Category Archives: Local Sports
Blazers honour former netminder Dubnyk ahead of win over Vancouver
KAMLOOPS - JP Hurlbert, Tommy Lafreniere and Nathan Behm combined for five goals and 10 points to lead the Kamloops Blazers to a 6-2 win over the Vancouver Giants Saturday (March 7) at Sandman Centre....
Mar 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
WolfPack settle for fourth-place finish after defeat to UBC in Canada West bronze medal game
EDMONTON - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack women's volleyball team left it all on the court, but couldn't find a way past the second-seeded UBC Thunderbirds in the Canada West bronze med...
Mar 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Archie Golding/LeftRight Media via TRU WolfPack)
Koe reaches Brier final with extra end win over Kamloops resident Dunstone
ST. JOHN'S - Kevin Koe may be a four-time Canadian men's curling champion, but he acknowledged his team was an underdog heading into the Montana's Brier this year. The sixth seed in the 18-team tourna...
Mar 07, 2026 Ryan and E.J. Harnden of Team Manitoba-Dunstone sweep the stone just thrown by skip Matt Dunstone during Page 1 vs. 2 qualifiers at the Montana's Brier Canadian men's curling championship, in St. John's, N.L., on Friday, March 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Whundas finish fifth at AA senior boys basketball provincials
LANGLEY, B.C. - The Westsyde Whundas have finished in fifth place in the AA senior boys basketball provincial championships. The ninth-seeded Whundas beat the Summerland Rockets 82-59 in the 5th/6th p...
Mar 07, 2026
Kamloops Chamber to benefit as Blazers release latest Thompson River Fighting Trout jersey
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have released the latest iteration of a limited-edition Kami The Fish jersey, which they'll wear during next weekend's home game against the Kelowna Rockets.The Blazers...
Mar 07, 2026 A mock up of the Thompson River Fighting Trout jersey that the Kamloops Blazers will wear on March 14, 2026. (Image Credit: Kamloops Blazers)
Blazers allow season-low 16 shots in blowout win over Royals
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers erupted for four second period goals - and allowed just 16 shots on goal - en route to a 8-2 win over the Victoria Royals Friday (March 6) night at the Sandman Centre. ...
Mar 07, 2026 Jacob Dumansky celebrates his first WHL goal against the Victoria Royals on March 6, 2026. (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
WolfPack to play for Canada West bronze after straight-sets semi-final loss to Pandas
EDMONTON - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack women's volleyball team will play for a Canada West Bronze medal this afternoon.The WolfPack lost 3-0 (20-25, 21-25, 21-25) to the top-seeded A...
Mar 07, 2026 (Image Credit: University of Alberta Pandas)
Dunstone manifested Brier moment against Gushue, pulls to within one victory of reaching final
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD. - Kamloops skip Matt Dunstone is one victory away from reaching the Brier final in St. John's, Nfld. Dunstone squared off against hometown hero Brad Gushue in a Page 1 vs. 2 qualifie...
Mar 06, 2026 Matt Dunstone (Image Credit: Andrew Klaver/Curling Canada)
Goodbye, Newman: Royals forward from Kamloops to play last regular season WHL game in hometown
KAMLOOPS - Reggie Newman provided the dagger the last time his Victoria Royals came to Kamloops, appealing to the crowd while celebrating a game-winning, short-handed marker last month at Sandman Cent...
Mar 06, 2026 Reggie Newman (Image Credit: Victoria Royals/WHL)
Storm, Heat to begin first-round playoff series Friday in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - After an outstanding regular season, the Kamloops Storm will begin their run at the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship on Friday [March 6] at the McArthur Island Sport...
Mar 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Alex Beckett/Fallsway Marketing & Media via Kamloops Storm)
