Category Archives: (Portal- NanaimoNewsNow) Local Sports
Raiders building roster to take a step forward in 2025
NANAIMO - The VI Raiders made major strides in 2024 and the expectation is progress even further this upcoming season. After an 0-10 campaign in 2023 the Raiders finished 4-6 last year. Head coach Sha...
Mar 23, 2025
‘Pretty special moment:’ first ever all-female tackle football game coming to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - History will be made on Saturday, with the first-ever all-female tackle football game on Vancouver Island. The V.I. Steelers will host the Mainland Wildcats for a game at q’unq’i...
Mar 21, 2025
Nanaimo twin golfers fore-ging individual collegiate paths
NANAIMO - Together since before they can remember and always each other’s biggest supporters, two local golfers are going their different ways in pursuit of a university education. Isabel and Ma...
Mar 14, 2025
VIU Mariners women’s basketball team looks to cap off one loss season with national title
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners women’s basketball team is chasing down a second national gold medal in three years. The team is in New Brunswick preparing for their first game against the Mohawk Mou...
Mar 12, 2025
Nanaimo high schools fall just short of top provincial basketball honours
NANAIMO - Untimely losses for a pair of local high school boys basketball teams proved costly over the weekend. Both Dover Bay and Wellington Secondary schools earned semi-finals appearances in their ...
Mar 10, 2025
New coach and fresh faces for NightOwls in year four
NANAIMO - The NightOwls will be a much different team on and off the field as their franchise looks to take a step forward. Player turnover is very common in summer baseball but for the first time Nan...
Mar 09, 2025
Central Island lifters medal at Canadian powerlifting nationals
NANAIMO - They came, they lifted and they conquered. A small group of lifters from the Nanaimo and Oceanside region competed at the Canadian Powerlifting Union National Championships, held in Moose Ja...
Mar 06, 2025
‘We’re in it to win it:’ three Nanaimo schools vying for provincial basketball titles
NANAIMO - A trio of local high school basketball teams are Mainland-bound this week, with at least two holding high hopes to win a provincial championship. The Dover Bay Dolphins, Wellington Wildcats ...
Mar 04, 2025
VIU men’s basketball team goes for back to back provincial titles
NANAIMO - The VIU men’s Mariners are gunning for their second straight PACWEST provincial basketball championship and their third in four years. Coach Matt Kuzminski said his first place team wi...
Feb 28, 2025
Best in Nanaimo sports honoured at 20th Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards
NANAIMO - It was a milestone year for the Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards. The 20th annual event featured strong performances and commitment to Nanaimo area sports in 2024 with 20 awards handed out a...
Feb 26, 2025
