Category Archives: Local Sports
WolfPack Soccer getting in offseason work and preparing for spring camps
KAMLOOPS - A biting wind blew through WolfPack men's soccer practice on Tuesday morning (Mar. 14) as a reminder that while the weather is improving, it's still very much winter."To get warm and stuff ...
Mar 14, 2023
Blazers' Kieper named WHL Goaltender of the Week after allowing 1 goal in 2 games
KAMLOOPS - He may be the Kamloops Blazers' Number 2 option in goal, but Matthew Kieper is proving he's no slouch. The 19-year-old Kieper has been named the Western Hockey League's Goaltender of the We...
Mar 13, 2023
Dunstone only undefeated team at Brier, has visions of parading tankard down Victoria Street
KAMLOOPS - It seems like fifth time's a charm for Matt Dunstone, whose 2023 Brier could not have played out any better so far. He cruised through the round robin with an 8-0 record, defeating four-tim...
Mar 10, 2023
KIBT volunteers to be honoured; tournament not returning until at least 2024
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops International Baseball Tournament started in 1973 and was a regular summer stop for many Western Canadian and U.S. semi-pro baseball teams --- the Seattle Studs, Everett Mercha...
Mar 09, 2023
Blazers' Masters signs entry-level deal with Minnesota Wild
KAMLOOPS - Yet another Kamloops Blazer has signed a pro contract.The Minnesota Wild have announced the signing of 19-year-old defenceman Kyle Masters to a three-year, entry-level contract.The Wild dra...
Mar 09, 2023
KIBT team of volunteers inducted into Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame
KAMLOOPS - For the first time in its 33-year history, the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame (KSHF) will not see a sports team enshrined.Instead, a group of volunteers will be in the spotlight.In a news rel...
Mar 09, 2023
Blazers score early and often in 7-1 win over Silvertips
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers scored early and often in their 7-1 win over the Everett Silvertips Wednesday (March 8).Former Silvertip Olen Zellweger wristed the puck in from the top of the right ci...
Mar 09, 2023
Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame inductees credit community for their sporting successes
KAMLOOPS - It was the 2007 World Track and Field Championships and Gary Reed was in lane three after advancing to the 800-metre final. Reed got out to the early lead and kept that pace for most of the...
Mar 08, 2023
Blazers pass test against west's best, beat Thunderbirds 3-2 in shootout
KAMLOOPS - It had been four months since the Kamloops Blazers last played the Seattle Thunderbirds, although it may as well have been four seasons with how both squads have loaded up for their respect...
Mar 08, 2023
Reed, Vliegenthart and Collins elected to Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame in 2023
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame will welcome three more individuals in its class of 2023.Olympian Gary Reed, Paralympian Jessica Vliegenthart, and former CFJC News Director Doug Collins wi...
Mar 07, 2023
