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Victoria-based Pacific FC to play exhibition soccer match in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Pacific FC will bring their brand of Canadian Premier League soccer to the Harbour City. The team will host Vancouver FC in a free exhibition match on Saturday, March 16 at 1:30 p.m. at Q...
Mar 16, 2024
Mariners men’s basketball gunning for CCAA title in New Brunswick
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners journey towards a CCAA men’s basketball championship has already been a long one – literally. The travel logistics alone were more than the team bargained for wh...
Mar 13, 2024
Mariners volleyball teams heading to CCAA nationals
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners volleyball teams are going to national tournaments in Red Deer and Victoria. The women’s side will get underway first with a match Wednesday, March 6 in Red Deer versu...
Mar 06, 2024
VIU Mariners hockey team wins elusive BCIHL Championship
NANAIMO - It was one of the only collegiate trophies to evade a Mariner sports program which continues to boast an impressive number of provincial and national champions. The VIU Mariners Men’s ...
Mar 04, 2024
‘It left us hungry:’ Dover Bay senior boys basketball team prepares for provincials
NANAIMO - After losing in last year’s provincial final, the senior boys basketball team from Dover Bay Secondary School is heading back to the big dance with some unfinished business. The north ...
Mar 02, 2024
Generals ready to battle Glacier Kings in first round of VIJHL Playoffs
PARKSVILLE - The Oceanside Generals are set to kick off their VIJHL title defense. The team finished third in the North Division and draws a matchup against the second seeded Comox Valley Glacier King...
Feb 27, 2024
VIU Mariners heading to PACWEST volleyball provincials with high expectations
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners volleyball teams will be going for gold at the PACWEST provincials at Douglas College. The women finished first in league play with a record of 18-2 while the men are the se...
Feb 23, 2024
‘It’s great for our athletes:’ VIU Mariners practice with local Special Olympians
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Special Olympics basketball team upgraded their practice location this week, with some star athletes teaching them some new skills. Vancouver Island University (VIU) opened its g...
Feb 22, 2024
Nanaimo United soccer programs generate heavy interest at the club and grassroots level
NANAIMO - Spring soccer programs for kids are in registration mode for Nanaimo United while their top level teams are about to enter playoffs. Club spokesperson Daragh Fitzgerald said interest in the ...
Feb 18, 2024
Timbermen focus on homegrown talent in 2024 WLA draft
NANAIMO - Six new players have joined the Senior A Timbermen in the 2024 WLA entry draft. Five of those players are graduates of the Junior A Timbermen program with club president Chris Bowman saying ...
Feb 09, 2024
