Dylan Armstrong is an Olympic bronze medallist shot putter and a throws coach with a proven track record. He helped Ethan Katzberg become an Olympic and world champion in hammer throw, and Greg Stewart become a Paralympic Games champion in shot put. Armstrong recently accepted two international recruits into his stable...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack women's dropped their home and season opener to the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan Heat 71-47 Thursday (Oct. 31) night. The WolfPack had an early 7-5 lead at the Tournament Capital Centre (TCC), but the Heat ended the first quarter with an 11-1 run...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack men's basketball team avoided a Halloween scare and tipped off the 2024-25 Canada West season with a win Thursday (Oct. 31) night. Asher Mayan, a fifth-year forward, led the WolfPack with 21 points (five-for-11 shooting) - including 11 in the fourth quarter - as ...

KAMLOOPS -- Chad Jacobson is entering his second season as head coach of the TRU WolfPack men's basketball team.He's putting his stamp on a Canada West program that was run for 13 years by his predecessor, Scott Clark, and is flooring a team that has post-season aspirations. CFJC Today caught up with the WolfPack ahead...

KAMLOOPS - With only four wins in their last 36 games, the TRU WolfPack women's basketball team is hoping to take a step forward this season. They begin their Canada West campaign against the UBC Okanagan Heat of Kelowna on Thursday at the Tournament Capital Centre. CFJC Today dropped by practise this week to take the ...

KAMLOOPS -- Joshua Slager won three fights in three days at the Boxing BC Provincial Championship earlier this month in Richmond. He claimed the B.C. title in the men's 154-pound division and earned an invite to represent the province in November at the Boxing Canada Elite National Championship in Sarnia, Ontario. CFJC...

KAMLOOPS - Ten points in two games was enough to garner WHL Player of the Week honours for Kamloops Blazers forward Nathan Behm.The 17-year-old from Calgary began his big week on October 22 with a hat trick and three assists in the Blazers' 6-3 home victory over the Victoria Royals.BEHM HAS GAME!With 10 points in his l...

KAMLOOPS - The KYSA Soccer Dome held a grand reopening over the weekend and welcomed some special Olympic guests to conduct a soccer clinic for Kamloops youth.Stephanie Labbé and Melissa Tancredi both shared their wisdom with hundreds of kids. The Olympic medalists put the athletes through various drills. Both w...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers' four-game winning streak came to an end Sunday (Oct. 27) with a 3-1 loss on the road to the Vancouver Giants. After surrendering the first goal late in the first period, the Blazers tied it up in the second with Conner Radke scoring his first goal of the season on a breakaway. However, ...

WINNIPEG - The TRU Wolfpack Women's Volleyball team is showing why coaches across Canada West (CW) placed them fifth in the preseason poll after a dominant weekend sweep of the reigning CW Champs. After a 3-1 win on Friday, the Pack swept away the Manitoba Bisons with a clean 3-0 win on Saturday, starting the season 2-...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers scored four in the second period on Saturday night and held on for a 6-4 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors. It was the visitors that got the scoring started at the Sandman Centre with Nolan Paquette netting his first of the season. But only 42 seconds later, Max Sullivan would equalize for...

KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack men's volleyball team has experienced significant roster turnover and enters this season ranked 10th among 13 teams in the pre-season Canada West coaches' poll. They begin the campaign this weekend with matches against the University of Manitoba Bisons in Winnipeg. CFJC's Marty Hastings caug...

KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Storm surrendered three third-period goals in a 4-3 loss to the Beaver Valley Nitehawks on Friday (Oct. 25) on McArthur Island in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action.Beaver Valley improved to 8-2-1-0.Ryan Larsen had two goals and Kyle Sanford added a single for the Storm in suppo...

WINNIPEG -- Earlier this week, members of the TRU WolfPack women's volleyball team made lofty claims during interviews with CFJC Today, noting their club has potential this season to reach the U Sports national championship for the first time in program history -- and win the tournament.Rida Erlalelitepe of Turkey was ...

KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack women's volleyball team has never been ranked as high as it finds itself in the pre-season Canada West coaches' poll. The WolfPack are pegged fifth among 14 teams in the conference and returning a roster that graduated only one player after last season's first-round playoff exit. As CFJC's M...

KAMLOOPS - A trio of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack soccer players earned year-end honours from Canada West in 2024. Fourth-year centre back Raiya Rumo was named a Canada West First Team All-Star for women's soccer for the second consecutive season. "To get two back-to-back First Team All-Stars is just ...

KAMLOOPS - Three Kamloops Blazers are on the National Hockey League's (NHL) Central Scouting preliminary players to watch list. Fresh off his six-point night, Nathan Behm was given a 'B' grade as a potential second- or third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. It's the highest rating a member of the 2024-25 Blazers...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers made it three wins in a row Tuesday (Oct. 22) by beating the Victoria Royals at Sandman Centre 6-3. After falling behind the eight-ball by surrendering two goals early, Nathan Behm dragged his Blazers into the fight by picking up a giveaway and firing the puck home to make it 2-1. Behm t...

KAMLOOPS - For the first time this season, the Kamloops Blazers are winners of back-to-back games. They've escaped the WHL Western Conference basement and they'll be looking to make it three wins in a row on Tuesday (Oct. 21) when the Victoria Royals come to town. Game time is 7:00 p.m. at Sandman Centre.Watch the CFJC...

KAMLOOPS -- The TRU WolfPack made sure they have company in the basement on Saturday (Oct. 20) at Hillside Stadium. Abdel Coulibaly scored twice and Jonathan Rinaldi added a single for TRU in a 3-1 victory over the UNBC Timberwolves of Prince George in the final contest of the Canada West men's soccer campaign for both...

FERNIE, B.C. -- Ryan Larsen was the overtime hero for his Kamloops Storm on Saturday (Oct. 20), scoring in the extra frame to lift his club to a 6-5 victory over the hometown Fernie Ghostriders in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action.Noah Paulsen scored twice and Keenan Holland, Brandon Burns and Aaron Zu...

KAMLOOPS -- The Kamloops Blazers have won back-to-back games for the first time this season. Tommy Lafreniere scored twice and Ty Bonkowski and Samuel Borschowa added singles for the Blazers in a 4-1 victory over the Wenatchee Wild on Saturday (Oct. 19) at Sandman Centre.Bonkowski's marker was the first goal of his WHL...

KAMLOOPS -- Hagon Kim scored for the UNBC Timberwolves in 1-0 victory over the TRU WolfPack in Canada West men's soccer action on Friday (Oct. 18) at Hillside Stadium.The rematch on Saturday (Oct. 19) is the last contest of the campaign for both clubs and will determine last place in the Pacific Division. Kickoff is sc...

Aaron Zulinick had a goal and an assist for the Kamloops Storm in a 6-3 win over the hometown Creston Valley Thunder Cats in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League play on Friday. Noah Paulsen, Carson Reagan, Lochlan Stefanishyn, Teghan Mullin and Noah MacPherson also scored for the Storm, with Brenner Fyfe making...

CALGARY -- Juli La Rotta continued her noteworthy rookie season for the TRU WolfPack with a goal in a losing effort in Canada West women's soccer action on Friday (Oct. 18) in Calgary.The Mount Royal Cougars earned a 2-1 win over the WolfPack, who are mathematically eliminated from post-season contention.La Rotta has f...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 overtime win over the Winterhawks in Portland Thursday (Oct. 17). Defenceman Harrison Brunicke opened the scoring for the Blazers 1:47 into the first period by putting home a loose puck into an open net. The Blazers held on to a 1-0 lead until...

KAMLOOPS - They're in the middle of what is likely their most gruelling stretch of schedule and the Kamloops Blazers are looking to snap a four-game losing skid on Thursday (Oct. 17) against the Winterhawks in Portland. There is some positive news on the injury front. Defenceman Ryan Michael and forward Kai Matthew cou...

KAMLOOPS - Home cooking could not reverse the Kamloops Blazers' recent cold snap. After a five-game road stretch which saw them go 1-3-1, the Blazers returned to Sandman Centre Tuesday (Oct. 15) night and fell to the Prince Albert Raiders 5-2. The Raiders opened the scoring 38 seconds into the first period, but the Bla...