Category Archives: Sports

Vernon's Mark Longworth lost 9-8 to Victoria's Wes Craig Thursday night at the BC Men's Provincial curling championships in Abbotsford and was eliminated. The Vernon team lost all 3 games they played....

The Vernon Pickleball Club is asking the regional district for a half million dollars for new courts. The request was made to the Greater Vernon Advisory Committee which will discuss the issue at its ...

Steven Jandric and Jimmy Lambert both scored two goals to power the Vernon Vipers over the Trail Smoke Eaters 5-1 in BC Hockey League action Saturday. A crowd of 1,663 saw the game at Kal Tire Place, ...

The excitement is building for the 57th annual Vernon Winter Carnival. The event that will celebrate Canada's 150th will feature close to 100 events over ten days. The new Queen Silver Star will be ch...

Taxpayers will see a hit on their taxes this year for the new arena at Kal Tire Place. Greater Vernon Advisory Committee chair Juliette Cunningham says the average homeowner will pay 24 dollars a year...

The Vernon Vipers might want to have Parents Weekends more often after sweeping all three games this weekend. The Snakes capped it off with a 5-4 win over the Prince George Spruce Kings, getting the w...

Hometown hockey was a big hit in Vernon. The two day festival attracted thousands of people by City Hall, and culminated with a national broadcast on Sportsnet Sunday. Red Wings G-M Ken Holland and ho...

Vernon is the site of this weekend's Rogers Hometown Hockey. Events are planned for Saturday and Sunday in the plaza around City Hall starting at noon each day. Ron MacLean, the host of Hockey Night i...

Hometown Hockey has rolled into Vernon. Numerous semi trucks are parked in the block around City Hall where the set-up for the Rogers Sportsnet show is taking place. The crew is preparing for a fan fe...

The West Kelowna Warriors have given notice that this will be their final season in the Okanagan city. Team owner Mark Cheyne wants to move the team to North Delta next season, due to a lack of fan su...