KAMLOOPS - Riley Brinnen felt lost and uninspired. He was appreciative of the opportunity to coach the TRU WolfPack men's volleyball team last season, but it was not always easy to watch from the sidelines. Boredom was setting in. The coaching and rehab routine was becoming banal. He lacked confidence. He could sense c...

KAMLOOPS - A former Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack men's volleyball player who suffered life-altering injuries in a car crash in 2023 will compete for Team Canada. The TRU WolfPack announced that Riley Brinnen earned a spot on Canada's sitting volleyball team after impressing at a training camp in Calgary in...

KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack women's basketball program has experienced turbulence in recent years. It has a record of 17 wins and 101 losses since 2018, with three head coaches and two interim bench bosses in charge during that period. Last season, Scott Clark took the reins on an interim basis after the mid-season dep...

KAMLOOPS - Scott Clark will continue on as head coach of the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack women's basketball team for the 2025-26 Canada West season. Clark took over from Todd Warnick in December after the latter went on a personal leave. Prior to that, Clark had been head coach of the TRU men's basketball...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops sports reporter has been recognized for his work covering student athletics. Canada West announced CFJC's Marty Hastings received the conference's Fred "Gus" Collins Media Award. The award is presented to a member of the media who tirelessly covers Canada West and its student athletes. I...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers WolfPack women's basketball team has added another regional standout as Kamloops local Isabel Phillips will join the team for the upcoming 2025-26 season. "I wanted to stay at home for family, especially my Dad and my Grandma," said Phillips. "I've been able to watch the Wo...

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 - 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 - 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 - The TRU WolfPack have announced the signing of twin brothers Francesco and Stephano Rettis-Martinez from Surrey for the 2025-26 Canada West season."I saw both of them play in the BC High-Potential Player program and really liked their games," WolfPack head coach John Antulov said. "They are tw...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of graduating Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack athletes were named recipients of Canada West Student-Athlete Community Service awards earlier this month. Matthew Hamilton of the men's volleyball team and Asher Mayan of the men's basketball team took home the conference-wide award. It's the se...

VANCOUVER - It's the end of the line for the TRU WolfPack women's volleyball team and it came at the hands of the two-time defending national champions Saturday (March 1).The WolfPack bow out of Canada West playoffs after a 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-7) loss to the UBC Thunderbirds, who won both games of the best-of-three q...

VANCOUVER - The TRU WolfPack women's volleyball team were beaten by the UBC Thunderbirds in game one of their best-of-three Canada West quarter-final series.The fourth-seeded Thunderbirds, who are two-time defending national champions, took the game 3-0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-14) at the War Memorial Gym. It's UBC's tenth co...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack finished fourth at the U SPORTS Curling Championships in Lethbridge, after they fell 6-5 to the Dalhousie Tigers in the bronze medal game Friday (Feb. 28) afternoon. The WolfPack were up 4-1 after four ends before the Tigers scored two in the fifth with ...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack will play the McMaster Marauders in a Friday (Feb. 28) morning semi-final at the U SPORTS Curling Championships in Lethbridge.The WolfPack foursome of Holly Hafeli, Natalie Hafeli, Hannah O'Neil, and Jorja Kopytko won three in a row to finish the round-r...

KAMLOOPS -- Numbers and history are not in favour of the TRU WolfPack this weekend. The UBC Thunderbirds will host the Pack in a best-of-three Canada West women's volleyball quarter-final series that gets underway on Friday (Feb. 28) in Vancouver. "It's kind of like a blessing in disguise," WolfPack libero Ma...

KAMLOOPS - A pair of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack volleyball players earned Canada West All-Star honours for their play in 2024-25. First-year outside hitter Rida Erlalelitepe was named a First Team All-Star on the women's side and graduating outside hitter Sam Flowerday was named a Second Team All-Star on...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A tough start for the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack at the U SPORTS Curling Championships in Lethbridge as they fell 7-2 to Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks Monday (Feb. 24) afternoon. The Hawks stole three points in the third end and one in the seventh en route to victory at the Lethbridge ...

WINNIPEG - The TRU WolfPack men's basketball team were inches away from forcing overtime in a Canada West quarterfinal Saturday (Feb. 22) night, but it wasn't to be. There was no upset to be had as the seventh-seeded WolfPack fell 70-67 to the second-seeded Bisons in Winnipeg to wrap up their 2024-25 season. With 6.1 s...

WINNIPEG - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack men's basketball team have advanced to the quarter-finals of the Canada West playoffs with their first-ever win over the Alberta Golden Bears. The WolfPack beat the Golden Bears 78-63 in a play-in game Friday (Feb. 21) to record their first Canada West playoff wi...

KAMLOOPS - It was heartbreak for the TRU WolfPack men's volleyball team Saturday (Feb. 15) night as they lost a must-win game 3-1 (19-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-15) to the Brandon Bobcats. The WolfPack needed a win - and loss by the Fraser Valley Cascades - to clinch a berth in Canada West playoffs. Saturday's game started w...

KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack men's volleyball team are down but not out in their quest for a Canada West playoff berth.The WolfPack dropped a 3-1 (25-23, 17-25, 25-20, 26-24) decision to the Brandon Bobcats at the Tournament Capital Centre (TCC) Friday (Feb. 14) night to sit at 6-13 on the season, with one game left to ...

KAMLOOPS - The TRU men's basketball team will be scoreboard-watching this weekend as they wait to find out their opponent in the 2025 Canada West playoffs. The WolfPack have finished their season with a 10-10 record and it's the first time will be going to the post-season since the 2021-22 campaign. In the eyes of thir...

VICTORIA - The TRU WolfPack women were seconds away from extending overtime Saturday (Feb. 8) night, but it wasn't to be. Instead, the WolfPack dropped an 80-78 decision to the Victoria Vikes in their final game of the 2024/25 Canada West season. Danijela Kovacevic set a career-high 24 points in the final game of her C...

KAMLOOPS - The TRU WolfPack women are unlikely to host a first round playoff series, after they fell just short of a weekend sweep of the Mount Royal Cougars Saturday (Feb. 8) at the Tournament Capital Centre.The WolfPack dropped the second match of the weekend 3-2 (25-19, 14-25, 31-29, 20-25, 15-9) and fell to sixth p...

VICTORIA - Danijela Kovacevic led the way for the TRU WolfPack women's basketball team, who came close to picking up their second win of the Canada West season Friday (Feb. 7) night. The graduating Kovacevic led all scorers with 18 points, seven steals and four assists, as TRU dropped a 43-40 decision to the Victoria V...

KAMLOOPS - It was a winning start to the weekend for both TRU WolfPack volleyball teams as they hosted the Mount Royal Cougars Friday (Feb. 7) night. The WolfPack men kept their playoff hopes alive with a 3-0 (25-18, 27-25, 27-25) win over the Cougars at the Tournament Capital Centre (TCC). The win moves TRU to 5-12 on...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Rivers University (TRU) WolfPack have announced the signing of Kamloops native Caleb Kroad.The South Kamloops Secondary graduate played his youth soccer with the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association (now Kamloops United) and with Thompson Okanagan FC (now Okanagan United FC)."I chose TRU becau...