Sports

Darren Woloshen has joined the Kamloops Youth Soccer Association’s full-time coaching staff. Woloshen began his pro coaching career with the Vancouver 86ers in 1996 before moving to Edmonton, where he has worked for the past nine years.

The Service Plus Trashers, Rivershore Kings and Bohnefide Blackjacks were victorious on Tuesday in SF Electric Ball Hockey League action in Kamloops.

Doug Hanson was the winning pitcher for the Bombers in an 8-1 win over the Interior Heat

Five Kamloops Classic Swimming athletes participated in the Western Canadian Swimming Championships, which wrapped up last weekend in Edmonton.

The Kamloops Classic Swimming club placed first in the Pratt’s Spring Fever Meet, which was held on Saturday in the Tournament Capital.

Team Brown of the Kamloops Curling Club claimed gold in the women’s fours division in the inaugural SGI Canada Best of the West Championship, which wrapped up on Sunday at Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon.

The Kelowna Kodiaks will play host to Kamloops on Saturday, April 30, a 7 p.m. start at Rutland Arena, with the rematch slated for Sunday, May 1, a 5 p.m. faceoff for the Venom’s home opener at Memorial Arena

The TRU WolfPack posted a 1-3 record against the visiting Vancouver Island University Mariners of Nanaimo on the weekend in Canadian College Baseball Conference action at Norbrock Stadium.

Meraloma Rugby Club of Vancouver spoiled the post-season party on Saturday at Exhibition Park, ending the Kamloops Raiders’ season with a 22-19 victory in women’s Division 1 B.C. Rugby Union action.

“I just love this sport so much,” said Sydney Fraser, a multi-sport athlete at South Kam. “Everything about it. It got me hooked. Ultimate — it makes my day to play.”