KAMLOOPS - There are currently 27 wildfires burning at various stages of control across the Kamloops Fire Centre. Only the Keremeos blaze is listed as a 'fire of note' at over 7,000 hectares. The two closest fires to Kamloops are both considered under control.B.C. Wildfire Information Officer Aydan Coray noted that the...

KAMLOOPS - Two local squads were poor hosts, as the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association (KYSA) U15 and U17 squads captured gold medals at the BC Soccer Les Sinnott Memorial Boys Provincial Cup, played in Kamloops over the weekend.In the U15 Championship game, the Kamloops Blaze topped the Saanich Fusion 3-2 to claim gold...

KAMLOOPS - After an undefeated season, the Kamloops Blaze U13 female soccer team struck gold over the weekend. The Blaze captured the BC Soccer Association 'B' Provincial Challenge Cup for the first time in this age group. "It feels really good and means a lot because we definitely deserved it and we worked really...

The Kamloops Blaze U18 Girls won silver in the Slurpee Cup on the weekend. The Blaze had a perfect record after the first three games: - Beat Williams Lake 1-0 - Beat Victoria 2-0 - Beat Kootenay 3-1 However they let up slightly at the beginning of the final game against Langley and allowed 2 goals against in the first...

The Kamloops Blaze Select U14 Girls battled against Prince George, Sherwood Park, Calgary and Shuswap teams at the Slurpee Cup on McArthur Island this weekend. Kamloops had one win, two losses, and a tie that ended in a shootout. Goals scored for Kamloops over the weekend were by Lolita Persad and Kennedy Gelineau. The...

The Kamloops Blaze U18 Girls had a definitive win against Shuswap on Sunday, May 12. Kamloops was leading 5-0 at half-time and ended up winning 7-0. Anika Black got a hat trick (3 goals) and was joined by Anika Lee Fraser (2 goals), Kendra McDonald (1 goal) and Fiona Brisco (1 goal). Sadie Moyer got the shut-out for Ka...

The Kamloops Blaze Select U14 Girls played Shuswap at Blackburn Park, Salmon Arm on Sunday, May 12th. The two teams were evenly matched with play in both ends of the field. Final score Kamloops 1, Salmon Arm 4. Kennedy Gelineau scored the Kamloops goal. Substituting for injured keeper Rhiannon Nesbitt was Sierra Thiess...

The Kamloops U18 Select Girls played the Kelowna United U18 Girls at McArthur Island on Sunday, May 5. Anika Lee Fraser scored in the first half to give Kamloops a 1-0 lead which they held until intermission. However, Kelowna scored in the second half to tie the game. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. Sadie Moyer was the go...

KAMLOOPS - His was a name synonymous with soccer in Kamloops. Player, coach, official, administrator, volunteer - Mike Bartram was everything, and when something needed to be done, he did it. Mike left a massive legacy in the soccer community after he lost his battle with cancer in November of 2000. It's a legacy that ...

The Kamloops Select U14 Girls dominated Shuswap in their season opener on Sunday, April 14th at MacArthur Island. Scoring for Kamloops was Halle Tiessen and Alexa Parken. Keeper Rhiannon Nesbitt kept a clean sheet in the 2-0 win over Shuswap. Victory was sweet for Kamloops as Shuswap was a strong competitor last season...

The Kamloops Blaze U18 select girls defeated the Vernon United U18 team 2-0 in their season opener at Hillside stadium April 7th. Goals were scored by Mykaela Woods and Taryn Meixner in support of goalkeeper Sadie Moyer.

The Kamloops Youth Soccer Association AGM is scheduled for Thursday, November 22nd, starting at 7:00pm in the Sports Lounge at the McArthur Island Sports Center. Four director’s terms of office will expire at the AGM. An election will be conducted during the meeting to fill those four positions. The directors who...

There'll be three more Thompson-Okanagan FC (EA Sports BC Premier Soccer League) matches played in Kamloops before winter sets in and the City of Kamloops closes all its playing fields. It'll also be another opportunity for local soccer fans to watch some of our best regional players in action. The three matches--all L...

Thompson-Okanagan FC, the BC Soccer Premier League (BCSPL) club representing the Okanagan region, has scheduled twelve league matches against Coastal FC teams this weekend at McArthur Island. The schedule is: Saturday, October 13: 1:00pm - U13 Boys Intake vs. Coastal FC - McArthur Island #7 1:00pm - U14 Boys vs. Coasta...

The Kamloops Youth Soccer Association has hired a replacement for retiring Executive Director, Keith Liddiard. Missy Cederholm, who has worked for the Kamloops Blazers as their Ticketing and Promotions Coordinator since August of 2012, will begin employment with the youth soccer organization October 1st. A graduate of ...

The last week-long soccer camp of the summer being offered by the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association is set to kick-off Monday, August 20! The camp will take place on fields #1 and #2 at McArthur Island, Monday through Friday. There is still room in the camp and still time to register! There are three options to conside...

The Kamloops Youth Soccer Association's High Performance soccer camps featuring coaches from Stoke City FC from England start Tuesday, August 7th at McArthur Island. The camps--featuring coaches Mick Murphy, Steve Chamberlain and Darren Beech--are scheduled for August 7-10. The camp for girls aged 10-15 will run from 9...

The Kamloops Blaze U16 Girls placed second at the B Cup provincials held in Kamloops July 5 – July 9. Kamloops placed first in their group after three round-robin games: – Thursday, July 5: tied Surrey United Heat 1-1 – Friday, July 6: beat Juan de Fuca 1-0 – Saturday, July 7: tied Kelowna Unite...

The U13 Blaze Blue Girls won their bronze medal game in Surrey SX Cup over the weekend after going 1-2 in round robin play. The Blaze started off strong with a 4-0 win over CAU Inferno on Saturday. Emily Piroddi notched 2 quick goals, Lolita Persad, and Meriya Cartier added to the tally. Kalie Saari had the shut out in...

The U15 Boys Team Orange squad played in Penticton in the Interior Playdown this past weekend. GAME #1 Game day: Saturday June 16th, 2018 Game #1: WIN Kamloops U15 Team Orange: Coach Austin Pietramala Opposing team: Vernon Location: Penticton Score at half time: Kamloops Blaze Orange: 1, Vernon: 0 Final score: Kamloops...

On Saturday, June 9th, the Kamloops U13 Select Girls Blaze Blue team battled against the Shuswap Football Club on home turf at McArthur Island. Salmon Arm got off to a quick start and scored three goals in the first half. Kamloops began to push back with a goal by Emily Piroddi in the first half. The second half began ...

The Kamloops U16 Girls’ clinched top spot in the TOYSL U16/U17 division with a 1-0 win in their final league game on Sunday, June 10 against the Shuswap U17 team. They finished the league with 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie. The game was scoreless at half-time but Kamloops took the lead in the second half with a goal...

The U15 Boys Team Orange squad played in Kamloops for the 9th game of the 2018 regular season. Game day: Saturday June 3rd, 2018 Game #9: WIN Kamloops U15 Team Orange: Coach Austin Pietramala Opposing team: U15 Kelowna Thunder Location: Kelowna Score at half time: Kamloops Blaze Orange: 3, Kelowna: 0 Final score: Kamlo...

The KYSA Blaze Blue U13 Select Girls team played against hometown team Blaze Orange for the second time this season. This game was played at McArthur Island Park. The Blaze Blue girls played a great game in spite of the rainy and windy weather! Keeper Grace McDonald made some great saves. The whole team put in a solid ...

The Kamloops Blaze U16 Girls won their TOYSL league game against the Vernon United U17 Girls on Sunday, June 3rd in Vernon. The first half ended with the Blaze up 2-0 thanks to goals from Daisy Dalke and Fiona Brisco. In the second half, Vernon was kept to just 1 goal thanks to the work of Kamloops goalkeeper Kila Pige...

The U13 KYSA Blaze Blue Select Girls played a TOYSL Exhibition Game on Sunday, May 27th against the Revelstoke Select team at the Queen Elizabeth Park in Revelstoke. The Blaze started out strong and battled throughout the game to come out with a 4 – 2 victory. In net, was Keeper Grace McDonald (#13) who was outst...

The Kamloops U16 Select Girls played two games this last weekend. They faced off against Shuswap Selects U17 on Saturday, May 26. Daisy Dalke scored in the first half, leading the team to a 1 -1 tie at halftime. Emily Hinds then scored in the second half, resulting in a 2 -1 win for Kamloops. Sadie Moyer was keeper. Th...

The Kamloops U13 Girls Blaze Blue remained undefeated during the annual Slurpee Cup Weekend, May 19-May 21 The first game was played on Saturday, May 19th at Mac Island, Field 6 vs. Williams Lake Storm. Keeper was Grace McDonald. The score at halftime was 3-0 for Kamloops and the final score was 4-0 Kamloops, with McDo...