The local martial arts school proved its mettle at a major tournament.Sundance Martial Arts placed first overall at the 2025 Western Canadian ITF Taekwon-Do Championships.The Vernon-based dojo secured the title after its athletes took home 20 gold, 17 silver, and 32 bronze medals across nearly all age categories."...

The local freestyle ski group is raising money for a brand new, off-season training equipment.Silver Star Freestyle Club wants to establish an Air-Bag Training Site, where the athletes can practice their skiing and snowboarding skills when the snow is not flying."This facility will allow our athletes to have acces...

The local cross country ski venue will play host to Canada's Olympic hopefuls.Nordiq Canada said Olympics Canada would hold its cross country ski trials at Sovereign Lake Nordic Club.The trials were originally to planned to be held at Prince George's Caledonia Nordic Ski Centre, but organizers decided to move it to the...

Rosters Sports Club Bar and Grill is hoping to draw in more squash players.The club and restaurant is hosting a squash open house and is inviting both new and longtime players out to its facility.The event will go from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, and attendees will be able to tour the facility, get on the court, and m...

A U.S.-based resort group has acquired the local ski hill.Pacific Group Resorts (PGR), which is headquartered in Park City, Utah, has purchased SilverStar Mountain Resort.A joint release from the group and the local mountain said the acquisition marked a "significant milestone" for PGR as it's the second moun...

The BC Lions will provide details about their upcoming Touchdown Kelowna games at a media event on Monday, Nov. 24.The announcement will take place at the Kelowna Yacht Club, 1370 Water Street, beginning at 11 a.m. CFL commissioner Stewart Johnston, Kelowna mayor Tom Dyas, Lions president Duane Vienneau, quarterback Na...

Ticket packages are now on sale for the 2026 Memorial Cup, which will see the Kelowna Rockets host Canada's top junior hockey teams at Prospera Place next spring.Fans can purchase full tournament packages starting at $730, plus taxes and fees here or at the Prospera Place box office. The package gives fans access to ev...

A tournament for the sport formerly known as 'Quidditch' will be held in Vernon Saturday.The Quadball regionals will go from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Polson Park on Nov. 1.The sport combines the speed of rugby and the strategy of dodgeball as players race across the field on broomsticks and try to score goals.There may be o...

The Kelowna Rockets have added Winnipeg defenceman Peyton Kettles from the Swift Current Broncos in a major trade that includes multiple future draft picks. In return, Swift Current receives defenceman Jackson Gillespie, a first-round pick in 2027, two second-round picks in 2026 and 2029, and two fourth-round picks in ...

The second annual T10 Cricket Tournament saw more participation than in the inaugural year.The tournament , organized by the North Okanagan Cricket Club and held at the Glenmore cricket field, saw six teams participate in the event. That was up from the four teams that took part in the first year.The North Okanagan Cri...