Category Archives: Local Sports
Blazers' GM Clouston recaps draft days; first-round pick Ferreira shares thoughts
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have completed the WHL Prospects Draft and U.S. Priority Draft. All told, the Blazers picked 12 players - six forwards, four defencemen and two goaltenders - across the...
May 08, 2025
B.C. Lions' head coach Pierce preaching physicality, toughness at training camp in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS -- B.C. Lions' mini-camp kicked off on Wednesday (May 8) in Kamloops.After a first-round exit from the playoffs last season, the CFL club shook things up, dispatching head coach Rick Campbell...
May 08, 2025
'They know each other': Blazers select two California players in U.S. Priority Draft
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers went to the Golden State twice in the 2025 Western Hockey League (WHL) U.S. Priority Draft and picked a forward and a defenceman with their two picks.They took forward ...
May 08, 2025
CFJC's Marty Hastings receives second Canada West media award for TRU WolfPack coverage
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops sports reporter has been recognized for his work covering student athletics. Canada West announced CFJC's Marty Hastings received the conference's Fred "Gus" Collins Media Award....
May 08, 2025
Blazers make 10 selections at 2025 WHL Prospects Draft
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE 2:30 p.m.): The Kamloops Blazers added 10 new players in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft which wrapped up Thursday (May 8) afternoon. They took five forwards, three defenceman and two ...
May 08, 2025
B.C., Eastern Door and the North clash at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
KAMLOOPS -- Team B.C. was chasing its first win in the male division on Wednesday (May 7) morning at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Kamloops. Eastern Door and the North entered the ga...
May 07, 2025
Blazers lose D Anderlini to Penticton in WHL expansion draft
CALGARY - When the expansion Penticton Vees visit the Kamloops Blazers during the 2025-26 Western Hockey League (WHL) season, their roster will include a couple of familiar faces.The WHL expansion dra...
May 07, 2025
Bottle, B.C. aiming to bounce back after loss at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
KAMLOOPS - Jaylah Bottle and Team B.C. suffered a setback in female play at the Under-18 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships on Tuesday (May 6) in Kamloops. Manitoba earned a 3-2 victory over B.C...
May 06, 2025
Rugby redemption for Kamloops Raiders: 'It was perfect'
KAMLOOPS -- Dillon Alexandre held his baby daughter in his left hand and gripped the B.C. Rugby Union Men's Division 2 Championship Trophy with his right mitt, laughing while the moment was captured o...
May 05, 2025
Kamloops United women lose, men win first away games of the season in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. - There was more heartbreak for the Kamloops United (KUFC) women's team as another stoppage time goal prevented them from picking up their first points of the League1 BC season Sunday (M...
May 04, 2025
