Category Archives: Local Sports

NANAIMO - Teenagers looking to get into high level baseball have a chance to try out for the Mid Island Pirates.An event for 13-18 year olds is scheduled for Arbutus Meadows in Nanoose Bay from 2 p.m....

NANAIMO - VIU athletes have had to deal with many challenges returning to play in 2022.Several games have been postponed because of COVID-19 with the only game to get off the ground in the first week ...

NANAIMO - Registration is underway for early 2022 soccer sessions with Nanaimo United.A number of eight week programs are set to begin the week of Jan. 10 including Happy Cleats for kids three to six ...

NANAIMO - Volunteer members of the Nanaimo Canoe Kayak Club have been hard at work installing a metal roof on their boat storage facility at Loudon Park.The project was made possible thanks to a donat...

NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards are set to be an in-person event once again in 2022.The awards were announced virtually in 2021 but the upcoming 17th annual ceremony will be held on Feb...

EDMONTON - Amid rising COVID-19 cases among players and cancelled/forfeited games, the ongoing World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer, AB is cancelled.The announcement from the Inte...

NANAIMO - For some local athletes 2021 was a return to competition while for others the waiting game continued. Nanaimo's Dylan Coghlan scored his first NHL goal for the Vegas Golden Knights on Mar. 1...

NANAIMO - Dover Bay Secondary's senior AAAA girls volleyball team had more than just wins and losses on their minds this season.It was a year that saw a return to play from COVID-19, but also heavy he...

NANAIMO - The NightOwls are hard at work on preparations for the 2022 West Coast League season.Getting ready for a late may start includes building the team on the field and building the brand off of ...

NANAIMO - Island Top team is back on the mat with two Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fall tournaments.A typical year might contain 10-14 events but pandemic-era rules have put things largely on hold.Head instruc...