Category Archives: (Portal- NanaimoNewsNow) Local Sports

NANAIMO - The Timbermen put a focus on local talent in the 2021 WLA Draft. Junior A captain Will Johansen was Nanaimo’s pick in the territorial round and the Colton Lidstone, their third leading...

NANAIMO - The British Columbia Hockey League remains in a seemingly indefinite holding pattern. Continuing health restrictions in the province mean the league’s hope of beginning a regular seaso...

NANAIMO - Dylan Coghlan is hours away from being the first player from Nanaimo in nearly 30 years to suit up in an NHL regular season game. The Vegas Golden Knights announced Coghlan, a 22-year-old de...

NANAIMO - Even as most team sports remain shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hercules weightlifting club athletes continue to raise the bar. Two major events are on the immediate horizon for loca...

NANAIMO - Indoor sessions have returned to the Oliver Woods Community Centre for the Nanaimo Pickleball Club. Eight people allowed in the gym at one time with six different 90-minute singles slots for...

NANAIMO - After being shutout during 2020, Nanaimo Minor Lacrosse is hopeful a combination of health precautions and increased vaccine availability will help them get the ball rolling in 2021. The ass...

NANAIMO – The BCHL continues to wait for the green light on a season. COVID-19 health restrictions put an end to a scheduled Dec. 1 startup and those same restrictions are in place until Feb. 5....

NANAIMO - Junior hockey athletes face an uncertain future after the COVID-19 pandemic. The six graduating players from the Nanaimo Clippers all had aspirations of continuing on in hockey, but several ...

NANAIMO - Local teams and athletes had less time to shine in 2020. COVID-19 forced a giant gap in the sporting calendar but some teams managed to reach a high note before everything shut down. —...

NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners women’s volleyball team completed a three-peat as CCAA national champions in 2020. They did so playing in one of the last sporting events allowed before the COVID-19 s...