Category Archives: Local Sports
Kamloops' Olynyk making bigger impact, helps Heat draw first win of NBA Finals
KAMLOOPS - Kelly Olynyk of the Miami Heat has caught fire the last two games of the NBA Finals, taking advantage of more time on the floor. The South Kam grad has accumulated 41 points in 68 minutes o...
Oct 05, 2020
Canada West delays second term sports decision.
KAMLOOPS --- Canada West won't make a decision on second term competition for another month --- delayed until November 2.The initial deadline for a decision was next Thursday, October 8.Today's announ...
Oct 02, 2020
Blazers ranked in CHL pre-season top ten
KAMLOOPS --- Even though the Western Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League won't begin the season until December, the Canadian Hockey League has issued the pre-season top ten rankings.The Quebec Lea...
Sep 30, 2020
McArthur Island Curling Club preparing for surge of new members.
KAMLOOPS ---- With the Kamloops Curling Club shuttered for the season, the McArthur Island Curling Club is now the only game in town for avid curler.With curling set to begin next week, the McArthur I...
Sep 29, 2020
Playing in NBA Finals 'dream come true' for Kamloops' Olynyk
KAMLOOPS - Kelly Olynyk is ready for whatever comes his way in his first NBA Finals, which tip off Wednesday night against the L.A. Lakers. He's averaged 12 minutes a game in the playoffs, but playing...
Sep 29, 2020
Impact of Kamloops Curling Club cancelling 2020-21 season because of COVID-19
KAMLOOPS --- There will be no roar of the rocks over the pebbled ice at the Kamloops Curling Club this winter.In an e-mail sent to club members, club president Ron MacDonald on behalf of the board of ...
Sep 28, 2020
Kamloops Curling Club cancels season
KAMLOOPS --- There will be no "hurry, hurry hard" or the roar of rocks over the pebbled ice at the Kamloops Curling Club this winter. The Club has sent an email to members informing them that the Club...
Sep 25, 2020
Crown of Curling cancelled
KAMLOOPS --- There won't be a Kamloops Crown of Curling next month.The annual cash bonspiel is the latest local tournament cancelled because of COVID-19.The Crown has been played annually since 1974.K...
Sep 25, 2020
Sydor reminisces on Stanley Cup wins as former teams meet in the 2020 final
KAMLOOPS - Darryl Sydor was on the ice for both Stanley Cup wins and remembers them well. The first came in 1999, when the Dallas Stars won their first and only championship. Sydor remembers the momen...
Sep 24, 2020
TRU women's volleyball returns to full practice, waiting for Oct. 8 Canada West decision
KAMLOOPS - The TRU women's volleyball team is back on the court practicing again as a team. "It's been great," said fifth-year outside hitter Gabriela Podolski. "Before Monday, we were just doing smal...
Sep 23, 2020
