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Androlick of Kamloops gets Team Canada nod for World Junior Ultimate Championships
KAMLOOPS - Gage Androlick will represent Canada at the World Flying Disc Federation World Junior Ultimate Championships in July in Spain. The 19-year-old Thompson Rivers University student has come a ...
Pattison Media Apr 29, 2026 Gage Androlick (Image Credit: Jeff Bell)

Stankoven coped with sickness while excelling in first round of Stanley Cup playoffs
KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven of the Carolina Hurricanes is an early candidate for the Conn Smythe Trophy, which is handed to the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Adding to the weight of his breakout per...
Pattison Media Apr 27, 2026 Logan Stankoven (Image Credit: Carolina Hurricanes)

Wittal of Kamloops posts fastest time in Canadian swimming history, but national record in jeopardy
KAMLOOPS - Mia Wittal of Kamloops Classic Swimming (KCS) posted the fastest time in Canadian swimming history in the long course 50-metre butterfly in the 11- and 12-year-old girls' division on Saturd...
Pattison Media Apr 27, 2026 Mia Wittal (Image Credit: Kamloops Classic Swimming)

Stankoven talks hot start to NHL playoffs despite sickness, media attention, Kamloops support
KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven of Kamloops was tied for the lead in NHL playoff scoring as of Sunday [April 26] afternoon.He racked up four goals in four games during his club's sweep of the Ottawa Senato...
Pattison Media Apr 26, 2026 LOGAN STANKOVEN. (Image Credit: Carolina Hurricanes/Facebook)

Blazers' forward Hurlbert named WHL rookie of the year
KAMLOOPS - J.P. Hurlbert's rookie Western Hockey League season is officially one for the record books. The 17-year-old American has been named the WHL's rookie of the year for the 2025-26 season. Hurl...
Pattison Media Apr 23, 2026 (Image Credit: Western Hockey League)

Storm owner Kolle on B.C. Hockey Conference: 'We simply seek to be the best'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Storm owner Matt Kolle sees prestige in joining the B.C. Hockey Conference (BCHC), a Hockey Canada-sanctioned Junior A circuit. "Three years ago, with the BCHL leaving [Hockey Cana...
Pattison Media Apr 22, 2026 B.C. HOCKEY CONFERENCE (Image Credit: BCHC)

B.C. Hockey Conference commissioner Dubois talks new Junior A league, addresses WIJHL split
BC Hockey announced on Tuesday [April 21] its board of directors unanimously approved an application from the B.C. Hockey Conference (BCHC) to become the province's Hockey Canada-sanctioned Junior A l...
Pattison Media Apr 22, 2026 JEFF DUBOIS. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Kamloops' Hicks, Milburn reflect on winning NCAA D1 hockey championship with Pioneers
KAMLOOPS - Johnny Hicks and Brady Milburn of Kamloops are on Cloud 9 in the Mile High City. They still haven't come back to earth after winning the NCAA Division One Men's Hockey Championship with the...
Pattison Media Apr 21, 2026 Milburns celebrate. (Image Credit: University of Denver)

Storm, Cents to join new Junior A hockey league in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Out with the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), in with the British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC). BC Hockey announced its board of directors unanimously approved an a...
Pattison Media Apr 21, 2026 (Image Credit: BCHC)

Kamloops United women break into win column ahead of home opener
KAMLOOPS - Allison Hill is buying into the Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) plan for its B.C. Premier League (BCPL) teams. Part of that plan is fielding more high-school-aged players such as herse...
Pattison Media Apr 20, 2026 Allison Hill (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)

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