Category Archives: Sports

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...

The VSS Panthers Senior Varsity football team has advanced to the Double A Subway Bowl Provincial finals with a 21-7 victory over the Hugh Boyd Trojans of Richmond. The Panthers scored touchdowns on t...

The Vernon Vipers needed a lift on their 3 game road trip and that's just what happened last night in Coquitlam blanking the Express 6-0. Stephen Jandric had 1 goal and 2 assists to earn First Star. L...

The Vernon Vipers have made a trade and released a goalie. The Snakes have sent defenceman Carter Stephenson to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks for defenceman Cameron Trott and futures.   Th...