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 - fast...

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...

KAMLOOPS - J.P. Hurlbert's rookie Western Hockey League season is officially one for the record books. The 17-year-old American has been named the WHL's rookie of the year for the 2025-26 season. Hurlbert is the third Blazer to win the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy and the first since Scottie Upshall in 2000-01. Ron Shud...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Storm owner Matt Kolle sees prestige in joining the B.C. Hockey Conference (BCHC), a Hockey Canada-sanctioned Junior A circuit. "Three years ago, with the BCHL leaving [Hockey Canada], that's a big piece of British Columbia hockey leaving," Kolle said. "For us to elevate to this leve...

BC Hockey announced on Tuesday [April 21] its board of directors unanimously approved an application from the B.C. Hockey Conference (BCHC) to become the province's Hockey Canada-sanctioned Junior A league.Twenty-two teams - including 14 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) members - will begin play in t...

KAMLOOPS - Johnny Hicks and Brady Milburn of Kamloops are on Cloud 9 in the Mile High City. They still haven't come back to earth after winning the NCAA Division One Men's Hockey Championship with the Denver Pioneers, who edged the Wisconsin Badgers 2-1 on April 11 in the Frozen Four final. "I feel like it still d...

KAMLOOPS - Out with the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), in with the British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC). BC Hockey announced its board of directors unanimously approved an application from the BCHC to become the province's Junior A league that's sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The BCHC will begi...

KAMLOOPS - Allison Hill is buying into the Kamloops United Football Club (KUFC) plan for its B.C. Premier League (BCPL) teams. Part of that plan is fielding more high-school-aged players such as herself, a strategy that might contribute to a less-populated win column. "I think it comes with having a super young t...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall scored and Frederik Andersen came through with a big third-period performance in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Saturday to open their first-round playoff series....

CHASE, B.C. - The Chase Heat are among eight teams who split from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and Hockey Canada. Complete interview Chase, 100 Mile House, Castlegar, Creston Valley, Golden, Kelowna, Sicamous and Spokane have formed an independent circuit - the Western International Junior Hockey Le...

BOSTON - Former Kamloops Blazers captain Fraser Minten has won a second individual honour in his first full season as a Boston Bruin.The 21-year-old Minten is the latest winner of the Seventh Player Award as chosen by an online fan vote. The award is given annually to the player who exceeded the expectations of Bruins ...

KAMLOOPS - Carolina Hurricanes' forward Logan Stankoven is quite possibly playing his best hockey of the season, riding an eight-game point streak into the playoffs. The Hurricanes will play host to the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final series on Saturday, a noon start in R...

KAMLOOPS -- Kamloops United Football Club has a minus-eight goal differential after two men's B.C. Premier League (BCPL) games, both defeats. More losses are likely to come and the club is just fine with that, with head coach Darren Sarll - also technical director and head of coaching for KUFC - noting a change in phil...

KAMLOOPS - Darren Sarll is technical director and head of coaching for Kamloops United Football Club. This is his first year at the helm of the KUFC men's B.C. Premier League team. He replaces John Antulov, who is now KUFC's Head of Emerging talent. As CFJC Today reports, Sarll brings a wealth of experience to the posi...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops Blazers have made the National Hockey League (NHL) Central Scouting final rankings list. J.P. Hurlbert finished 12th overall among North American skaters, down slightly from his mid-term ranking of 10th. He is still projected to be a first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Should tha...

KAMLOOPS - The golf industry is not immune to rising costs that are hampering businesses across the country, with some courses unloading some of that burden onto the customer. Increased green fees do not seem to be hindering business at Kamloops courses. "We're 1,000 rounds ahead of last year's pace already, so t...