Category Archives: Local Sports
Blazers see full lineup pay off after positive US Division road trip
KAMLOOPS - This past weekend marked a series of firsts for players on this Blazers roster, including Joaquin Geras, who potted his first career WHL goal in a 7-2 victory over the Wenatchee Wild on Fri...
Jan 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Image Credit: CFJC Today)
TRU's Pakhomenko honoured by Canada West Hall of Fame induction
KAMLOOPS - One of the most impactful student-athletes to ever don a Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack uniform has been formally recognized as a Canada West Hall of Famer. Iuliia Pakhomenko arr...
Jan 26, 2026 Chad Grimm (L) and Iuliia Pakhomenko during a ceremony before the WolfPack's Jan. 23 volleyball game in Kamloops. (Image Credit: Archie Golding/LeftRight Media via TRU WolfPack)
Merritt Centennials climb to top spot in KIJHL Week 18 power rankings
MERRITT - The Merritt Centennials ongoing 10-game point streak has taken them to the top of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League's (KIJHL) latest power rankings, for the week ending Jan. 25...
Jan 26, 2026 (Image Credit: KIJHL)
Blazers can't complete weekend sweep, fall to Americans 4-2
KENNEWICK, WASH. - The Kamloops Blazers were unable to sweep their three-game U.S. road trip over the weekend, though they're coming home with four out of a possible six points. Following a 7-2 win in...
Jan 26, 2026 (Image Credit: Facebook/Kamloops Blazers)
Kamloops United Football Club nets Whitecaps Foundation grant to grow futsal program
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) is the recipient of $12,500 from the Vancouver Whitecaps Foundation as part of the Home Field Heroes grant program.General Manager Lyle Dos Santos says ...
Jan 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Kamloops United Football Club/Facebook)
WolfPack volleyball teams beat UFV Cascades as Ibbetson climbs kills leaderboard
KAMLOOPS - It was a winning Saturday (Jan. 24) for the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack volleyball teams as they hosted the Fraser Valley Cascades in the second half of a weekend doubleheader.The W...
Jan 25, 2026 Rylan Ibbetson in action against the UFV Cascades on Jan. 24, 2026. (Image Credit: Archie Golding/LeftRight Media via TRU)
WolfPack basketball teams lose to Vikes in Victoria
VICTORIA - The Thompson Rivers University WolfPack basketball teams succumbed to defeat on Vancouver Island Saturday (Jan. 24), as they faced off against the Victoria Vikes.The WolfPack men trailed by...
Jan 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Alessandro Boggio/Thymos Capture)
Behm scores twice, Zahejsky nets game-winner as Blazers beat Chiefs in Spokane
SPOKANE, WASH. - Nathan Behm scored twice but it was Vit Zahejsky's first goal of the season in his second game back from his second major injury layoff that gave the Kamloops Blazers their second win...
Jan 25, 2026 Nathan Behm scores his first of two goals in Spokane on Jan. 24, 2026. (Image Credit: Larry Brunt/Spokane Chiefs)
Clearwater's Brett Turcotte wins gold as snowmobile freestyle returns to X Games after six years
ASPEN, COLO. - Clearwater's Brett Turcotte has won his fourth X Games gold medal as snowmobile events returned to the action sports competition for the first time since 2020. The 37-year-old Turcotte ...
Jan 24, 2026 Brett Turcotte on top of the podium in Aspen, Colorado on Jan. 23, 2026. (Image Credit: X Games/X.com)
WolfPack women lose in five sets, men sweep Cascades in Canada West volleyball action
KAMLOOPS - A mixed bag of results for the Thompson Rivers University volleyball teams as they split games against the Fraser Valley Cascades Friday (Jan. 23) night.The WolfPack women lost 3-2 (16-25, ...
Jan 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Alessandro Boggio/Thymos Capture via TRU WolfPack)
