KAMLOOPS - The annual Teddy Bear Toss is the brainchild of former Kamloops Blazers' marketing director Don Larson and the tradition that started in 1993 will continue on Friday night (Dec. 5) at Sandman Centre. Fans are asked to bring stuffed animals, tuques, mittens and scarves to the rink, so they can throw them onto...

KAMLOOPS - Professional soccer player Alesandro Comita might have played his last match for ND Gorica in the Slovenian second division. The winter transfer window opens in January and the free agent from Kamloops said he is likely to be playing elsewhere in 2026."They've given me lots of great opportunities and a ...

KAMLOOPS - After posting dismal results over the past five years, the TRU WolfPack women's basketball program is showing signs of life. In the four seasons prior to the 2025-2026 Canada West campaign, the WolfPack sputtered to a record of six wins and 72 losses. This season, they are 4-7 and flirting with a playoff ber...

KAMLOOPS - Two-time Paralympic gold medallist Greg Stewart is branching into sports media. The 7-foot-2 shot putter has been named a CBC Sports digital co-host and analyst for the 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in March in Italy. Stewart will work from his home in Kamloops and expects to interview athletes who are at the...

KAMLOOPS - After a soaring start to the season, the TRU WolfPack men's basketball team is getting its first taste of adversity. Mired in a four-game losing streak, the WolfPack (7-4) have dropped outside of the U Sports top 10 rankings after cracking them earlier this season for the first time since 2016. The club's ai...

KAMLOOPS - Add another award to the Texas Tornado's trophy case.J.P. Hurlbert earned WHL Rookie of the Month honours for the month of November. The 17-year-old forward was also named Player of the Month for September/October to start the 2025-26 season. Hurlbert is also a two-time winner of the WHL Player of the Week a...

KAMLOOPS - Rhett Ravndahl is beginning to have visions of offensive grandeur. "My grandpa was talking to me the other day," said Ravndahl, a defenceman for the Kamloops Blazers. "Apparently, Wendel Clark was a defenceman for the [Saskatoon] Blades back in the day and ended up being a great forward, so I ...

LANGFORD, B.C. - The Kamloops Junior Bantam Broncos are provincial champions. The Broncos - comprised of players aged 12 and 13 years old - beat the Westshore Warriors 11-6 at Starlight Stadium Sunday (Nov. 30) to win the 9-man provincial title. You can watch a replay of the championship game here. The Broncos led 8-0 ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Storm have made it to the top of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League's (KIJHL) latest power rankings after a perfect November.The Storm extended their win streak to 10 games with wins over the Williams Lake Mustangs on Friday (Nov. 28) and the 100 Mile House Wranglers on Saturday (No...

KAMLOOPS - JP Hurlbert's exploits on the ice continue to be recognized by the Western Hockey League. The Kamloops Blazers forward has been named the WHL's Rookie of the Week for the week ending Nov. 30. It's the second such award for the 17-year-old Hurlbert, who was the league's first Rookie of the Week award winner t...

ABBOTSFORD - The TRU WolfPack women's basketball team is enjoying a bit of a renaissance for the first time in five years as they've picked up their fourth win of this Canada West season. The WolfPack scored 22 unanswered points in the third quarter to beat the University of the Fraser Valley 60-50 Saturday (Nov. 29) n...

KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack women's volleyball team have made it to 10 wins before the Canada West winter break for the first time ever in program history. They achieved that milestone with another 3-0 (25-10, 25-16, 25-15) sweep over the Manitoba Bisons at the TCC Saturday (Nov. 29) night, for their sixth consecutive ...

KAMLOOPS - Dryden Deobald scored his first career WHL goal with less than four minutes to play to lift the Kamloops Blazers to a 7-5 win over the Penticton Vees in a goal filled affair at Sandman Centre Saturday (Nov. 29) night.The 17-year-old rookie defenceman from Regina broke a third period tie when he redirected a ...

HALIFAX - Brad Jacobs owned a poor performance in his opening game at the Montana's Canadian Curling Trials. He didn't lose again at Scotiabank Centre and is now on his way back to the Winter Olympics. Jacobs and his Calgary-based team held off a spi...

ABBOTSFORD - The TRU WolfPack basketball teams were left wanting in the Fraser Valley as they were both beaten by the UFV Cascades Friday (Nov. 28).The WolfPack men succumbed to their third defeat in a row as they dropped a 72-66 decision to the Cascades. The WolfPack men began the season with seven consecutive wins, b...

KAMLOOPS - JP Hurlbert's 20th goal of the season helped the Kamloops Blazers to a 5-4 win over the Spokane Chiefs Friday (Nov. 29) night at Sandman Centre.The American forward scored twice to become the first WHL skater to hit the 20 goal mark this season, a feat he achieved in just 26 games. With 47 points, Hurlbert i...

KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack women's volleyball team took down the reigning national champions in a heavyweight showdown at the Tournament Capital Centre Friday (Nov. 28) night. Ranked tenth in the nation, the WolfPack women swept the eighth ranked Manitoba Bisons 3-0 (25-21, 25-11, 25-19) to improve to a Canada West-be...

KAMLOOPS - In recent weeks, the Kamloops Blazers have been asking defenders to play up front, this due to an injury-depleted forward group. Blazers head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston said he could have called up younger forwards, such as 15-year-old Tegan Bouchard, but decided against going that route. With ...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Storm forward Teghan Mullin is confident his club's position atop Kootenay International Junior Hockey League standings is no fluke. "I think this year, it's championship or bust," said Mullin, an 18-year-old forward from Kamloops. "The last couple of years, we've been so close. But t...

HALIFAX - Christina Black's team started the Montana's Canadian Curling Trials with a whimper. The rink has a chance to end the playdowns as Canada's representatives at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Black's team from the local Halifax Curling Club stun...

KAMLOOPS - With eight wins and two losses this season, the TRU WolfPack sit alone atop Canada West women's volleyball standings. Whether they keep that position will depend on their performance this weekend against the defending national champions, the Manitoba Bisons of Winnipeg. TRU is 10th in the latest U Sports Wom...

LETHBRIDGE - American forward JP Hurlbert scored for Team CHL, but it was the US National Team Development Program (US NTDP) Team that emerged victorious at the 2025 CHL USA prospects challenge this week.Wednesday (Nov. 26) night in Lethbridge, Team CHL beat Team USA 4-3 in regulation to force a decisive "third ga...

KAMLOOPS - Red Bull Rampage is widely considered the most prestigious competition in freeride mountain biking - tantamount to the discipline's Super Bowl or world championship. The event takes place annually in rugged mountains in Zion National Park in Virgin, Utah. Riders must build their own course and jumps on steep...

HALIFAX - Team Brown's run at the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials has come to an end. The Kamloops Curling Club rink fell 9-4 to Selena Sturmay of Edmonton on Wednesday in Halifax to finish pool play with a record of one win and six losses. Brown lead Samantha Fisher spoke to CFJC after the defeat. BROWN LEAD SAMANTHA ...

KAMLOOPS - Kendra Woodland would not be denied. Twice passed over in the Professional Women's Hockey League Draft, she persevered and was awarded a tryout with the Ottawa Charge. That tryout took place earlier this month. Woodland emerged with a contract - and a place in Kamloops hockey history CFJC Today brings us thi...

HALIFAX - Kamloops resident Matt Dunstone and his Manitoba-based curling team is in the driver's seat to securing a playoff berth at the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Halifax. After earning a 7-3 victory over Rylan Kleiter's Saskatchewan team earlier on Monday (Nov. 24), Dunstone's team defeated Team Gushue 9-7 in...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers forward JP Hurlbert has been named the WHL's Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 23. Hurlbert, the reigning WHL player of the month, is the first repeat winner of the WHL's weekly award this season. He was the WHL's Player of the Week for the week ending Sept. 29, and was also the fi...

VANCOUVER - The South Kamloops Titans quest for their first provincial high school football championship in over three decades will have to wait for another season.The seventh-seed Titans were beaten 29-22 by the third-seed Argyle Pipers of North Vancouver at BC Place Sunday (Nov. 23) afternoon. You can rewatch the gam...