Category Archives: Local Sports
Rockets snuff out Blazers comeback bid in second meeting of WHL season
KAMLOOPS - Max Graham scored a shorthanded goal while on the breakaway to all but end the Kamloops Blazers' valiant third period comeback effort Friday (Jan. 3) night.The Blazers scored all of their g...
Jan 04, 2025
Storm GM Kolle talks notable trade, teases more movement ahead of deadline
KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Storm are within striking distance of first place in their division, despite hovering around the .500 mark for much of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League campaign...
Jan 03, 2025
Vernon-based Cotter rink knocked out of mixed doubles curling trails
LIVERPOOL N.S. - A Vernon-based father-daughter rink with ties to Kamloops has been knocked out of the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials. Kamloops native Jim Cotter, 50, and his daughter Jael...
Jan 03, 2025
NorthPaws name two former West Coast League players as assistant coaches in 2025
KAMLOOPS - Two former West Coast League players will be back in the Kamloops NorthPaws dugout as assistant coaches for the 2025 West Coast League (WCL) season. Trey Newman and Jack Slominski will serv...
Jan 03, 2025
Former Blazer Dylan Garand named AHL goaltender of the month for December
HARTFORD, CT - Former Kamloops Blazers netminder Dylan Garand has been named the American Hockey League's goaltender of the month for December.Garand posted a 4-2 record with two shutouts in December ...
Jan 03, 2025
CP Male Athlete of the Year Katzberg talks taking his place among Canadian legends
KAMLOOPS - Ethan Katzberg of the Kamloops Track and Field Club threw 84.12 metres to win gold in men's hammer throw at the 2024 Olympic Summer Games in Paris. He is the first Olympic champion from Can...
Dec 31, 2024
Kamloops curlers win gold, silver at 2025 BC Under 20 Women's Curling Championships
SURREY B.C. - Kamloops curlers took the 2025 BC Under 20 Women's Curling Championships in Surrey by storm this weekend.The Holly Hafeli rink, which curls out of the Kamloops Curling Club (KCC), won go...
Dec 31, 2024
Blazers reassign forward Matthew; welcome defenceman Gugyelka to club
KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Blazers confirmed a roster move on Monday (Dec. 30). Nineteen-year-old forward Kai Matthew has been reassigned, news that likely marks the end of his tenure with the Blazers. ...
Dec 30, 2024
Blazers designate forward Kai Matthew for reassignment
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers have designated 19-year-old forward Kai Matthew for reassignment to a team yet to be determined. Speaking to CFJC Today, Blazers Head Coach and General Manager Shaun Cl...
Dec 30, 2024
Mynio of Kamloops records assist in first-ever game with Team Canada
OTTAWA - Kamloops native Sawyer Mynio recorded an assist in his first-ever game for Team Canada, as they beat Germany 3-0 at the World Juniors on Sunday (Dec. 29) afternoon. While Mynio was named to C...
Dec 30, 2024
