Category Archives: (Portal- NanaimoNewsNow) Local Sports
VIU volleyball teams gearing up for continued success in 2023-24
NANAIMO - Both VIU Mariners volleyball teams finished fourth at CCAA nationals last season, and the program is optimistic they can better that this time around. The women had a very good 2022/23 campa...
Oct 19, 2023
Island Top Team finishes second in team category in Vancouver martial arts event
NANAIMO - A brazilian jiu-jitsu team from Island Top Team had an impressive showing at their final Grappling Industries event of 2023. ITT took second place in the team standings at BCIT’s Burna...
Oct 15, 2023
VIU basketball teams gearing up for PACWEST season
NANAIMO -The basketball teams at Vancouver Island University are playing a flurry of exhibition games to get ready for the fall portion of the regular season. The men’s squad has three games in ...
Oct 13, 2023
Snuneymuxw hopes to grow paddling event after holding inaugural Outrigger Race
NANAIMO - Nearly 100 athletes took place in the first ever Snuneymuxw Outrigger Race on Sept. 24. A version of the event took place in 2022 but spokesperson Kate Good said the latest race will officia...
Oct 08, 2023
Local baseball players make offseason headlines
NANAIMO - Summer baseball season is over for the Mid Island Pirates and Nanaimo NightOwls but there’s still plenty happening for local players. The Pirates Carter Cathers went to Toronto to take...
Oct 01, 2023
New venue for 2023 Gripstrength Kettle Bell Competition
NANAIMO - The seventh annual Gripstrength Kettle Bell Competition is poised to be the biggest ever with nearly 40 lifters scheduled to attend. Competitors are coming from Nanaimo, around the province ...
Sep 22, 2023
Former Nanaimo Clipper on the ice as Canucks camp kicks off in Victoria
VICTORIA - Vancouver Islanders can get an up-close look at the Vancouver Canucks over the next few days. The team is set up in Victoria for the next four days with training camp sessions running daily...
Sep 21, 2023
John Barsby ready to usher in new high school football season
NANAIMO - The always competitive John Barsby Football teams are poised to get their regular season underway. This year the Bulldogs will have both a AA varsity and AA junior varsity squad. Varsity off...
Sep 20, 2023
Nanaimo Hornets rugby returns with new season looming
NANAIMO - The Hornets are gearing up for a new rugby season in men’s Division 1 and 3 and women’s Division 2. Practices and exhibition games are well underwaywith the regular season set to...
Sep 19, 2023
Timbermen Sheridan and Soucy selected in NLL Draft
NANAIMO - Two members of the Nanaimo Timbermen have joined the ranks of the National Lacrosse League. In the Saturday, Sept. 16 entry draft Ryan Sheridan was picked fifth overall by Panther City, base...
Sep 18, 2023
