Category Archives: Local Sports

KAMLOOPS - Fastpitch softball was once one of the most popular sports in the Thompson Valley. In Kamloops alone, there were two leagues, with more than 16 teams between them. Now, the numbers of athle...

KAMLOOPS - It’s probably safe to say there aren’t many kids who grow up aspiring to be champion tree climbers. But after this weekend, there may be one or two more. Riverside Park played h...

KAMLOOPS - On a perfect summer evening, the sun sets at McArthur Island. Yet the baseball diamond that’s usually home to the Kamloops Midget AAA Riverdogs is empty. On this night, the team is pr...

KAMLOOPS - At 7-17, the Kamloops Riverdogs have some work ahead of them to turn their season around. But it’s a position they braced for at the beginning of the year with a youthful line-up. ...

KAMLOOPS - On his final day in Kamloops, Derek Yachison worked out at the Tournament Capital Centre, a workout he did hundreds of times during his four seasons with the Broncos. But this workout felt ...

OTTAWA - Canada’s national curling championships - the Brier and the Tournament of Hearts - had their fields expanded to 16 rinks on Sunday at Curling Canada’s annual general meeting. The ...

VANCOUVER - Wally Buono kept his word. When the legendary head coach stepped aside after leading the B.C. Lions to the 2011 Grey Cup, citing fatigue and a desire to focus on his front office duties, h...

VANCOUVER - Quarterback Greg McGhee was the biggest name among 10 cuts from the BC Lions’ training camp roster on Saturday. The import QB lost out to Keith Price to become BC’s third-strin...

KAMLOOPS - It was a training camp that starting out with so much promise for Derek Yachison. The Kamloops Broncos alumnus was catching the eye of coaches and teammates. Then, a knee injury forced him ...

KAMLOOPS - B.C. Lions training camp has wrapped up in Kamloops. This was the 7th straight year the Lions have held camp at Hillside, with one more year to go on their current contract with the city. A...