Category: Sports
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Kamloops prepares to welcome BC’s 55+ Games
Kamloops will welcome more than 3,000 participants from across British Columbia and Yukon when the 55+ BC Games return to the city Sept. 8–12. The five-day event will bring together athletes aged 55 and older for competition, recreation and an opportunity to experience Kamloops as the host community. Ron McCall, president of the 55Plus Games…
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TRU WolfPack teams enter new season with renewed goals and challenges
With preseason preparations underway at Hillside Stadium, the women’s and men’s WolfPack soccer teams are back in action with new faces, different expectations and their sights set on the season ahead. “Today was our first real day on the pitch, kicking the ball around. It’s been good. The smoke hasn’t been cooperating with us, but…
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Photo by BCHLNemis had unique path to Blazers
Gavin Nemis is not a typical Western Hockey League rookie, making the jump to the Kamloops Blazers in time for his 20-year-old campaign. “Everybody’s path is a little different,” said Nemis, a six-foot, 170-pound forward from Winnipeg. “I started in the M.J. [Junior A Manitoba Junior Hockey League], a young guy who didn’t play too…
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Photo by Gareth DunnPretorius to chase mountain bike success on international stage
It seems fitting to pen a column on Megan Pretorius in a Chronicle sports section that includes an article on superb swimmer Mia Wittal. They share trajectory and pedigree, albeit in separate sports, and are among the most promising young athletes in the Tournament Capital. Pretorius landed on my radar last year when my mountain-bike-loving-cousin…
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Photo by Dani WittalYoung swimmer collects medals and records at swim meet
Mia Wittal put an exclamation point on an extraordinary period of her young career at the B.C. Summer Swimming Championships last month at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre. The 13-year-old Kamloops Classic Swimming athlete racked up five medals — two gold, one silver and two bronze — and broke four club records at the meet.…
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Photo by Macie Stankoven.Stankoven captures Stanley Cup
Logan Stankoven rampaged through the playoffs and cemented his place among Kamloops hockey royalty, becoming the first player from the city to hoist the Stanley Cup since Mark Recchi in 2011. “It just didn’t feel real,” said Stankoven, whose Carolina Hurricanes knocked off the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 last month in the Cup final series.…
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Photo by Kamloops NorthpawsNorthpaws improve under Jepson’s guidance
Elijah Olaybal is bringing undeniable enthusiasm into his ball club, the Kamloops NorthPaws’ rookie outfielder happy to demonstrate potential home-run celebrations upon request. “I might blank out and just start screaming, just throwing everything,” he said while waving his arms wildly. “You guys will see that in person, for sure.” Olaybal will have ample opportunity…
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TrueTech Trials debuts as a hit in Kamloops
New family-friendly event draws crowds and sets the stage for the return of the Chuwels Challenge The Greater Kamloops Motorcycle Association (GKMA) is celebrating the success of its first-ever TrueTech Trials event, a new addition to the local dirt biking scene that emphasized accessibility, community, and fun over competition. Led by first-year president James Becker,…
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Photo by Carolina HurricanesLogan Stankoven inches closer to Cup
Logan Stankoven may soon parade down Victoria Street holding the Stanley Cup. “It’s what you dream of as a kid — to hoist that Cup some day — and to have your name on that Cup,” said Stankoven, the 5-foot-8 Carolina Hurricanes’ forward from Kamloops. “It’s great to have that in the back of your…
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Teresa Seibel breathes through a cold-water session in her Kamloops backyard pool, where temperatures have hovered near 12°C since mid-April — close to what she’ll face crossing the English Channel with her relay team in June. Photo by Robert KoopmansFrom England to France: Kamloops Swimmer Takes on the Channel
In the world of open water swimming, crossing the English Channel — roughly 40 km of cold water, jellyfish, waves, wind, and shipping lanes between Dover, England, and Cap Gris-Nez, France — ranks among the sport’s most demanding feats. Teresa Seibel, a Kamloops-based adult swimming coach, hopes her planned attempt in early June will place…