Category Archives: Local Sports
Katzberg talks newfound fame, Thor and marketing opportunities after winning Olympic gold
Ethan Katzberg of the Kamloops Track and Field Club won gold in men's hammer throw earlier this month at the Olympic Summer Games in Paris.The 6-foot-6 Nanaimo product was named one of Canada's flag b...
Aug 14, 2024
Dragon Boat Festival brings excitement and camaraderie to Riverside Park Saturday
KAMLOOPS- On Saturday (Aug. 10), Riverside Park was packed not only with rib lovers but exciting action on the South Thompson River, as 24 teams from all over B.C. competed in the Kamloops Dragon Boat...
Aug 12, 2024
VIDEO: Armstrong talks Katzberg Mania ahead of Olympics closing ceremony
Dylan Armstrong of the Kamloops Track and Field Club was reached in Slovakia on Sunday (Aug. 11), not long before his pupil, Ethan Katzberg, was scheduled to carry the Canadian flag, along with 17-yea...
Aug 11, 2024
Katzberg, McIntosh named flag-bearers for Canada at Olympics closing ceremony
Swimming phenom Summer McIntosh and hammer throw champion Ethan Katzberg of the Kamloops Track and Field Club will be Canada's flag-bearers for the closing ceremonies at the Paris Olympics. Seventeen-...
Aug 11, 2024
Goalkeeper from Vancouver to play for WolfPack
Luca Ortu has joined the TRU WolfPack men's soccer team.Ortu, a 6-foot-1 goalkeeper from Vancouver, will join the Canada West club in time for the 2024 U Sports campaign, which gets underway with a ma...
Aug 10, 2024
NorthPaws swept by Pippins to close 2024 season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws' season ended with a sweep. The NorthPaws dropped all three games of their final series in Washington State, faling to the Yakima Valley Pippins 7-6 in extra innings ...
Aug 09, 2024
Organizers aiming to expand Kamloops International Cup with more English Premier League clubs, youth tournament
KAMLOOPS -- Jonathan Rinaldi and Elijah Dos Santos are familiar with the pinch of taking penalty kicks under pressure at Hillside Stadium. Both of them converted from the spot in the 2022 U Sports Men...
Aug 06, 2024
What City of Kamloops gives, gets in new training camp deal with B.C. Lions
Kamloops has the Leos for at least two more years. The B.C. Lions and the City of Kamloops on Tuesday (Aug. 6) issued a joint press release to announce the CFL club's training camp will take place at ...
Aug 06, 2024
NorthPaws play final home games of 2024 season, lose three-game series to Falcons
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws wrapped up the home portion of their schedule over the B.C. Day long weekend. In a home-and-home-and-home series against the Kelowna Falcons, the NorthPaws won one of...
Aug 06, 2024
Katzberg of Kamloops Track and Field Club wins Olympic gold, crushes competition
PARIS, FRANCE -- Ethan Katzberg of the Kamloops Track and Field Club is an Olympic gold medallist. The reigning world champion dismantled the competition in the men's hammer throw final on Sunday at t...
Aug 04, 2024
