Category Archives: Local Sports
Pats trade Merritt native Jaxsin Vaughan to Everett
REGINA, SASK. - The Regina Pats have traded 18-year-old Merritt native Jaxsin Vaughan to the Everett Silvertips for 19-year-old forward Caden Brown and a first round pick in 2025. Vaughan has two goal...
Nov 17, 2024
Maddy Gobeil stars as Cascades sweep weekend series with hometown WolfPack
KAMLOOPS - It was a perfect swansong for Kamloops native Maddy Gobeil and her University of Fraser Valley (UFV) Cascades at the Tournament Capital Centre this weekend.The fifth-year guard, a former So...
Nov 17, 2024
Keller's four points leads Blazers to win over Giants
VANCOUVER - A four-point night for Jordan Keller, which included his first career WHL hat-trick, helped the Kamloops Blazers to a 6-2 win over the Vancouver Giants Friday night, Nov. 15. Keller, the K...
Nov 16, 2024
Fisher lands head coaching gig with Storm after Ludvig steps aside for personal reasons
KAMLOOPS - Andrew Fisher has taken over as head coach of the Kamloops Storm. The junior 'A' tier 2 hockey club issued a media release on Thursday (Nov. 14) to note that on Nov. 4, Head Coach Jan Ludvi...
Nov 15, 2024
Graduating Gobeil to say goodbye to Kamloops hoops fans, with Cascades to play WolfPack
KAMLOOPS - Maddy Gobeil has been a basketball star since her days at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School. She won titles with the Dolphins under Head Coach Jack Isenor and carried on succeedi...
Nov 15, 2024
Ludvig resigns as Storm head coach, returns to Czechia due to personal reasons
KAMLOOPS - The head coach of the Kamloops Storm has resigned. In a news release issued late Thursday (Nov. 14) afternoon, the Storm announced Jan Ludvig is leaving Kamloops' Junior A Tier 2 hockey clu...
Nov 15, 2024
Blazers' De Palma added to 2025 World Juniors coaching staff
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach Dan De Palma will be part of Canada's World Juniors team this winter. The longtime Blazers goaltending coach, who won gold with Team Canada at the U18 Wor...
Nov 14, 2024
Kamloops NorthPaws to open 2025 West Coast League season in Port Angeles
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws will open the 2025 West Coast League (WCL) season on the road in Port Angeles on May, 30.They'll play their first six games on the road before taking on the Kelowna F...
Nov 14, 2024
With eight wins in past 11 games, Blazers finding reasons to believe; Zahejsky's debut imminent
Less than a month ago, the Kamloops Blazers were mired in a four-game losing skid and heading south on a road trip to Portland sitting last in the WHL's Western Conference standings. The club has expe...
Nov 13, 2024
Blazers deal F Pantelakis to Regina for picks
KAMLOOPS - The Blazers made a deal Monday (Nov. 11), sending forward Zach Pantelakis to the Regina Pats.In exchange for the 2007-born Pantelakis, the Blazers received fifth-round selections in the 202...
Nov 11, 2024
