Category Archives: (Portal- NanaimoNewsNow) Local Sports

NANAIMO - The upstart Nanaimo NightOwls have their name, a new head coach and now a handful of players. The WCL team, starting play in summer 2021 at Serauxmen Stadium announced Thursday, Sep. 26 the ...

NANAIMO - The one and only 2020 tournament for the Mid Island Pirates ended with a victory. The Pirates won the Zack Downey Memorial Tournament with a 7-6 walk off win over the Parksville Royals on Se...

NANAIMO - Five members of the Nanaimo Timbermen organization have been selected in the 2020 National Lacrosse League draft. Ethan Ticehurst (20th) and goalie Justin Geddie (32nd) were both chosen by t...

NANAIMO - The BC Grassroots Rugby Foundation is up and running on Vancouver Island. The program which uses rugby to teach kids social skills and physical literacy is running sessions in Nanaimo, Cowic...

NANAIMO - New CJFL eligibility rules will allow 23 year olds to play junior football in 2021 and 2022. The adjustment will mean veteran players on the 18 CJFL teams, including the VI Raiders will have...

NANAIMO - Local curlers will see a host of tweaks and changes in a bid to have a COVID-free year. The Nanaimo Curling Club has instituted many rules and mandates designed to comply and exceed COVID-19...

NANAIMO - The city’s newest sports team have their man. Greg Frady was introduced to fans and stakeholders as the Nanaimo NightOwls’ first head coach via an online conference on Wednesday,...

NANAIMO - Games and competition may have been shuttered for 2020 but lacrosse continues to grow its presence in the region. The Fusion West Lacrosse Camp is slated to be held at NDSS Aug. 24-27. The c...

NANAIMO - Yard Games is the first activity of any kind for the Nanaimo Sports and Social Club since the COVID-19 outbreak began. The six weeks of Tuesday sessions began in late July at the Millstone W...

NANAIMO - It was inevitable, but the BC Football Conference (BCFC) and the VI Raiders have had their 2020 season officially cancelled due to COVID-19. The BCFC’s governing body, the Canadian Jun...