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Kamloops and Kelowna will play host to Rivalry Series games between the Canadian and U.S. national women’s hockey teams, according to a Hockey Canada press release published on Monday.

The Kamloops Long Blades were on Thursday visited by a pair of national team speed skaters and presented with a cheque for $10,000, money that comes along with the Intact Insurance Club Excellence Award.

The Kamloops Youth Triathlon and under-23 provincial youth triathlon championships took place on Sunday in Brocklehurst.

Sarell, a 19-year-old defenceman from Lappeenranta, Finland, was picked 55th overall in the draft. Schnattinger, an 18-year-old goaltender from Brno, Czechia, was selected 115th overall.

KMLA registration has closed, but there is still room for latecomers in some field lacrosse divisions

Kamloops Broncos’ quarterback Reid Vankoughnett was on Tuesday named B.C. Football Conference offensive player of the week for the period ending Sunday, Sept. 4.

Among camp standouts were bulked-up dishwasher Matthew Seminoff, Emmitt Finnie, who seems poised to take on a more prominent role in 2022-2023, Nathan Behm, a 15-year-old forward who looked at home skating with veteran WHLers, and recently acquired defenceman Kyle Masters, who may have more offensive upside than statistics suggest

The Walk in the Park ultra-marathon returned to Kenna Cartwright Park on Sunday after a two-year hiatus that was spurred by the pandemic

“Thousands of other kids would die to be in my shoes,” said Dylan Ernst, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound goaltender from Weyburn, Sask.

Quarterback Reid Vankoughnett and the Kamloops Broncos’ passing offence came to play on Saturday at Hillside Stadium, but the club fell short of victory against one of the top teams in the B.C. Football Conference