Category Archives: Local Sports
Team B.C. bounced from Scotties playoffs by Manitoba's Jennifer Jones
KAMLOOPS - Friday (Feb. 24) had the potential to be a long day for Team B.C. and skip Clancy Grandy. With a pair of wins, Grandy could have ended up playing three games in a row in the pursuit of Scot...
Feb 24, 2023
Veteran Kamloops curling umpire back home officiating the Scotties
KAMLOOPS - The 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts has brought Kamloops an elite level of curlers with the likes of Kerri Einarson and Jennifer Jones. When it comes to being an umpire, nobody has more ...
Feb 24, 2023
Team Canada rolling into playoffs at Kamloops Scotties
KAMLOOPS - The three-time defending Scotties champion has been rolling in Kamloops, sitting at 7-and-0 ahead of the final draw Thursday evening (Feb. 23). After getting a full-day off yesterday, the E...
Feb 23, 2023
A perfect 10: Blazers extend win streak with 6-3 victory over Broncos
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers took their nine-game winning streak and perfect Prairie road trip into Swift Current Wednesday (Feb. 22) night, and emerged with a 6-3 win.The Blazers peppered the Swif...
Feb 23, 2023
Jennifer Jones chases Scotties history with next generation of curlers
KAMLOOPS - Three women currently stand alone atop the Scotties mountain. Colleen Jones, Jill Officer, and Jennifer Jones all have six Scotties championships on their resume, but just Jennifer Jones is...
Feb 22, 2023
Team B.C. rolling at Scotties after big 12-4 win Tuesday morning
KAMLOOPS - Team British Columbia earned a big 12-4 win over Nunavut on Tuesday (Feb. 21) morning to improve its record at the Scotties to 3-and-2, firmly in the playoff hunt. At last year's Scotties t...
Feb 21, 2023
Young Kamloops students help provide energetic atmosphere at early morning Scotties draws
KAMLOOPS - A few hundred school kids were able to play hooky from math, social studies and science Tuesday morning (Feb. 21) to attend the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at the Sandman Centre."I like i...
Feb 21, 2023
Nearly 40 young women from Kamloops take part in Learn to Curl Clinic
KAMLOOPS - Provincial champions. National champions. Even Olympic medallists. It was an impressive panel of coaches for these young women, as they took part in the Girls Rock Learn to Curl Clinic at M...
Feb 21, 2023
Simmons, former Brier champion in Kamloops, returns as Saskatchewan coach at Scotties
KAMLOOPS - The last time a major curling championship was in Kamloops - the 2014 Brier - it was Team Alberta hoisting the trophy. Pat Simmons was the third on Kevin Koe's victorious rink. Nearly a dec...
Feb 21, 2023
Nine in a row as Kamloops Blazers burn bright in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Daylan Kuefler and Dylan Sydor had two-goal games as the Kamloops Blazers blasted the Oil Kings in Edmonton 7 - 3 Monday (Feb. 20) afternoon.Olen Zellweger Matt Seminoff and Caedan Bankier ...
Feb 20, 2023
