Category Archives: Local Sports
Venom win TOJLL season opener
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Venom opened the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse season with an 11-8 win over the Kelowna Raiders. Riley Peterson and Colton Boomer each had a hattrick for the Venom. Peterso...
Apr 21, 2017
Three from KGTC named to Team B.C. for nationals
KAMLOOPS - Gymnastics B.C. has announced its team for the Canadian Gymnastics Championships next month. Two athletes and a coach from the Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Club are on the team. Scott...
Apr 19, 2017
‘I let the market down’: Desjardins reflects on time as Canucks head coach
VANCOUVER - With the logo of the team that fired him just 72 hours earlier covered by a black curtain on the wall to his right, Willie Desjardins started to go through a list of people he wanted to th...
Apr 13, 2017
KSHOF guest speaker Ryan Cochrane on Canada's Olympic swimming future
KAMLOOPS - The guest speaker at last weekends Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame and Sports Council awards banquet was Olympic swimmer Ryan Cochrane. When he announced his retirement last month CBC referred...
Apr 11, 2017
Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame grows by 3 individuals and one team
KAMLOOPS - Saturday night was a big night for the sporting community in Kamloops — the 27th annual Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame Banquet was held at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre. It was ...
Apr 10, 2017
Vancouver Canucks fire head coach Willie Desjardins
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have fired head coach Willie Desjardins after a miserable 2016-17 season. The team announced the move today, less than 24 hours after losing its eighth straight game ...
Apr 10, 2017
Kamloops Sports Council Awards for 2016 calendar year
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Council awards announced Saturday at the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame and KSC Awards banquet: Presidents Award: Andy and Shirley Philpot – St. John Ambulance Sport...
Apr 08, 2017
Kamloops Disc Golf Club hosting all-inclusive tournament this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Disc golf, or frisbee golf as it’s otherwise called, is a sport that requires precision and accuracy. The game is played in about 40 countries around the world, and just like golf, th...
Apr 07, 2017
Riverdogs preparing for season at Big League Experience tourney
KAMLOOPS - While it may not feel like spring outside right now, baseball, a sure sign of spring, is back at Norbrock Stadium in full force. The TRU Wolfpack played their season-openers there last week...
Apr 06, 2017
B.C. Lions for sale, owner David Braley says team 'has to be sold'
VANCOUVER, B.C. - After extensive rumours B.C. Lions owner David Braley was shopping the CFL team around, the 75-year-old officially confirmed on Friday it is actively on the market. During an intervi...
Mar 31, 2017
