Category Archives: Local Sports

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 ...

NANAIMO - The Clippers had a very short off-season with just over 120 days between the Fred Page Cup final and the first game of the 2022-23 season.Nanaimo came up short in a four game loss in the BCH...

NANAIMO - Ball hockey will take over the downtown on the last official weekend of summer.Play On, an event dubbed as Canada's largest street hockey festival, will be at Maffeo Sutton Park, Front Stree...

NANAIMO - The remarkable 2022 for Nanaimo Senior A Timbermen continued at the National Lacrosse League Draft.Four T-Men players were selected in the first round with Austin Madronic sixth overall to S...

NANAIMO - Young athletes have an opportunity to learn or develop volleyball skills this fall through the Mariners Volleyball Club.Sessions for grades three to twelve will begin in mid-September at Asp...

NANAIMO - There's excitement around the opening of the PACWEST soccer season for the VIU Mariners.Both programs have new coaches this season with Bobby Taylor taking over the women's team allowing Kev...

NANAIMO - It's three games on their home field which are perhaps just as important on the gridiron as off.The VI Raiders open up a three game home stand at q'unq'inuqwstuxw (formerly NDSS Turf Field) ...

NANAIMO - Hornets rugby is once again on the field at May Bennett Pioneer Park.Men's and women's training sessions are happening twice a week with the regular season set to begin for the division one ...

NANAIMO - Community football programs are gearing up for local youth.Atom, peewee, junior bantam and bantam programs for Football Nanaimo are practicing now with games set to begin in early September....

FORT McMURRAY - The Mid Island Pirates took home the bronze medal at the Baseball Canada U18 nationals.The BC representatives beat Saskatchewan 5-4 in extra innings on Aug. 21 to capture third place. ...