Category Archives: Local Sports
Kamloops Vibe wrap up season with bronze medal loss
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Vibe played their final weekend of hockey for the season at the Provincial Championships in Richmond. The Vibe started the weekend with a pair of 4-1 wins against the Meadow Ri...
Apr 02, 2018
Junior Blazers lose bronze medal in overtime after epic tying goal
KAMLOOPS - It was an epic finish, just not the result the Thompson Junior Blazers wanted. Down 2-1 in the dying seconds, the Junior Blazers' tournament MVP Carter Streek came to the rescue, poking the...
Apr 01, 2018
Junior Blazers guarantee spot in one of medal games on Sunday
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Junior Blazers shut out the Saskatchewan champions, and with that they know they will be at least playing in one of the medal games on Sunday. The Blazers (2-2) defeated the We...
Mar 31, 2018
Junior Blazers lose second of the Westerns in loss to Airdrie
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Junior Blazers wrap up the second day of the Western Canadian Bantam AAA Championship knowing they have to win their final round-robin game, and that may not even be enough to ...
Mar 30, 2018
Junior Blazers keep pace at Westerns with win over Winnipeg
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Junior Blazers kept pace on Thursday night with a 6-4 comeback win over the Manitoba champions, the Winnipeg Hawks. They play Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. against the tournament ...
Mar 30, 2018
Hicketts adds another assist in Detroit win
KAMLOOPS - Joe Hicketts built on his first NHL helpers by adding another assist on Thursday night in Detroit's 6-3 win in Buffalo. The 21 year old picked up the assist on Anthony Mantha's 24th goal of...
Mar 29, 2018
Junior Blazers lose 5-4 to Seafair in Western Canadian opener
KAMLOOPS - The Western Canadian Bantam AAA Championship opener between the Thompson Junior Blazers and Seafair played out just like the two regular season games, a tight affair but ultimately a Seafai...
Mar 29, 2018
Hicketts expects to stick with the Red Wings in the short term
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops native Joe Hicketts, who celebrated recording his first NHL points on Tuesday night, says he expects to remain with the Red Wings for at least the next week, all dependent on how G...
Mar 28, 2018
Thompson Junior Blazers embracing underdog role at Western Canadians
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Junior Blazers come into the Western Canadian Bantam AAA Championship with a chip on their shoulders. They host the tournament despite not making it past the Okanagan playoffs....
Mar 28, 2018
Kamloops to host Canada-Russia Series game in November
KAMLOOPS - The Sandman Centre will play host to another battle between the Western Hockey League’s best and Team Russia. Kamloops will be the site for the first game in the Canada-Russia series ...
Mar 28, 2018
