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Kamloops Blazers’ majority owner Tom Gaglardi said in July that his club would like to make a big splash , but patience might be required before pulling the trigger on any major trades.

Odds are against goaltenders of Sanche’s age earning the No. 1 gig in any season, never mind one of this magnitude — but there is striking precedent right here in the River City.

The Kamloops Canoe and Kayak Club brought a group of its paddlers to the Pacific Cup last weekend in Maple Ridge, an event that features athletes in the under-12 and under-14 divisions.

The senior AA South Kamloops Titans will play host to AAA South Delta in exhibition B.C. High School Football action on Saturday at Hillside Stadium. Game time is 1 p.m.

The Victoria Royals edged the Kamloops Blazers 3-2 in pre-season WHL action on Wednesday at Sandman Centre. Marcus Almquist, Teague Patton and Carter Dereniwsky scored for Victoria.

Wilkie: “Cluey and I have talked about it for years. We’ve worked really hard to get where we’re at together, making sure the kids are mentally and emotionally ready. We’re excited to cap it all off with a ring this year.”

Expect to see the Kamloops Blazers ice a young lineup in their remaining WHL pre-season games. Kamloops is sending eight players to NHL camps this week.

Three Kamloops Raiders teams were in action on the weekend at Exhibition Park. The women’s KRC team hosted and won an exhibition sevens tournament, the Saratoga Cup.

TRU, which will play host to the U Sports Men’s Soccer Championship in November, sits atop the Pacific Division with a record of 5-1 and is off to its best start in program history

“I’m really proud of an unbeaten weekend,” WolfPack head coach Mark Pennington said. “We will take the four points and move on to next weekend."