Category Archives: Local Sports

Kamloops BMX Club opens new track for younger riders
Kamloops BMX Club members often feel like their haven is hidden, the facility tucked away behind Ord Road and shielded by the hills of Bachelor Heights. They don't want to conceal news of an addition ...
Victor Kaisar May 02, 2025

Bottle hopes to inspire at National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
KAMLOOPS -- Indigenous strength, excellence and unity will be celebrated at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, which are scheduled to get underway on Monday (May 5) at McArthur Island Sport...
Victor Kaisar May 01, 2025

Former Blazers' Evason, Huska named to Canada's World Championship coaching staff
KAMLOOPS - A pair of former Kamloops Blazers will be part of Team Canada's coaching staff at the 2025 IIHF World Championships, which will be held in Sweden and Denmark this month.Dean Evason, the for...
Victor Kaisar May 01, 2025

THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Girls Skate Kamloops grinds down barriers
KAMLOOPS - Girls Skate Kamloops is a peer-led group dedicated to fostering female representation in the local skateboarding community. Sessions take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the...
James Peters Apr 29, 2025

Prince George native Jordan Fulljames transfers to TRU volleyball team
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers WolfPack men's volleyball team have announced the signing of Prince George native Jordan Fulljames ahead of the 2025-26 Canada West season. Fulljames, a six-foot-three o...
Victor Kaisar Apr 27, 2025

KUFC men play to scoreless draw Saturday; women still searching for first win
KAMLOOPS - A tough weekend of League1 BC games for Kamloops United FC (KUFC) as they hosted Altitude FC from North Vancouver Saturday (April 26) afternoon.The KUFC women conceded four goals in the fir...
Victor Kaisar Apr 27, 2025

Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke scores first professional hockey goal
ALLENTOWN, PA - Another milestone for Kamloops Blazers defenceman Harrison Brunicke, who scored his first goal in professional hockey Friday (April 25) night.The 18-year-old Brunicke found the back of...
Victor Kaisar Apr 26, 2025

Tributes pour in for Kamloops sports advocate Pat O'Brien
KAMLOOPS - Pat O'Brien is being remembered fondly in conversations throughout the Kamloops sports community and beyond. His death last week has spurred memories and talk of his legacy, which includes ...
Marty Hastings Apr 25, 2025

Stankoven talks Hurricanes' hot start to post-season, Spittin' Chiclets appearance and more
KAMLOOPS -- Logan Stankoven and his Carolina Hurricanes are off to a splendid start in their bid for the Stanley Cup. The Hurricanes lead the New Jersey Devils 2-0 in their Eastern Conference quarter-...
Marty Hastings Apr 23, 2025

Staying home; Sa-Hali Sabre joins WolfPack women's basketball ahead of 25-26 campaign
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers WolfPack women's basketball team has added another regional standout as Kamloops local Isabel Phillips will join the team for the upcoming 2025-26 season. "I wanted to s...
Apr 23, 2025

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Week in Review: Week of May 11, 2026
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Art of Gardening: Basket & Container Stuffers
TWO & OUT
PETERS: City needs to rethink its communication strategy around incidents like this week's water main break
May 15, 2026
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LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: May 14, 2026
May 15, 2026

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Bearing Strawberries
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SOUND OFF: Preserving local theatres
May 13, 2026
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Approach to teaching - examining the meaning of being human
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