Category Archives: Sports

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Several Vernon ball diamonds have been closed due to excessive water on the fields. The fields are Alexis Stadium, Lakeview Park, Department of National Defense (DND), and Kin Race Track. The closures...

A long running sports event in Vernon has made a donation in memory of a former participant who struggled with mental illness. The 33rd annual Vernon Doctors Hockey Tournament Society (VDHTS), which w...

17 bull riders from all over BC and Alberta will converge on Lumby Saturday for the 'Lumby Bull Bash and Barn Dance'. Food trucks, bouncy castles, two live bands and a DJ will fill the Pat Duke Arena ...

In BCHL Fred Page Cup playoffs Penticton bounced back from a loss in game 1, to take game 2 last night 5-1 over Chilliwack. Mathew Robson, in the Vees net, stopped 33 shots earning First Star. With th...

The rain the last few days has taken its toll on local sports fields. The City of Vernon says due to saturated field conditions, they are closing several play fields immediately: Marshall Field soccer...