Category Archives: Local Sports
Blazers sign first round pick from 2024 WHL US Prospects Draft
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers signed their first round pick in the 2024 Western Hockey League (WHL) US Prospect Draft. Eli Tverdovsky, a 2009-born forward, was selected sixth overall in the WHL US P...
Aug 01, 2024
Catch Olympics watch parties at Thompson Rivers University
KAMLOOPS -- TRU Alumni is hosting watch parties on campus at Thompson Rivers University during the Olympic Summer Games in Paris. When the Canadian women's rugby team qualified for the gold medal matc...
Jul 30, 2024
After disaster in Tokyo, Kamloops skateboarder Berger finds redemption in Paris
PARIS, FRANCE -- Negative thoughts were unavoidable, compartmentalized skeletons that resurfaced for Matt Berger on Monday (July 29) before the men's street skateboarding event at the Olympic Summer G...
Jul 30, 2024 Image credit: Matt Berger/Submitted
Huskers roll to victory over visiting Broncos
CHILLIWACK, B.C. -- The Valley Huskers shucked the Kamloops Broncos 51-7 in B.C. Football Conference action on Saturday (July 27) in Chilliwack. Kamloops dropped to 0-2 on the season and will aim to f...
Jul 28, 2024
RiverDogs drop series to Pirates, fall short of Canadian championship
The Kamloops RiverDogs will not play for the Canadian title.The Mid-Island Pirates blanked Kamloops 4-0 in the deciding game of a best-of-three series on Saturday (July 27) in Nanaimo to secure a spot...
Jul 27, 2024
Olynyk, Canada hold off Greece to open Olympics with victory
Kelly Olynyk and Team Canada held on to top Greece 86-79 in men's basketball action on Saturday (July 27) at the Olympic Summer Games in Paris.Olynyk had four points and six rebounds in 13 minutes and...
Jul 27, 2024
Olynyk fan club reaches Paris Olympics: 'Just proud - there's no other way to put it'
PARIS, FRANCE -- Scott Pineo of Kamloops is among Kelly Olynyk's best friends. He is in Paris and spoke to CFJC Today on Saturday (July 27), a few hours before Olynyk and Team Canada were scheduled to...
Jul 27, 2024
Berger of Kamloops to wait after Olympics skateboarding event postponed; Olynyk, Canada to play Greece today
PARIS, FRANCE -- Matt Berger of Kamloops will have to wait to begin his quest for gold at the Olympic Summer Games in Paris,He was scheduled to begin preliminary round action in men's street skateboar...
Jul 27, 2024
Elaine 'Mighty Mouse' Tanner knows better than most the pressure Canadian athletes face in Paris
KAMLOOPS - The 2026 Paris Olympic Games began on Friday (July 26) with the opening ceremonies taking place on the River Seine. Over the next two weeks, hundreds of Canadian athletes will achieve their...
Jul 26, 2024
Kamloops RiverDogs make history, win BC Baseball College Prep League title
KAMLOOPS - Yeah Glo! by GloRilla will be pounding this weekend on Vancouver Island if the Kamloops RiverDogs have their way. The song that has more than 47-million views on YouTube became the club's a...
Jul 24, 2024
