Category Archives: Local Sports

Nanaimo's Harbourside FC prepare for first playoff game in team history
NANAIMO - It's the first taste of playoff soccer for an upstart local franchise.Harbourside FC's men's team will line up against league regular season champion TSS Rovers at Swangard Stadium in Burnab...
Jul 26, 2024

When to watch: Mid-Island athletes preparing for Paris Olympics
NANAIMO - The Games of the 32nd Olympiad are underway, with a handful of mid-Island athletes and staff preparing for their shot at gold. While preliminary play in Rugby Sevens and soccer got underway ...
Jul 25, 2024

Mid Island athletes boast podium finishes at BC Summer Games
NANAIMO - Central Island athletes helped lead Zone 6 to the highest medal count at the BC Summer Games in Maple Ridge. Zone 6 encompasses all of Vancouver Island and the central coast of the province ...
Jul 24, 2024

Nanaimo-based Island Top Team takes home three medals in Vancouver event
NANAIMO - Nanaimo Top Team had four athletes attend the Grappling Industries Brazilian jiu-jitsu event in Vancouver on July 20.The group had an impressive medal haul with three gold and two silver med...
Jul 22, 2024

'Everyone's taking a step forward:' VI Raiders open new season looking for overdue win
NANAIMO - The new B.C. Football Conference is about redemption for the VI Raiders.Winless in 2023 and just one victory to their name in 2022, the once formidable football franchise has fallen on hard ...
Jul 20, 2024

Miami Marlins draft former Nanaimo NightOwls catcher
NANAIMO - A huge senior year by a Duncan, B.C. product caught the attention of the Miami Marlins. Connor Caskenette, a 22-year-old catcher, was snared in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball dr...
Jul 16, 2024

Nanaimo's signature pickleball tournament takes over Oliver Woods
NANAIMO - It's a milestone year for the Nanaimo Indoor Pickleball Tournament. The 10th annual event takes place Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14 at the Oliver Woods Community Centre with over 200...
Jul 13, 2024

NightOwls look to build of first half success in July and August
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo NightOwls are now officially into the second half of their West Coast League baseball season.The team finished below .500 in the first half but co-owner Jim Swanson said the grou...
Jul 06, 2024

Kids camps highlight summer schedule for Nanaimo United soccer club
NANAIMO - Young players learning about soccer and the highest performance athletes are the focus of the Nanaimo United soccer organization this summer. Summer camps are about to get underway as the Ha...
Jun 29, 2024

Slopestyle mountain bike event returns to Nanaimo for a second year
NANAIMO - Nearly 40 freestyle mountain bikers are practicing and competing at the Stevie Smith Bike Park.Spokesperson Nate Berkheimer said the second-ever Vancouver Island Slopestyle event began Thurs...
Jun 21, 2024