Category Archives: Sports

A Greater Vernon product was taken in the first round of the Western Hockey League's 2019 Bantam Draft for players born in 2004. Defenceman Layton Feist of Coldstream, who played for the North Zone Ba...

Senior lacrosse is undergoing a revival in Vernon -- but more players are needed to ensure it's a success. The Vernon Tigers have fielded a team for the first time since 2012, joining the Armstrong Sh...

Vernon native Ken Holland has moved into a new role with the Detroit Red Wings to allow a Red Wings legend to take over running the team.

The City of Vernon has closed its sports fields to public use. Public Works Manager James Rice says the fields are saturated due to recent rain, snowmelt and late winter weather conditions. "The field...

The Prince George Spruce Kings are BC Hockey League champions for the first time. The Kings captured their first Fred Page Cup with a 3-1 victory over the Vernon Vipers, winning the series in a 4 game...

The Prince George Spruce Kings are one win away from their first BC Hockey League championship. Ben Poisson scored at 12:07 of the first overtime to lift the Kings over the hometown Vernon Vipers 4-3 ...

Different game, but almost the same result. The Prince George Spruce Kings took a 2 games to none lead on the Vernon Vipers in the Fred Page Cup-BCHL Final with a 4-1 win Saturday night. A sold-out cr...

Two goals in the final 7 minutes of the third period lifted the Prince George Spruce Kings to a 3-1 win over the Vernon Vipers in game 1 of the Fred Page Cup-BCHL Final. Ben Brar's goal at 13:22 of th...

The BCHL Final-Fred Page Cup gets started tonight with the Prince George Spruce Kings hosting the Vernon Vipers. It's the first time the teams have played for the league championship. Vernon teams (Es...

Carey Price, Shea Weber, Luke Schenn, and Brendan Gallagher will be among the NHL'ers at the 2nd annual Homebase Charity Slo Pitch event June 28th and 29th in Kelowna to raise money for JoeAnna's Hous...