Category Archives: Local Sports

KAMLOOPS - Nine teams remain in the hunt for the Canadian Women’s Curling championship —– but B.C. isn’t one of them. The Karla Thompson rink from Kamloops lost 6-4 to Prince E...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm have clinched home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs, but still don’t know if it will be first or second place. The Storm and 100 Mile House Wrangler...

CHASE - The Chase Heat defeated the Sicamous Eagles 6-4 last night to keep their hopes alive for a second place finish. With one game left Chase is two points behind the Kamloops Storm. Should the Hea...

KAMLOOPS - B.C. is 1-and-1 in the pre-tournament qualifying round at the Canadian Women’s Curling Championship. The Karla Thompson rink won 8-4 over the Yukon this morning. Thompson will play 2-...

RICHMOND, B.C. - Kelly Olynyk is still stung by the loss. Canada was one game away from qualifying for the men's Olympic basketball tournament last September when disaster struck. Olynyk and his teamm...

KAMLOOPS - In 1990 the Kamloops Sports Council held their first official meeting; the ground work began for a unified sport advocacy group to promote communication, development, education and particip...

KAMLOOPS - The annual Van Ryswyk Invitational and B.C. Masters Indoor Track and Field Championship was held last weekend at the Tournament Capital Centre. It featured athletes from the very young to t...

KAMLOOPS -- Kelly Olynyk has a variety of hats he wears —- usually backwards —- over the hair with flare. Now he has a new hat —- ambassador! The South Kam grad and Boston Celtics fo...

KAMLOOPS - Jim Cotter is returning to the Brier. Cotter, a member of the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame, skipped his Vernon/Kelowna rink to a 7-6 win over Sean Geall in the B.C. final. This will be Cott...

KAMLOOPS - It appears that the battle for first place in the KIJHL Birks division is going to go down to the wire. The 100 Mile House Wranglers moved back into top spot on Saturday night with a 5-2 wi...