Category Archives: (Portal- NanaimoNewsNow) Local Sports
Over 200 in the field for annual Nanaimo Men’s Amateur golf tournament
NANAIMO - The 49th Nanaimo Men’s Amateur Tournament is underway at the Nanaimo Golf Club, running every year following the B.C. Day long weekend. A practice round and long drive competition kick...
Aug 07, 2025
Door closes on summer box lacrosse season in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - It’s been more than fifty years since Nanaimo’s last major box lacrosse title. The 1969 Nanaimo Luckies senior B team was the last national championship the Harbour City has had ...
Aug 03, 2025
Registration strong ahead of new Football Nanaimo season
NANAIMO - A new football season is well underway for the region’s youth players. Following in the footsteps of the BCFC’s VI Raiders, who opened their season on July 19, players in multipl...
Jul 28, 2025
VI Raiders open BCFC season on the road
NANAIMO - The VI Raiders want to see the 2025 season begin the same way the 2024 campaign ended, on a winning streak. The team earned a 4-6 record but capped off their last BCFC season with three cons...
Jul 19, 2025
Strong turnout for annual Nanaimo indoor pickleball tournament
NANAIMO - Nearly 200 competitors took part in the 11th annual Nanaimo Indoor Pickleball Tournament. It wasn’t one of their largest turnouts but considering there were other pickleball events in ...
Jul 17, 2025
Nanaimo athletes earn bulk medals at 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games
NANAIMO - A plane carrying athletes to and from a provincial competition in B.C.’s north was considerably heavier on its return to the Harbour City. Thirty-six athletes and 13 staff from the Nan...
Jul 16, 2025
Parksville-born pitcher drafted into Major League Baseball
NANAIMO - First it was Elijah Ickes, then Connor Caskenette and now left handed pitcher Hayden Cuthbertson has become the third player in Nanaimo NightOwls history to be drafted into Major League Base...
Jul 15, 2025
NightOwls look to build in second half towards WCL playoff spot
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo NightOwls have jumped out to a strong start in the second half of their West Coast League baseball season. After going 12-15 in the first half the NightOwls were 5-2 in the first...
Jul 12, 2025
Four gold medals for Nanaimo athletes at Brazilian jiu-jitsu event
NANAIMO - Island Top Team had a gold medal winning weekend at the Grappling Industries Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament at BCIT in Burnaby. The Nanaimo based martial arts school had four first place fin...
Jul 09, 2025
Nanaimo hosts female box lacrosse provincials from U-13 to U-22
NANAIMO - After attempting to host the BC Lacrosse Association female box lacrosse provincials in 2024, Nanaimo got the bid and will host in 2025. Over 41 teams in the U-13 to U-22 age bracket are par...
Jul 06, 2025
