Category Archives: Local Sports

NANAIMO - The junior box lacrosse season is still more than four months away but the first steps to retooling rosters for the Nanaimo Timbermen are taken at the BCJALL junior draft.The six-round draft...

NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners are looking to entertain fans and spread awareness about university-level hockey by hosting the Tom Harris University Showcase.In all it's three days of hockey with three ga...

NANAIMO - The nomination period for the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards has been extended. The initial deadline of Dec. 31 has been moved back to Jan. 7.Nominations will be accepted in 17 different c...

NANAIMO - Success has come early for the Dover Bay senior boys basketball team.The team heads into Christmas 2-0 in league play and coming off a win in their most recent tournament in Salmon Arm.Dover...

NANAIMO - 2023 brought championships, gold medals, awards and historic draft selections for athletes in the central island. Local hockey player Matthew Wood made headlines throughout the year, beginni...

NANAIMO - The first half of the VIU Mariners 2023-24 sports schedule is over with a lot of success along the way.VIU hosted the PACWEST soccer provincials in late October with the women's team making ...

NANAIMO - The head instructor from the Island Top Team Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy had his golden moment at the 2023 World No Gi Championship in Las Vegas.Rob Biernacki won the black belt masters four...

NANAIMO - The number of Nanaimo Senior A Timbermen players in the National Lacrosse League has shot up in recent years.Timbermen president Chris Bowman said the vast majority of Nanaimo players held a...

NANAIMO - The first half of the Hornets rugby season has come to a close.The three highest level teams are the men's Division 1 and 3 sides and the women's Division 2 club.Hornets club president Brad ...

PARKSVILLE - A pair of Vancouver Island teams are heading to the home of the B.C. Lions to try and bring home hardware at the BC Secondary School Football Championship. John Barsby Secondary School's ...