Category Archives: (Portal- NanaimoNewsNow) Local Sports
Timbermen to face Adanacs in opening round of WLA playoffs
NANAIMO - For the first time in league history the Western Lacrosse Association standings finished in a four way tie for first place. The Nanaimo Timbermen, Victoria Shamrocks, Langley Thunder and Coq...
Aug 05, 2022
Mid Island Pirates capture U18 provincial baseball title
NANAIMO - The Mid Island Pirates are the U18 baseball champions of BC after a series win over the North Fraser Nationals. Mid Island went the distance in the best of three final, winning 3-1 in Game 1...
Aug 04, 2022
VIU to host CCAA women’s volleyball nationals in 2023
NANAIMO - The drive for five straight CCAA women’s volleyball championships will culminate on the VIU Mariners home court. The four time defending national champions will host the 2023 womenR...
Jul 30, 2022
‘We’re going to be fast and physical’ VI Raiders open junior football season at home against Okanagan
NANAIMO - While the roster is vastly different and younger, the head coach of the VI Raiders is confident they’ll be a force to be reckoned with this season. The Raiders open their BC Football C...
Jul 23, 2022
Big medal haul from provincial championships by Nanaimo track and field athletes
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Track and Field Club had a large medal haul at the BC Championships Jamboree. Athletes from the U16 to senior level took home 18 medals from July 8-10 in Kamloops. Nate Paris ear...
Jul 15, 2022
Nanaimo NHL’ers swapping jerseys during first day of free agency
NANAIMO - A pair of players with local hockey connections have moved as the NHL opened up its annual free agency period. Dylan Coghlan, who grew up in Nanaimo, was traded from the Vegas Golden Knights...
Jul 13, 2022
Nanaimo Ball Hockey League wraps up first season
NANAIMO - It started small but has ended with some provincial representation for the region’s best ballers. The inaugural season of the Nanaimo Ball Hockey League began with free agent playing s...
Jul 12, 2022
Junior A Timbermen earn first round bye after very strong 2022 season
NANAIMO - The Junior A Timbermen are coming off their most successful regular season in franchise history. In the first full campaign since 2019 Nanaimo finished 10-4 giving the club it’s best e...
Jul 10, 2022
Island Top Team athletes make the podium at Brazilian jiu-jitsu event in Las Vegas
NANAIMO - All four Island Top Team competitors who competed at the IBJJF American National Gi and No Goi event took home medals. Stephanie Schmidt won a pair of medals at the Las Vegas based competiti...
Jul 05, 2022
Nanaimo NightOwls preparing for showcase of local baseball talent
NANAIMO - The results won’t count in the West Coast League (WCL) standings, but plenty is still on the line for a host of local ball players over the next week. The upstart Nanaimo NightOwls wil...
Jun 30, 2022
