Category Archives: Sports
Arena Upgrade Proceeding
Plans are moving ahead to upgrade the Pat Duke Memorial Arena in Lumby. The community won 100-thousand dollars for the facility for being named Kraft Hockeyville in 2016. Tannis Nelson, Community Serv...
Jan 10, 2019
Vipers Active At Trade Deadline
Vernon Vipers made a couple of deals prior to the junior hockey trade deadline at 3 pm today. 20 year old Mitch Andres was sent to the Chilliwack Chiefs for 18 year old Will Dow Kenny in a swap of def...
Jan 10, 2019
Cents Defeat Vipers in OT
In BCHL action last night the Vernon Vipers and Merritt Centennials traded goals back and forth and when it couldn't be decided in regulation time...it was overtime. Merritt`s Nick Granowicz would get...
Jan 06, 2019
Silver Star Aussies Annual Pilgrimage to Kal Tire Place
Tonight, blokes and sheilas...It`s the Aussie Invasion at Kal Tire Place. No, the Vipers aren`t playing the Australian Exhibition Junior Hockey Team...it`s Aussie Night and it`ll be ripper mate...! Me...
Jan 05, 2019
Big Win for Vipers After Break
In BCHL play the Vernon Vipers came out hard after the Christmas break, defeating the West Kelowna Warriors 4-3. Brendon Kim would score 2 on the night good enough for First Star. Josh Latta went 1 an...
Jan 05, 2019
BC Junior Curling Champions Decided
The BC Junior Curling Championships in Vernon wrapped up Tuesday with the Vernon/Kelowna /Invermere men's rink losing the final game to a foursome from Langley. On the women's side, the McGillivray ri...
Jan 02, 2019
Vipers Split Back to Back Games in Wenatchee
In BCHL action the Vipers spent the weekend in Wenatchee ,Washington and split back to back games with the Wild. The Snakes owned the rink Friday with a 3-0 shutout...but lost 5-2 last night. The Vipe...
Dec 23, 2018
Vipers Shutout Wild in Wenatchee
Early scoring turned into a 3-0 shutout for the Vernon Vipers, Friday night in Wenatchee. Teddy Wooding picked up a second star for the game, and open the scoring for Vernon at 6:41 of the first, with...
Dec 22, 2018
Vipers Chosen For CJHL Prospects Game
Two Vernon Vipers will play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League Prospects Game Jan. 22nd in Okotoks Alberta. Defenceman Jack Judson and forward Alex Swetlikoff will play for Team West in the showcase...
Dec 18, 2018
Russian Junior Stars At Kal Tire Place
Interest is building for the 2019 World Junior Hockey Championship in Vancouver and Victoria -- and Vernon will be a key training site for one of the teams. Team Russia is holding its training camp at...
Dec 17, 2018
