Category Archives: Sports
Simply The Best
The best from North Okanagan sports over the last year are about to be honoured. The 24th annual Tim Hortons North Okanagan Athlete, Team, and Leadership Awards will be presented Tuesday June 6 at 6 p...
Corey Fischer Jun 04, 2017
Vipers Welcome Prospects To Camp
Vernon Vipers hold their spring prospects camp Friday to Sunday at the Priest Valley Arena. Assistant coach Kevin Kraus says over 100 prospects -- mostly 16 and 17 year olds -- will be taking part in ...
Corey Fischer May 18, 2017
Sports Fields Closed
The following Vernon playing fields have been closed due to saturated conditions: Alexis Stadium Lakeview Park ball diamonds Marshall Fields all soccer fields (ball diamonds open) DND ball diamonds (s...
Corey Fischer May 16, 2017
Games Torch Lighting Ceremony
The countdown to the 55 Plus BC Games will start next month. The organizing committee will hold a torch lightning ceremony and reception in downtown Vernon June 17th to mark less than 100 days to the ...
Corey Fischer May 12, 2017
Playing Fields Closed
A number of Vernon playing fields have been closed today and tonight due to being saturated. Alexis Stadium Lakeview Park Marshall Fields - all playing fields, including soccer and ball diamonds DND -...
Corey Fischer May 11, 2017
Kal Tire Place For Another Decade
One of Vernon's best known companies has made a long term commitment to the community. Kal Tire has extended its naming rights agreement for the Multiplex -- or Kal Tire Place -- for another ten years...
Corey Fischer May 10, 2017
Local Picked In First Round of Draft
A Vernon player was taken in the first round of the Western Hockey League bantam draft today. Centre Ben King was selected 13th overall by the Swift Current Broncos. King is with the Pursuit of Excell...
Corey Fischer May 04, 2017
Pickleball Scores Grant and Site
The Vernon Pickleball Association has scored a major victory with local government. The Greater Vernon Advisory Committee has agreed in principle to provide the club with a $300,000 grant, and a site ...
Corey Fischer May 04, 2017
Athletes Named To BC Team
Some Greater Vernon athletes have been named to BC's team for the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg. Landon Currie from Coldstream will play in male volleyball, along with Oyama's Morgan Nichols. M...
Corey Fischer May 03, 2017
Ducks Fly South to Kelowna
The Anaheim Ducks have decided that they don't want to be in the unfriendly confines of Edmonton during their break between games 3 and 4 with the Oilers...so they are flying South to practice between...
Duane Grandbois Apr 30, 2017

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