Category Archives: Local Sports
Dunstone edges Gushue 7-6 to take first seed in Pool A at Brier
KELOWNA, B.C. - Kamloops skip Matt Dunstone and his Manitoba rink came back for a 7-6 win over Canada's Brad Gushue on Thursday to hand the three-time defending champion his first loss at the Brier. T...
Mar 06, 2025
Blazers sign 2009-born defenceman Liam Kilfoil
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have signed 15-year-old defenseman Liam Kilfoil to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. The 2009-born Kilfoil, a six-foot tall right-shot defenceman, was select...
Mar 06, 2025
Blazers press but fall to Winterhawks 4-3
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers fell just short on the road Wednesday (March 6) night, losing to the Portland Winterhawks 4-3. The Blazers were behind the 8-ball early as the Winterhawks opened the sc...
Mar 06, 2025
Storm sweep River Rush, advance to second round of KIJHL playoffs
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm are moving on in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) playoffs. The Storm swept the Quesnel River Rush on the road Tuesday (March 4) with a 3-2 overtim...
Mar 05, 2025
Blazers gives playoff chances a boost, beat Thunderbirds on the road 3-2
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers gave their Western Hockey League (WHL) playoff chances a boost Tuesday (March 4) night with a 3-2 win over the Seattle Thunderbirds on the road. The Blazers jumped out ...
Mar 05, 2025
Kamloops' Angove of Buckeyes wins gold at conference swimming championships, earns All-Big Ten First Team honours
KAMLOOPS - Sienna Angove posted a list of goals inside her locker at the start of her freshman year at The Ohio State University, among them racing in a final at the Big Ten Swim and Dive Championship...
Mar 04, 2025
Rauter shares insight on breaking through at Brier, talks Dunstone's pursuit of Tankard
KELOWNA -- TSN curling commentator Vic Rauter is calling his 39th Brier from his perch in Prospera Place in Kelowna.Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister in 1986, when Rauter called his first national men...
Mar 04, 2025
Dunstone, backed by sizeable family-and-friends cheering section, suffers first setback at Brier
KELOWNA - Matt Dunstone's cheering section at the Brier in Kelowna includes more than 20 friends and family members from across Western Canada.The Kamloops resident and his Manitoba team boasted a per...
Mar 03, 2025
Storm win two, Centennials lose two on opening weekend of KIJHL playoffs
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm are off to a perfect start in the KIJHL playoffs as they beat the Quesnel River Rush 6-2 in the game two of their best-of-seven series. The Storm had six different goal s...
Mar 02, 2025
WolfPack bow out of Canada West playoffs after defeat to UBC Thunderbirds
VANCOUVER - It's the end of the line for the TRU WolfPack women's volleyball team and it came at the hands of the two-time defending national champions Saturday (March 1).The WolfPack bow out of Canad...
Mar 02, 2025
