A special ceremony will be held in Vernon to celebrate a local Paralympian.Ina Forrest of Spallumcheen won gold in Wheelchair Curling at the 2026 Paralympic Games.Forrest now has medaled in five Paralympics, taking three golds and two bronzes over those competitions.In the most recent games Forrest and Team Canada also...

Local athletes got to showcase their skills as the freestyle ski Timber Tour #3 BC Championships was held at the local ski hill.The third and final stop of the Timber Tour and Shred Series season was held at SilverStar Mountain Resort over the weekend of March 12-15.The Timber Tour competitions involved moguls, slopest...

The Kelowna Rockets are set to open the WHL playoffs against a familiar rival, the Kamloops Blazers.The team announced its first round schedule Monday, with Games 1 and 2 set for Prospera Place on March 27 and 28 before the series shifts to Kamloops.The matchup adds another chapter to a long running playoff rivalry bet...

A hard-fought effort from the Snakes was not enoughVernon put forth a concentrated effort defensively throughout the first twenty minutes, but a late goal from the Bandits saw them exit the first frame with a 1-0 lead. The Vipers would continue to push in the 2nd period, and got rewarded with an early equalizing goal f...

The Kelowna Rockets and Penticton Vees will meet in a home-and-home series to close out the regular season.It all starts Friday at 7:05 PM PST in Penticton and concludes Saturday at 6:05 PM PST at Prospera Place. Kelowna enters the weekend after sweeping both games against Kamloops and is competing with Prince George f...

The Kelowna Rockets will open the 2026 WHL Playoffs on home ice at Prospera Place later this month. Games 1 and 2 of the first round are scheduled for Friday, March 27, at 7:05 p.m., and Saturday, March 28, at 6:05 p.m. The Rockets have secured home-ice advantage to start the postseason, promising an exciting opening r...

The wait is over in the Okanagan. Defending Canadian College World Series champions, the Okanagan College Coyotes, open their 2026 season at home this weekend.From March 20 to 22, the Coyotes will host the University of Calgary Dinos in a marquee opening series to kickoff the season where the Coyotes will look to defen...

The fifth annual local pickleball competition begins this weekend.The Vernon Pickleball Sporing Tournament Series begins Saturday, March 14, with the Frostbite Classic Men's Doubles Tournament. That will be followed by the Spring Fling Women's Doubles Tournament on April 11, and the Battle in the Palace Mixed Doubles T...

A Vernon youth sports program is looking for some financial support.ACE Hoops is a U12 competitive boys basketball club, and this past year the team won one of four tournaments they played in despite having limited gym time and only being able to practice twice a week for one hour periods over a 12-week span.To help se...

The local organization that puts on foot races has been recognized for its hard work.The Vernon Track and Field Club earned the Gold Star Club of the Year Award at the 2026 B.C. Athletics Awards.The award was in recognition of the club putting on provincial cross country championships in 2025 and 2025, and their ongoin...