Category Archives: Local Sports
Six Nanaimo Timbermen players selected in NLL draft
NANAIMO - Six players from the Nanaimo Timbermen Senior and Junior lacrosse programs were drafted into the National Lacrosse League this past weekend. Two players from the Senior Tmen were picked in t...
Sep 08, 2025
Ninth annual Grip Strength Kettlebell Open brings out youth lifters
NANAIMO - The ninth annual Grip Strength Kettlebell Open brought out some younger athletes for the first time.Co-organizer Solomon Macys says youth starting at age 11 will continue to be part of the e...
Sep 07, 2025
VIU Mariners start fall PACWEST soccer campaign on home field
NANAIMO - The Mariners soccer teams have the same objectives for the new PACWEST soccer season - advance to the CCAA national tournament.For the women it's about getting back to the nationals after a ...
Sep 06, 2025
Parksville Curling Club putting final touches on 55+ BC Games prep
PARKSVILLE - A pop-up bonspiel this weekend for local curlers will serve a dual purpose: letting eager stone sliders get onto the ice, and allowing BC Games athletes to get ready for competition.The P...
Sep 04, 2025
Timbermen's Bowman wins MVP honours in the BCJALL
NANAIMO - After five seasons, 74 career games and 252 career points, Junior A Timbermen captain Andrew Bowman finished his career with a Most Valuable Player award. Bowman led the team to a third plac...
Aug 31, 2025
Clippers new assistant coach getting up to speed ahead of training camp
NANAIMO - The Clippers are entering a new season with a new addition to their coaching staff.Henry Acres is Nanaimo's new full time assistant after the departure of Gaelan Patterson to the Vancouver G...
Aug 30, 2025
Local wins national women's amateur championship at Nanaimo Golf Club
NANAIMO - A well-known golfer with a winning pedigree lived up to her reputation at the Canadian Women's Senior Championship staged this week at Nanaimo Golf Club.Shelly Stouffer, 55, won the tourname...
Aug 28, 2025
'We were all cheering, all hype:' Nanaimo/Parksville basketball team fall just short at Miami tournament
NANAIMO - A local, player-run basketball team has shown a host of Florida-based peers how Canadians hoop.Nine players from BBL Elite, a youth basketball team with players from Nanaimo, Parksville and ...
Aug 27, 2025
'One of the largest fields:' former champions headline national golf event in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Around 140 of the best senior women's golfers from across Canada and overseas are preparing to tee off in the Harbour City. The Nanaimo Golf Club is hosting the 2025 Canadian Women's Senior ...
Aug 26, 2025
Mid Island Pirate players bring home gold, named to Blue Jays Futures Showcase team
NANAIMO - Two players from the Mid Island Pirates baseball team came home with gold medals from the Canada Games in Newfoundland this past week.Nanaimo-born Tyler McWhinnie and Madden Peters of Lantzv...
Aug 24, 2025