Category Archives: Local Sports
'We're in it to win it:' three Nanaimo schools vying for provincial basketball titles
NANAIMO - A trio of local high school basketball teams are Mainland-bound this week, with at least two holding high hopes to win a provincial championship. The Dover Bay Dolphins, Wellington Wildcats ...
Mar 04, 2025
VIU men's basketball team goes for back to back provincial titles
NANAIMO - The VIU men's Mariners are gunning for their second straight PACWEST provincial basketball championship and their third in four years. Coach Matt Kuzminski said his first place team will hav...
Feb 28, 2025
Best in Nanaimo sports honoured at 20th Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards
NANAIMO - It was a milestone year for the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards.The 20th annual event featured strong performances and commitment to Nanaimo area sports in 2024 with 20 awards handed out at...
Feb 26, 2025
Mariners punch ticket to women's volleyball nationals
NANAIMO - For the 20th time in school history, the VIU Mariners will compete against the country's best volleyball squads for a chance at a National Championship. The women's volleyball team won the P...
Feb 24, 2025
VIU Mariners go for double gold as PACWEST provincial volleyball hosts
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners won men's and women's provincial gold medals in 2024, and they look to duplicate the same feat on home court in 2025.The VIU women go into the tournament on Feb. 21 as the n...
Feb 21, 2025
'Pretty proud of what we've done:' Dover basketball team channeling home court advantage
NANAIMO - With seven graduating players, the Dover Secondary senior boys basketball team are hoping to wrap their school careers on a winning note.The team is putting final preparations on their game ...
Feb 17, 2025
Name change coming for Nanaimo semi-pro soccer franchise
NANAIMO - After two years playing as Harbourside FC, the central Island's semi-pro soccer team is undergoing a new, albeit very familiar, re-brand.Both the men's and women's squads will play under the...
Feb 09, 2025
Island Top Team athletes compete in all-female jiu-jitsu event
NANAIMO - Island Top Team, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy in Nanaimo, recently sent two students to a women's only jiu-jitsu event in Bellingham called Battle Grappling.Laya Walker and Sarah Kolybaba t...
Feb 08, 2025
Timbermen focus on transition players at the 2025 WLA draft
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Timbermen selected seven players to their roster through the WLA draft, including three excellent transition defenders.With their territorial protection pick Nanaimo secured the ...
Feb 01, 2025
Nanaimo player inks contract for new national women's professional soccer league
NANAIMO - The Harbour City's Jazmine Wilkinson is taking her talents to the nation's capital as part of a new pro league's inaugural season. After wrapping her collegiate career at Texas A&M in th...
Jan 28, 2025