Category Archives: Local Sports
Kamloops Broncos to host fundraising scrimmage against Okanagan Sun
KAMLOOPS -- Fundraising efforts for the Kamloops Broncos will continue during a pre-season scrimmage against the Okanagan Sun of Kelowna on Saturday, July 13. The event - admission is by donation -- w...
Jul 07, 2024
Venom vanquish Flames in post-season lacrosse action
KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Venom doused the South Okanagan Flames of Penticton 17-5 in Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League playoff action on Saturday (July 6) at Memorial Arena. Kamloops has a 1-0 ...
Jul 07, 2024
NorthPaws start slow, fall to Riverhawks in Edmonton
EDMONTON -- Surrendering five runs in the first inning is not conducive to winning baseball.The Kamloops NorthPaws learned that lesson on Saturday (July 6) in Edmonton, where they fell 13-3 to the hom...
Jul 07, 2024
NorthPaws start second half with victory, aim for three-game winning streak
EDMONTON -- Keith Mamby pitched a gem to help his Kamloops NorthPaws start the second half of the West Coast League baseball campaign with a victory.He allowed one run on five hits over nine innings i...
Jul 06, 2024
Venom to host Flames in post-season lacrosse action in Snake Pit
KAMLOOPS -- Only a surprise defeat to the last-place Cranbrook Blackwolves kept the Kamloops Venom from recording their second consecutive perfect Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League regular seas...
Jul 06, 2024
Wheelchair tennis tournament returns to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Legacy Wheelchair Tennis Tournament is underway at the Kamloops Tennis Centre, located at 758 Front St.Beginning Friday (July 5), 24 players from Canada and around the globe ar...
Jul 05, 2024
Clouston says second overall import pick Zahejsky part of bright Blazers' future
KAMLOOPS - Video of Vit Zahejsky scoring a Michigan goal is making rounds on social media. The visuals are both good for ticket sales on Mark Recchi Way and a window into why the Kamloops Blazers nabb...
Jul 03, 2024
Blazers select Czech forward Vit Zahejsky with second overall pick in CHL Import Draft
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have gone to Czechia again to fill out their second import slot. The Blazers selected forward Vit Zahejsky with the second overall pick in the 2024 Canadian Hockey Leag...
Jul 03, 2024
KIJHL realigns Okanagan-Shuswap conference as new teams in Merritt, Quesnel and Williams Lake join the party
KAMLOOPS - The new Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) teams in Merritt, Quesnel and Williams Lake now know their divisional rivals. The KIJHL held its annual general meeting (AGM) on ...
Jul 03, 2024
Phone call from Crosby caps NHL Draft Day experience for Blazers' Brunicke
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' defenceman Harrison Brunicke stood on a South African beach about 10 years ago wearing a Pittsburgh Penguins' hoodie and a big smile. The moment was captured in a photo th...
Jul 02, 2024
