Category Archives: Local Sports
Blazers hold meeting to discuss dismal weekend, aim for better against Brandon
KAMLOOPS - Lengthy ferry and bus rides home from Vancouver Island this past weekend offered ample time for the Kamloops Blazers to ponder back-to-back 7-1 defeats to the Victoria Royals. They had more...
Jan 21, 2025
Rinaldi of Kamloops makes professional soccer debut in Portugal
AVEIRO, PORTUGAL -- Jonathan Rinaldi of Kamloops began his professional soccer career this past weekend in Portugal.The former TRU WolfPack and Kamloops United midfielder signed with a Portuguese fift...
Jan 20, 2025
Westsyde Secondary grad Sasha Ryga commits to TRU WolfPack
KAMLOOPS - A Westsyde Secondary School graduate has committed to playing university soccer for the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack.The WolfPack have announced the signing of Sasha Ryga, who ...
Jan 19, 2025
WolfPack fall just short against top-ranked Victoria Vikes
KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack men's basketball team came within minutes of pulling off the upset of the season against the undefeated Victoria Vikes Saturday night (Jan 19).The WolfPack were up 80-73 wi...
Jan 19, 2025
Blazers drop back-to-back 7-1 games in Victoria
VICTORIA - Another Royal rout for the Kamloops Blazers as they dropped back-to-back games in Victoria by a 7-1 scoreline.The B.C. Division leading Royals scored seven unanswered goals at the Save-On-F...
Jan 19, 2025
Royals' Johnny Hicks nets first career WHL win over hometown Blazers
VICTORIA - It was a WHL debut to remember for Kamloops native Johnny Hicks as he backstopped the Victoria Royals to a 7-1 win over his hometown Blazers Friday (Jan. 17) night. The 19-year-old Hicks st...
Jan 18, 2025
Stankoven talks bumping slump, big night against Leafs, Stars' line juggling, rookie scoring race, repaying parents
DALLAS - Logan Stankoven is more than halfway through his rookie season in the NHL and his Dallas Stars are among the top teams in the ultra-competitive Western Conference.The 5-foot-8 forward from Ka...
Jan 17, 2025
Barriere to host B.C. Stick Curling Championships
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Stick Curling Championships are scheduled to run from Feb. 6 to Feb. 8 at the Barriere Curling Club. Twelve teams from across the province will compete in women's stick and open st...
Jan 17, 2025
TRU basketball teams fall to Trinity Western at home
KAMLOOPS - Both Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack basketball teams fell to the Trinity Western Sparts at the Tournament Capital Centre (TCC) Thursday (Jan. 16) night. The WolfPack men's team, ...
Jan 17, 2025
Kamloops curlers take aim at B.C. title, Kelowna Brier: 'It's probably the most open it's been in the last 15 years'
KAMLOOPS -- Jared Kolomaya is one of seven Kamloops residents who will throw at the men's B.C. Curling Championship next week in Langley and the only participant with Brier experience. For the six oth...
Jan 16, 2025
