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Surging Generals eye up first round VIJHL playoff matchup
PARKSVILLE - The record-shattering Oceanside Generals will take on Port Alberni in the first round of the VIJHL playoffs. The Generals come into the post season on a 23-game winning streak, helping th...
Feb 27, 2023
VIU Mariners volleyball teams vying for provincial titles
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners men’s and women’s volleyball teams are in Cranbrook for PACWEST provincials. Both sides are in semifinal matchups against the host College of the Rockies on Frid...
Feb 24, 2023
‘This is a competition:’ Parksville Curling Club ready to host Masters championship
PARKSVILLE - Some of B.C.’s best masters curlers are in the region this week. The 2023 B.C. Masters are being hosted by the Parksville Curling Club, with opening ceremonies on Tuesday, Feb. 21 a...
Feb 21, 2023
Oceanside Generals put finishing touches on historic VIJHL regular season
PARKSVILLE - The Oceanside Generals are on the top of the mountain not just on Vancouver Island but in all of Junior B hockey in B.C. With a record of 38-3-2-2, Oceanside has clinched first place in t...
Feb 18, 2023
Countdown officially on for Harbourside FC’s debut in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The debut of the region’s latest sports franchise is a matter of weeks away. Harbourside Football Club, playing in the semi-pro League1 for the first time this season, will officially ...
Feb 16, 2023
CFL star Andrew Harris returning to his roots as VI Raiders head of operations
NANAIMO - A former Vancouver Island Raider turned CFL standout is coming back to the team as their new head of football operations. Effective immediately, four-time Grey Cup champion Andrew Harris is ...
Feb 12, 2023
‘We’re looking for athletes and people you can develop:’ Mid Island Pirates holding 2023 tryouts
NANAIMO - Any baseball player looking to join the Mid Island Pirates bantam, junior or senior team can try out at Arbutus Meadows this weekend. Co-owner and general manager and senior Pirates head coa...
Feb 10, 2023
Nanaimo Junior Timbermen selected one, two, three in WLA draft
NANAIMO - Junior A Timbermen dominated the top of the 2023 WLA draft board. For the first time ever the first three picks in the draft were all Nanaimo juniors. Team scoring leader Jacob Dunbar went f...
Feb 04, 2023
2023 brings high expectations for Nanaimo Gymnastics School athletes
NANAIMO - The top athletes at the Nanaimo Gymnastics school are moving into the competition phase of their calendar. A large contingent will be heading to the Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational Feb....
Jan 29, 2023
Nanaimo Squash Club preparing for annual open tournament
NANAIMO - The biggest event on the 2023 calendar for the Nanaimo Squash Club happens in the first month of the year. The Nanaimo Open will run from Jan. 27-29 with five divisions and men’s and w...
Jan 21, 2023
