Category Archives: Sports

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...

It's next year country for the Vernon Vipers. The Vipers fell 3 - 1 to the Penticton Vees in Penticton last night in the 7th and final game of their BCHL Interior Final. Riley Brandt got the lone Vern...

In BCHL Interior Playoff action last night the Vernon Vipers didn't disappoint the sold out crowd of 3,158 at Kal Tire Place, dominating the Penticton Vees 5-1. Darion Hansen stopped 37 of 38 shots on...

Game 5 in the Vipers-Vees series had to be decided in overtime and it was the Vees scoring midway through OT for a 3-2 win. Darion Hansen stopped 33 of 36 shots in the Vernon net earning 3rd. Star. Wi...

Pickleball players in Vernon anxious for a new facility may see some progress from local government soon. The Greater Vernon Advisory Committee is expected to get a staff report at their next meeting ...