detroit Red Wings 23rd overall in the first round of the 2026 NHL draft at KeyBank Center in Buffalo. The Red Wings acquired the pick from the Utah Mammoth in exchange for goaltender Sebastian Cossa. HURLBERT INTERVIE...

LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - TRU WolfPack hockey went the way of the dodo in 2014, the men's team folding after operating for five seasons in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL). Pack puck will return in 2026-2027, but the club's home base will not be in Kamloops. The Logan Lake Miners have ditched their moniker and ...

KAMLOOPS - Teresa Seibel sought a challenge, a mother with more time to herself after raising children. She found the Salish Sea Sisters and trained for two years, determined to be a key cog on a five-person-relay swim across the English Channel. "It became more about, hey, I'm going to get to know some women and...

KAMLOOPS - Head coach Ozturk Kuru plans to bring stability to the Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club. "I know I have to concentrate on development," Kuru said. "When we find more members and more kids here again, we can start to run more high performance." The club has struggled to find consistency at t...

KAMLOOPS - Riverside Park was a sea of red and white as over a thousand Kamloops and area residents came together Wednesday (June 24) afternoon to watch Canada take on Switzerland at B.C. Place in Vancouver in the latest in a series of World Cup watch parties. Live Hit from Riverside Park "It's been really enjoyab...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers forward J.P. Hurlbert's efforts during the 2025-26 Western Hockey League (WHL) season has earned him a pair of accolades from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). On Wednesday (June 24) morning, the 18-year-old Hurlbert was named to both the CHL's Third All-Star Team as well as the CHL's All-Ro...

KAMLOOPS - Harris Hunter and Damian Hickey of the Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club (KCKC) have been named to represent Canada at upcoming international events. Hunter, an 18-year-old kayaker, is expected to don the maple leaf in three major men's events this summer: the Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships (July 7 and...

KAMLOOPS - Organizers of the 2026 55+ BC Games are looking for a number of specialized volunteers to step up and join the team, with the games exactly 11 weeks away.The games are set to run Sept. 8 to 12 and organizers are looking for first aid-certified Kamloops residents who will be stationed at venues throughout the...

KAMLOOPS - Two Kamloops-area riding trails are set to benefit from thousands of dollars in funding ahead of a "dry and demanding" season.In a statement, Tourism Kamloops says its Freeride Fund Steering Committee has approved $12,250 in funding for trail maintenance at the Pineview Bike Trails as well as $10,0...

KAMLOOPS - Kendra Woodland signed a one-year contract extension with the Ottawa Charge on Thursday (June 18). With four Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) expansion teams arriving in time for the 2026-2027 campaign, she may have explored options to play elsewhere, but Woodland sees potential for a bright future...

KAMLOOPS - It's the first full day of summer, but the Kamloops Blazers already have hockey on their minds.The Blazers will six preseason games over 12 days in September - three of which will be at Sandman Centre - ahead of their home opener on Sept. 19 against the Victoria Royals. It'll be a new look Blazers squad as t...

OTTAWA - Two-time world champion hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg added another Canadian track and field title on Saturday. The Kamloops Track and Field Club member, who won Olympic gold in 2024 in Paris, threw for 81.13 metres on his sixth and final thro...