Category Archives: Local Sports
WolfPack volleyball teams lose to Alberta to begin final home weekend of Canada West season
KAMLOOPS - It was a difficult start to the weekend for the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack volleyball teams as they went up against the University of Alberta Friday (Jan. 30) night at the TC...
Jan 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Archie Golding/LeftRight Media via TRU WolfPack)
Edmonstone makes 47 saves as Blazers snap Vees 14-game win streak
PENTICTON - Josh Evaschesen scored twice, while Logan Edmonstone made 47 saves as the Kamloops Blazers finally ended the Penticton Vees' 14 game win streak Saturday (Jan. 30) night. Ty Bonkowski, Nath...
Jan 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Penticton Vees)
Wittal of Kamloops establishes provincial swimming record, sets sights on McIntosh's national mark
KAMLOOPS - Mia Wittal is chasing Canadian swimming legend Summer McIntosh - and she's within fingertips of catching her. Wittal, a 12-year-old Kamloops Classic Swimming athlete, set a provincial long ...
Jan 30, 2026 Mia Wittal (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Merritt's Misfits punching above their weight, making moves in B.C. club volleyball
MERRITT, B.C. - Data from BC High School Sports shows a massive decline in enrollment for girls once they make it into Grade 9. No community is immune to the decrease and while communities like Kamloo...
Jan 30, 2026 Misfits U14 Volleyball practice (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Blazers beat Rebels to pick up two crucial points
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers picked up another crucial two points in the second half of the 2025-26 Western Hockey League (WHL) season as they beat the Red Deer Rebels 5-2 at Sandman Centre Wednesd...
Jan 29, 2026 Dryden Deobald scored his second goal of the season to make it 4-2 Blazers. (Image Credit: @brian.johnson.photography Facebook/Kamloops Blazers)
Turcotte earns vindication at X-Games, cements position among action-sports greats
KAMLOOPS - Brett Turcotte secured his place among snowmobiling greats last weekend in Aspen, Colorado. He snared two medals at the X-Games - gold in freestyle and silver in speed and style - to make i...
Jan 28, 2026 Brett Turcotte (Image Credit: Turcotte16 / YouTube)
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)
