KAMLOOPS - Jack Maryniuk and Alivia English bolted through fresh air on Wednesday (April 16) at Hillside Stadium - the Kamloops and Track and Field Club runners and hurdlers relishing the start of outdoor season. "Just the atmosphere, the people," said English, a Grade 9 student at South Kamloops Secondary. &...

KAMLOOPS - Significant roster turnover and improved competition are among hurdles that stand between the Kamloops Venom and a fourth consecutive Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League title. "We're young, but we're still ready to bring it to the rest of the league," Venom captain Ryan Watson said. "We'...

KAMLOOPS - Alexa McMillan and Jillian Neufeld first bonded during the 2023 Boogie The Bridge half-marathon, a happenstance pairing that stuck together for about 15 kilometres and embraced at the finish line. They have since coined themselves "running besties" and have pushed each other to the Boston Marathon,...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops Blazers forwards are projected as second round picks in the 2025 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft. Nathan Behm was ranked 44th among North American skaters in the NHL's Central Scouting final rankings. It's a drop from the midterm rankings where Behm was ranked 31st overall and a p...

RALEIGH, N.C. - A milestone night for Kamloops native Logan Stankoven in the National Hockey League, even as the Carolina Hurricanes fell 4-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs Sunday (April 13). The 22-year-old Stankoven played in his 100th career NHL regular season game, though he was held scoreless in 14:34 of ice time and ...

KAMLOOPS - A weekend split for Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) in its League1 BC home-and-season opener Saturday (April 12). The men's team beat expansion team Langley United 3-2 at Hillside Stadium to pick up all three points. Riad Jaha, Isaac Tate, and Javier Sagaste were the goalscorers for KUFC. "I though...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers goaltending coach Dan De Palma has been named to Team Canada's coaching staff for the 2025 IIHF U18 World Championships in Texas. The long-time Blazers goaltending coach was part of last year's U18 team that won gold in Finland, alongside defenceman Harrison Brunicke. De Palma also won gold ...

KAMLOOPS - The BC Lions have released a schedule for 2025 training camp, which will get underway at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops in exactly one month. The Leos will hold their first full practice at camp on Sunday, May 11. First-year players and all quarterbacks will report to Kamloops on May 7 for a three day mini-cam...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers are scheduled to pick twice in the first round of the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft next month.Barring any trades, they will pick 11th and 14th overall in the 23 team draft. The Blazers acquired the 11th overall pick from the Vancouver Giants in the Connor Levis trade and the 14th overall pic...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United Football Club general manager Lyle Dos Santos has been influential in restructuring the development pathway for soccer in the River City.Dos Santos said one of the most important components of that pathway is securing a franchise in the BC Soccer Premier League - the highest level available i...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United Football Club [KUFC] colours will fly at the semi-pro level for the first time this weekend at Hillside Stadium. The men and women will play host to Langley United in their League1 B.C. (L1BC) soccer home-and-season openers on Saturday (April 12) at Hillside Stadium. "I'm a very defensiv...

KAMLOOPS -- Wins on Saturday (April 12) at Exhibition Park are necessary if the Kamloops Rugby Club Raiders want to snap provincial championship droughts. On the men's side, the Raiders - who haven't snared a provincial championship since 2018 - will play host to the Chilliwack Crusaders in a Division 2 quarter-final t...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers goaltender Logan Edmonstone has been announced as a finalist for the Western Hockey League's (WHL) Darryl K. (Doc) Seaman Memorial Trophy for Scholastic Player of the Year.Edmonstone, 17, finished the season with seven wins and a .891 save percentage in 30 games for the Blazers.He has also m...

KAMLOOPS - Catharine Pendrel's mountain biking career began to flourish after she moved to Kamloops in 2006.She won medals at every major event her sport has to offer and took her place in the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame last weekend.Pendrel looks back on her competitive career in this week's edition of The Tattle of ...

MERRITT, B.C. - The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) Brad Anstey of the Merritt Centennials is the league's first ever GM of the Year. In a news release issued Tuesday (April 8) morning, the KIJHL says the Centennial's majority owner, president and general manager received the inaugural Wayne March G...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame welcomed new members and the Kamloops Sports Council announced its 35th annual athletic award winners on Saturday (April 5) at Colombo Lodge. Among the Hall of Fame inductees are Greg Hawgood, who has the second-most points in Kamloops Blazers' history, Olympic bronze medalli...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops United (KUFC), formerly known as Rivers FC, says all eight of its home games in League 1 BC this season will be free, in a bid to make the beautiful game more accessible to fans. "This was not possible without the support of our game day sponsors who have generously covered the cost of all matc...

KAMLOOPS - It was a second milestone in as many nights for Kamloops Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie as he got to take home another puck Saturday (April 5) night. Finnie snapped a wrist shot past Drew Commesso in the third period of the Griffin's 7-5 win over the Rockford Ice Hogs. The 19-year-old was on the end of an aer...

KAMLOOPS - Rida Erlalelitepe and Sam Flowerday were named Female and Male Athlete of the Year as the TRU WolfPack hosted their annual awards night on Thursday (April 3).Erlalelitepe, from Izmir, Turkey, was a Canada West First-Team All-Star and finished in the top ten in Canada in kills and kills-per-set. The first-yea...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops Blazers have recorded their first points in professional hockey, not long after the 2024-25 WHL season came to an end.Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie picked up his first career American Hockey League (AHL) point as the Grand Rapids Griffins beat the Rockford IceHogs 8-3 Friday (April 4) nigh...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Council will present its annual athletic awards on Saturday during a banquet at the Colombo Lodge.Adding to the allure of the event - four inductions to the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame.Kamloops Sports Council executive director Duncan Olthuis spoke to CFJC Today on Friday (April 4).

KAMLOOPS - Graduating TRU WolfPack athlete Matthew Hamilton is the latest recipient of the Dale Iwanoczko award, which is given to a U SPORTS men's volleyball player that excels in the classroom, on the court, and in the community.It's the latest - and final - accolade for Hamilton during his university career after he...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers captain Emmitt Finnie has been named a finalist for the Brad Hornung Memorial Trophy, which is presented to the WHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player.The 19-year-old Finnie led the Blazers in goals (37), assists (47), and points (84), and finished with just 26 penalty minutes in 55 games. He passe...

KAMLOOPS - It was a March to remember for Kamloops native Sawyer Mynio, as he cracked the Canadian Hockey League's (CHL) Team of the Month for the first time this season.The 19-year-old Mynio had three goals and 12 points in nine games with the Calgary Hitmen to close out the Western Hockey League (WHL) regular season....

KAMLOOPS - Cason Scott of the Westsyde Whundas is one of the best basketball players in the country in his age group. There were at least 15 post-secondary institutions interested in acquiring his services, including each of the Canada West universities in B.C. The Grade 12 student had a tough decision to make about hi...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers legend Greg Hawgood will take his place in the Kamloops Sports Hall of Fame this weekend, with the induction ceremony scheduled for Saturday (April 5) at Colombo Lodge.Hawgood, a defenceman, racked up 473 points in 310 WHL games and is the second-leading scorer in Blazers' history.He played ...

KAMLOOPS - It was a down season for the Kamloops Blazers, but the team's captain has garnered a prestigious individual award.The Western Hockey League announced Tuesday (April 1) that Emmitt Finnie has made the league's year-end Second All-Star Team in the Western Conference.Finnie drove the Blazers' offence in 2024-25...

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. -- Team Hafeli won bronze at the New Holland Canadian Under-20 Curling Championships, which wrapped up on Sunday (March 31) in Summerside, P.E.I. The Kamloops Curling Club women's rink - which includes skip Holly Hafeli, third Jorja Kopytko, second Gabby Brissette, lead Natalie Hafeli and coach Monic...