Category Archives: Local Sports

PARKSVILLE - The Oceanside Generals are set to kick off their VIJHL title defense.The team finished third in the North Division and draws a matchup against the second seeded Comox Valley Glacier Kings...

NEW WESTMINSTER - The VIU Mariners won double gold at the PACWEST volleyball provincials.Both the men's and women's teams started their tournaments with semifinal appearances against Camosun.The men r...

NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners volleyball teams will be going for gold at the PACWEST provincials at Douglas College.The women finished first in league play with a record of 18-2 while the men are the sec...

NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Special Olympics basketball team upgraded their practice location this week, with some star athletes teaching them some new skills. Vancouver Island University (VIU) opened its g...

NANAIMO - Spring soccer programs for kids are in registration mode for Nanaimo United while their top level teams are about to enter playoffs.Club spokesperson Daragh Fitzgerald said interest in the s...

NANAIMO - Callum Montgomery is getting set to play in the biggest match of his career. The local-born member of Calgary-based Cavalry FC will play Orlando City SC in the first leg of the CONCACAF Cham...

NANAIMO - Six new players have joined the Senior A Timbermen in the 2024 WLA entry draft. Five of those players are graduates of the Junior A Timbermen program with club president Chris Bowman saying ...

NANAIMO- Local track and field athletes were honoured at a recent ceremony at the Nanaimo Yacht Club.The close to 150 people who attended saw 27 awards given out at the Nanaimo Track and Field Club's ...

NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island Raiders are making changes and additions on and off the field for the upcoming BCFC season.With alumni running back and now retired CFLer Andrew Harris at the helm the t...

NANAIMO - The spring season for Football Nanaimo will have nearly 200 kids participating.Registration is open and continues right through most of the season, which ends in June.Football Nanaimo presid...