Category Archives: Sports

The Vipers almost had a comeback on their hands last night. The Victoria Grizzlies had 3 goals in the first period that were unanswered by the snakes until halfway through the 3rd when Ryan Brushett n...

Update 7:30 pm: The John Morris-Jim Cotter team from Vernon and Kelowna won the BC Men's Curling Championship 6-3 over Dean Joanisse of Maple Ridge. The Okanagan rink with Tyrel Griffith and Rick Sawa...

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...