Category Archives: (Portal- NanaimoNewsNow) Local Sports

NANAIMO - The VIJHL season is fast approaching for the Nanaimo Buccaneers. The team held their annual pre-season training camp at the Nanaimo Ice Centre between Aug. 20 and 22. A total of 42 players t...

NANAIMO - The VI Raiders are moving full speed ahead towards their first football game since the fall of 2019. Nearly 70 players took to NDSS field on Saturday, Aug. 14, in hopes of being on the openi...

NANAIMO - The 2021 Vancouver Island Gator Games brought all the Island swim clubs together and featured several record setting performances. The Gator Games, held Aug. 7-8 at Beban Park by the Nanaimo...

NANAIMO - The Junior A Timbermen were the class of the BC Junior A Lacrosse league this past season. The Tmen won the regular season title with a 6-2 record and took the Island playoff championship 2-...

NANAIMO - A local chiropractor earned a second place finish in a gruelling international fitness competition. Patrick Vellner excelled in the four day CrossFit Games which feature 15 different events ...

NANAIMO - The Believe Basketball Academy is looking to fill a void for school age kids who want more individual coaching and training. Many of the programs offer skill development opportunities for pr...

NANAIMO - Sheldon Rempal is coming back to the province where he had tremendous success as a Junior hockey player. The 25-year-old was signed to a two-way contract by the Vancouver Canucks on July 28....

NANAIMO - Local family connections highlighted a strong provincial championship for the Nanaimo Track and Field Club. Siblings Nate and Lydia Paris each won gold in high jump, sisters Olivia and Annik...

NANAIMO - Unique recreation opportunities like grass volleyball is one of the hallmarks of the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club. A summer league is underway at Pleasant Valley field on Monday nights. Co...

NANAIMO - The summer months are usually quiet for the Nanaimo United soccer program but it isn’t the case in 2021. Six aside summer sessions are proving popular with all age groups, the club is ...