Category Archives: Local Sports
Journey towards Timbermen 2020 season begins with midget draft
NANAIMO - There won't be any league games until May, but the BCJALL season got a kickstart with the annual midget draft Sunday Jan. 5.The Nanaimo Timbermen made eight selections and a couple of trade ...
Jan 09, 2020 Nanaimo added eight players in the 2020 BCJALL draft. Expectations are very high for one of the best teams in Junior A lacrosse in 2019. (Gary Johansen)
VIU Mariners in championship contention across several sports
NANAIMO - The long holiday break is coming to a close for local university athletes and that brings league playoffs and national tournaments into sharper focus.All of the fall and winter sports teams ...
Jan 02, 2020 The VIU Mariners women's volleyball and basketball teams are both ranked first in the country heading into 2020. Men's teams in basketball, volleyball and hockey are top three in their respective leagues as well. (Northfield Photography)
Top Stories of 2019: Records and dynasties for Nanaimo athletes
NANAIMO - This year local athletes and teams have once again set a high bar with a number of excellent performances in 2019.Racewalker Olivia Lundman led the way with continued dominance on the track....
Dec 26, 2019 The VIU Mariners women's volleyball team (L) won their second straight national title, Olivia Lundman (C) broke two racewalk records and the inaugural Aiden Webber Memorial Race and Pro-Am (R) drew 200 racers and raised $15,000 for his legacy fund. (Northfield Photography/Lundman/Webber)
Scardina and Kovich play for Team Canada West at World Junior A Challenge
NANAIMO - In junior hockey the month of December offers a break from club competition as the top players from around the world get together to play for their countries.The World Junior Hockey Champion...
Dec 19, 2019 For the first time ever, two Nanaimo Clippers were part of Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge. Ethan Scardina and Kyler Kovich lived out childhood dreams of playing hockey for their country. (Dan Marshall NanaimoNewsNOW)
Eight medals for Nanaimo's Shima Karate at provincials
NANAIMO - A small group from Shima Karate represented the Harbour City very well at the BC Championships in Richmond.Shima finished with three gold medals, two silvers, and three bronze.Nanaimo's club...
Dec 12, 2019 Shima Karate took home eight medals from the 2019 Provincial Karate Championships. That ranked the Nanaimo team 12th in the medal count across the province. (BC Sport Karate Snaps)
Nanaimo's Dover Bay senior girls volleyball team nets 11th place at provincials
NANAIMO - Coach David Nelson was anticipating a rebuilding season for the Dover Bay senior girls volleyball team.What he got was a team that earned a berth into the AAAA BC provincials and finished 11...
Dec 05, 2019 In a year coach David Nelson thought his team would be in rebuilding mode they made it to an 11th place finish at the BC AAAA Provincials. (Dover Bay Athletics facebook)
Masters Open Bonspiel last 2019 event at Nanaimo Curling Centre
NANAIMO - The last bonspiel of 2019 has wrapped up at the Nanaimo Curling Centre.The Masters Open Bonspiel featured 28 teams, about half from the Harbour City and most of the rest from the central isl...
Nov 28, 2019 28 teams took part in the Masters Open Bonspiel in Nanaimo Nov. 21-23. (Dan Marshall NNN)
Ballenas in the running for two BC High School football titles
PARKSVILLE - The Ballenas Whalers high school football program is looking to win a pair BC championships.The AA Varsity squad will play Vernon at BC Place in the semi finals on Nov. 23 while the Junio...
Nov 21, 2019 In the 20th anniversary of the Ballenas football program, the AA Varsity and JV teams are in the mix for provincial championships. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Fifth year Nanaimo weightlifting competition stands as biggest yet
NANAIMO - The fifth annual Island Invitational weightlifting competition was the largest one yet.It was held at the Centennial Building Nov. 8-10 with nearly 140 athletes taking part.About 20 of those...
Nov 14, 2019 The Island Invitational had it's largest field ever with 136 athletes competing at the Centennial Building Nov. 8-10. (Dan Marshall NNN)
Nanaimo's Bortolotto getting lots of attention for her baseball skills
NANAIMO - One of the region's best baseball players is expanding her horizons.In the last two years 17-year-old Isabella Bortolotto has gone to Cuba twice, and other destinations like Florida and Illi...
Nov 07, 2019 17-year-old Isabella Bortolotto is competing with and against some of the best female baseball players from Canada and around the world. (Roberta Bortolotto)