Local Sports

Nanaimo Curling Club busy with fall leagues and bonspiels

NANAIMO - The fall curling schedule is well underway at the Nanaimo Curling Club.There are events happening at the club the final three weekends in November. On the 11th and 12th its the Double Double...

Nov 12, 2022

High school football season ends for NDSS while John Barsby soldiers on

NANAIMO - The regular season is drawing to a close for BC high school football.In Nanaimo, the John Barsby Bulldogs AA varsity and junior varsity will be moving on to the playoffs. The varsity squad w...

Nov 05, 2022

Mariners soccer teams win PACWEST, advance to nationals

NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners are the 2022 PACWEST champions in women's and men's soccer. Both teams won gold medals in West Vancouver on Oct. 30, with the women being dominant in a 5-1 win over the Doug...

Oct 31, 2022

Mariners soccer teams bound for PACWEST provincials

NANAIMO - Both VIU Mariners soccer clubs are set to compete in the PACWEST provincials in West Vancouver.The women earned a bye to the gold medal game scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 30 after finishing in ...

Oct 29, 2022

VIU volleyball teams on different paths as new season opens

NANAIMO - On the cusp of a new volleyball season for the VIU Mariners, the men's and women's teams are in different places.The women are looking to make history and become the first team to win five s...

Oct 21, 2022

Semi-pro League1 soccer expands to Nanaimo through new Harbourside FC team

NANAIMO - The upstart League1 British Columbia soccer league is expanding.Following its debut season in 2022 which saw seven teams take part, including one from the Vancouver Whitecaps, Nanaimo will j...

Oct 19, 2022

Exhibition season underway for VIU Mariners men's basketball team

NANAIMO - The defending PACWEST men's champions are getting ready for a new season of Mariners basketball.VIU has been training since early September and now the team is fully into its preseason sched...

Oct 14, 2022

VI Raiders tumultuous season wraps up with final game in Westshore

NANAIMO - The VI Raiders are finishing off their 2022 season with one final game in Westshore Oct. 8.It's been a challenging year on the field with the team sporting a 1-8 record.The last 13 months ha...

Oct 08, 2022

'Tried hockey for a week and ended up falling in love:' Aussie-born Hawes chasing hockey dream in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - For the first time in the hockey club's history a player from Australia is playing for the Oceanside Generals. Ethan Hawes is among those patrolling the blueline for the team this year af...

Oct 02, 2022

Annual Nanaimo kettlebell competition enters a sixth year

NANAIMO - The Grip Strength Kettlebell Competition is growing in numbers and in stature.With 29 athletes set to step on the platform at the Coast Bastion Hotel on Oct. 1 the 2022 version of the event ...

Oct 01, 2022