KAMLOOPS - At the beginning of the soccer season, Kamloops United decided to change its philosophy and focus on development. The academy has started younger lineups throughout the year, and so far, it has shown in the results. The men's team is looking for its first win, while the women sit second-last in the league ta...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Open is a pickleball tournament hosted every year that welcomes some of the best players in the world to the Tournament Capital. The tournament has seen significant growth over the years, with new sponsorships, leading to more attendance and prize money. This year, pickleballers across the world...

KAMLOOPS - B.C. Lions' general manager Ryan Rigmaiden chased Ralen Goforth for two years. The pursuit appears to be paying off. "He's just everything we want in a linebacker," Rigmaiden said. "The sky's the limit for him." Goforth is making a habit of salience at training camp in Kamloops, putting ...

KAMLOOPS - Kieran Poissant is making no presumptions, the B.C. Football Conference graduate maintaining a humble demeanour while confirming his intention to chase down a starting position with the B.C. Lions. LIONS RECEIVERS. "We have extremely talented receivers who are willing and able and competing for that sp...

KAMLOOPS - Risk is part of Nathan Rourke's game, the 27-year-old B.C. Lions' quarterback teeming with audacity and boldness, attributes that helped him snare the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award in 2025. Those same qualities are turnover catalysts when untamed and responsible for a portion of the 16 interceptions R...

KAMLOOPS - Mia Wittal is not short on tenacity and willpower. The 12-year-old Kamloops Classic Swimming (KCS) athlete has been through an emotional spin cycle in the last few weeks while pushing to become the fastest in Canadian history. "I thought I got it and then it's almost like saying, 'You got it - and now y...

KAMLOOPS - Along with the North and South Thompson, a third River will meet in Kamloops. The Kamloops Blazers announced they have signed 2008-born forward River Arnason ahead of the 2026-27 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. Arnason spent the 2025-26 season with the Prince George Spruce Kings in the British Columbia H...

RALEIGH - Logan Stankoven and his Carolina Hurricanes have torn through the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The 5-foot-8, 165-pound forward from Kamloops and his linemates Jackson Blake and Taylor Hall have combined for 14 goals, 31 points, 72 shots, a plus-25 rating and five-game winning goals in eight ...

Robert Carter Jr. is gone, TJ Lee and Garry Peters are no spring chickens and Christophe Beaulieu is hurt. The B.C. Lions' defensive backs are under the microscope this year at training camp in Kamloops. THE SECONDARY STORY "People are always going to say something every year - no matter what it is," said Pe...

KAMLOOPS - Carolina Hurricanes' centre Logan Stankoven and his linemates Jackson Blake and Taylor Hall have combined for 14 goals, 17 assists, 72 shots, a plus-25 rating and five-game winning goals in eight post-season games. Logan Stankoven Stankoven, whose Hurricanes are 8-0 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, spoke to CFJC...

KAMLOOPS - Payton Correia (Adams Lake Indian Band), Kaia Fletcher (Tlatlasikwala First Nation) and Destry Eli (Westbank First Nation) of Kamloops claimed bronze with Team B.C. at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.B.C. blanked Ontario 2-0 on Saturday [May 9] in Regina in the bronze-medal game. Manitoba topped...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers general manager Shaun Clouston says he's pleased with what his club accomplished this week at the WHL Prospects Draft. Clouston spoke to CFJC on Friday.

KAMLOOPS - There will be a healthy Kamloops Blazers contingent on Team Canada at this summer's men hockey world championships in Switzerland. Former captains Emmitt Finnie and Fraser Minten have both cracked Canada's 23-man roster for the tournament in Zurich and Fribourg, which gets underway next Friday (May 15) and r...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers finished the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft with 10 new prospects, including six forwards, three defencemen and a goaltender. The Blazers took Edmonton center Micah Montgomery with the eighth overall pick in the first round Wednesday (May 6). Kamloops started a lengthy second day Thursday by ...

KAMLOOPS - Jacob Bond is the blueprint, the lead blocker for Colton Meikle. Bond changed positions during B.C. Lions' training camp last year, moving to fullback from linebacker. He cracked the roster, in large part because of notable performance on special teams. Now Meikle, participating at Lions' camp for a third co...

KAMLOOPS - They snapped an eight-year B.C. title drought last year, the Kamloops Raiders dispatching the Brit Lions of Delta 45-22 in the provincial final after a dominant campaign that included only one loss. Kamloops faced more adversity this season. "We lost three games in the first half and had to come out ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers went to Edmonton for their first pick in the 2026 Western Hockey League (WHL) Prospects Draft Wednesday (May 6) night. MICAH MONTGOMERY INTERVIEW With the eighth pick in the first round, the Blazers took 15-year-old centre Micah Montgomery. The 2011-born native of the Alberta capital sc...

KAMLOOPS - Milena Chambers knows club history is up for grabs this weekend. "We've come an incredible distance," the Kamloops Rugby Club Raiders' forward said. "It makes me emotional just to talk about it." The Raiders women need one more win to end a 13-year drought, their most recent B.C. Rugby U...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' general manager and head coach Shaun Clouston did not rule out trading away the eighth overall pick in the WHL Prospects Draft, which gets underway at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday (May 6). But that scenario seemed unlikely as of Tuesday morning. "Our mindset right now, unless something dras...

KAMLOOPS - Tayo Jackson is no stranger to the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, a three-time tournament participant with Team B.C. "It's a great opportunity just to learn about cultural importance," Jackson said. "You get to experience a lot of nations from around Canada. We get given time throu...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Logan Stankoven scored twice to continue his post-season tear and the Carolina Hurricanes smothered the Philadelphia Flyers in a 3-0 victory Saturday night to open the second-round series. Jackson Blake also scored for Carolina, an...

KAMLOOPS - Ruth Templeton rolled her eyes when asked how many times she has heard the Spice Girls mashup, the soundtrack to a Kamloops Sunrays' routine. "I don't even know any more," the Sunrays' swimmer said.No pain, no gain. Five Sunrays - Mackenzie Walsh, Harper Jonsson, Ariana Naveri, Ruth Templeton and C...

KAMLOOPS - A teenaged Kamloops goaltender received a $25,000 scholarship for demonstrating character, leadership and a drive to succeed both off and on the ice. The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced Griffin Seafoot as the recipient of the Champions of Tomorrow Scholarship. Along with hockey, the CHL says Seafoot s...

KAMLOOPS - They decided to make light of their shortcomings, huddling around a book and taking a photo that was posted to social media before the Tier 1 Volleyball B.C. Provincial Championship last weekend in Abbotsford. The title of the book, in big bold letters: How to Win a Final. The 17-and-under Kamloops Volleyba...

KAMLOOPS - Gage Androlick will represent Canada at the World Flying Disc Federation World Junior Ultimate Championships in July in Spain. The 19-year-old Thompson Rivers University student has come a long way in a few years, coaxed into the game in Grade 10. "I got drawn in just because my friends were egging me ...

KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven of the Carolina Hurricanes is an early candidate for the Conn Smythe Trophy, which is handed to the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Adding to the weight of his breakout performance in Round 1 - four goals and five points in four games in a sweep of the Ottawa Senators - is his physical condi...

KAMLOOPS - Mia Wittal of Kamloops Classic Swimming (KCS) posted the fastest time in Canadian swimming history in the long course 50-metre butterfly in the 11- and 12-year-old girls' division on Saturday (April 25) at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre. But, as of Monday (April 27) morning, her mark of 28.32 seconds has n...

KAMLOOPS - Logan Stankoven of Kamloops was tied for the lead in NHL playoff scoring as of Sunday [April 26] afternoon.He racked up four goals in four games during his club's sweep of the Ottawa Senators in Round 1 and scored the first goal in the first three games of the series.Stankoven spoke to CFJC on Sunday. See th...