Category Archives: Local Sports
Former Blazer goaltender Ingram awarded NHL's Masterton Trophy
SALT LAKE CITY - Former Kamloops Blazers goaltender Connor Ingram has won a major NHL award for his perseverance and dedication to the game.On Wednesday (May 15), the league revealed Ingram as the 202...
May 15, 2024
Nelson snaps at chance to continue family CFL lineage with Leos
KAMLOOPS - Roger Nelson won two Grey Cups playing for the Edmonton Eskimos, hoisting the Canadian Football League's holy grail in 1954 and 1956. He died before his grandson Kyle Nelson was old enough ...
May 15, 2024
Lions' big fish Covington comes home, 'just like B.C. salmon'
KAMLOOPS - Christian Covington used a fish analogy at B.C. Lions' training camp on Sunday (May 12) at Hillside Stadium. "Just like B.C. salmon, to be able to come back home... has been incredible," Co...
May 13, 2024
Kamloops and Tk'emlúps to host 2025 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
TK'EMLUPS - The National Aboriginal Hockey Championships are coming to Kamloops and Tkemlps te Secwpemc in 2025. The national tournament that showcases U-18 First Nation, Inuit and Mtis hockey players...
May 13, 2024
Rivers FC picks up a pair of draws against Altitude FC in North Vancouver
KAMLOOPS - Rivers FC's men's and women's squads each earned a point in North Vancouver over the weekend. The women kicked off their match on the road against Altitude FC Saturday (May 11) afternoon. T...
May 13, 2024
Stankoven snaps scoreless skid with two goals in post-season victory over Avalanche
Logan Stankoven of Kamloops snapped a nearly two-month scoring drought on Saturday (May 11), tallying two goals for the Dallas Stars in a 4-1 win over the hometown Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the ...
May 12, 2024
Kamloops receiver getting taste of the CFL experience at Lions camp
KAMLOOPS - The BC Lions are back in Kamloops for training camp this year, with the rookies arriving in the Tournament Capital on Wednesday (May 8) ahead of mini-camp. The majority of the players takin...
May 10, 2024
Blazers take C Gingras with first draft pick; son of ex-Blazer goes first overall to Everett
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have gone to Manitoba for their first pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.With the 22nd overall pick Thursday (May 9), Kamloops selected 6'1" centre Asher Gingras of S...
May 09, 2024
Blazers deal G Sanche to Everett for D Tsakumis, draft pick
KAMLOOPS - It's not just about the WHL Prospects Draft for the Kamloops Blazers' front office Thursday (May 9). The team announced a trade in the morning, bolstering its blueline and moving a goaltend...
May 09, 2024
WolfPack Men's Soccer heads overseas for newest recruit
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack men's soccer team has added a midfielder from the Netherlands ahead of the 2024-25 season. Mel Nelissen, from Maastricht, Netherlands spent the past ...
May 09, 2024
