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Nanaimo racewalker sets new Canadian record in 3 kilometre event

NANAIMO - It took all of one event for Olivia Lundman to break a Canadian record.The 17-year-old Dover Bay student was the only competitor in the three kilometre U18 racewalk in Kamloops on Oct. 17.Sh...

Oct 22, 2020

VIU Mariners players seek alternate competition amid paused university season

NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners soccer team will have to wait awhile before they can defend their 2019 PACWEST title and get back to the CCAA national tournament.But most of the players are playing this fa...

Oct 16, 2020

Nanaimo kettlebell competition takes innovative approach to continued competition

NANAIMO - The fourth Grip Strength Invitational took on a slightly different form but the Harbour City's annual kettlebell competition was a success. The two day event featured 16 lifters almost exclu...

Oct 08, 2020

"It's a marvel" - Vancouver Island's Levins to race in London marathon bubble Sunday

TORONTO -- A Vancouver Island-born marathon runner is preparing for the upcoming London Marathon in extreme circumstances. Cameron Levins is in a compound somewhere outside England's capital and can't...

Oct 01, 2020

Buccaneers first hockey team in Nanaimo to start regular season

NANAIMO - The first local hockey team to start a 2020/2021 regular season is the Nanaimo Buccaneers.The VIJHL will begin play on Oct. 1 when the Bucs host the Oceanside Generals.There are eight games ...

Sep 30, 2020

Nanaimo NightOwls lock in first four players ahead of inaugural season

NANAIMO - The upstart Nanaimo NightOwls have their name, a new head coach and now a handful of players.The WCL team, starting play in summer 2021 at Serauxmen Stadium announced Thursday, Sep. 26 the f...

Sep 26, 2020

Mid-Island Pirates win unique Zack Downey tournament in Victoria

NANAIMO - The one and only 2020 tournament for the Mid Island Pirates ended with a victory.The Pirates won the Zack Downey Memorial Tournament with a 7-6 walk off win over the Parksville Royals on Sep...

Sep 25, 2020

Five Nanaimo Timbermen players selected in 2020 National Lacrosse League draft

NANAIMO - Five members of the Nanaimo Timbermen organization have been selected in the 2020 National Lacrosse League draft.Ethan Ticehurst (20th) and goalie Justin Geddie (32nd) were both chosen by th...

Sep 19, 2020

Grassroots rugby initiative offering up new sporting challenge for Nanaimo youth

NANAIMO - The BC Grassroots Rugby Foundation is up and running on Vancouver Island.The program which uses rugby to teach kids social skills and physical literacy is running sessions in Nanaimo, Cowich...

Sep 15, 2020

Veteran VI Raiders players granted additional year of eligibility

NANAIMO - New CJFL eligibility rules will allow 23 year olds to play junior football in 2021 and 2022.The adjustment will mean veteran players on the 18 CJFL teams, including the VI Raiders will have ...

Sep 12, 2020