Category Archives: Local Sports

NANAIMO - First it was Elijah Ickes, then Connor Caskenette and now left handed pitcher Hayden Cuthbertson has become the third player in Nanaimo NightOwls history to be drafted into Major League Base...

NANAIMO - The Nanaimo NightOwls have jumped out to a strong start in the second half of their West Coast League baseball season.After going 12-15 in the first half the NightOwls were 5-2 in the first ...

NANAIMO - Island Top Team had a gold medal winning weekend at the Grappling Industries Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament at BCIT in Burnaby.The Nanaimo based martial arts school had four first place fini...

NANAIMO - After attempting to host the BC Lacrosse Association female box lacrosse provincials in 2024, Nanaimo got the bid and will host in 2025. Over 41 teams in the U-13 to U-22 age bracket are par...

NANAIMO - Following stops with two other NHL organizations, Nanaimo's Dylan Coghlan is returning to where he got his first shot in the league. Coghlan, a 27-year-old defenceman, signed a one-year, one...

NANAIMO - The fourth Nanaimo Ball Hockey League season is in the final days of playoffs.The regular season wrapped up in early June, with the postseason featuring a double knockout in the A and B divi...

NANAIMO - Student athletes at Vancouver Island University have been recognized for their hard work on the field, in the gym and in the classroom.A dozen VIU Mariners were named CCAA academic All-Canad...

NANAIMO - Spring soccer programming for Nanaimo United has wrapped up and summer sessions are now ramping up. For U-8 to U-18 athletes academy and five-a-side play is set to begin Tuesday, June 17, wh...

NANAIMO - One of the important events on the Nanaimo Ultimate Association calendar took place on June 7 at the Bowen west field.The annual Art Hawkins Great Canadian Ultimate game is a fundraiser that...

NANAIMO - A pair of local athletes who won Gold at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, have continued their world-beating performances. Ethan Katzberg, a Nanaimo-born hammer thrower now living in Kaml...