Category: Sports
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Photo by Kamloops NorthpawsNorthpaws improve under Jepson’s guidance
Elijah Olaybal is bringing undeniable enthusiasm into his ball club, the Kamloops NorthPaws’ rookie outfielder happy to demonstrate potential home-run celebrations upon request. “I might blank out and just start screaming, just throwing everything,” he said while waving his arms wildly. “You guys will see that in person, for sure.” Olaybal will have ample opportunity…
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TrueTech Trials debuts as a hit in Kamloops
New family-friendly event draws crowds and sets the stage for the return of the Chuwels Challenge The Greater Kamloops Motorcycle Association (GKMA) is celebrating the success of its first-ever TrueTech Trials event, a new addition to the local dirt biking scene that emphasized accessibility, community, and fun over competition. Led by first-year president James Becker,…
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Photo by Carolina HurricanesLogan Stankoven inches closer to Cup
Logan Stankoven may soon parade down Victoria Street holding the Stanley Cup. “It’s what you dream of as a kid — to hoist that Cup some day — and to have your name on that Cup,” said Stankoven, the 5-foot-8 Carolina Hurricanes’ forward from Kamloops. “It’s great to have that in the back of your…
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Teresa Seibel breathes through a cold-water session in her Kamloops backyard pool, where temperatures have hovered near 12°C since mid-April — close to what she’ll face crossing the English Channel with her relay team in June. Photo by Robert KoopmansFrom England to France: Kamloops Swimmer Takes on the Channel
In the world of open water swimming, crossing the English Channel — roughly 40 km of cold water, jellyfish, waves, wind, and shipping lanes between Dover, England, and Cap Gris-Nez, France — ranks among the sport’s most demanding feats. Teresa Seibel, a Kamloops-based adult swimming coach, hopes her planned attempt in early June will place…
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Photo by Carolina HurricansHurricanes’ Stankoven chasing down the Stanley Cup
Logan Stankoven of the Carolina Hurricanes is an early candidate for the Conn Smythe Trophy, which is handed to the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Adding to the weight of his breakout performance in Round 1 — four goals and five points in four games in a sweep of the Ottawa Senators — is his physical condition heading into the series. “I was in bed…
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National record in reach for star swimmer Wittal
Mia Wittal is among the most promising athletes in Kamloops, pool pedigree and wunderkind status undeniable after results in January and February. “She has so much potential,” Kamloops Classic Swimming head coach Shane Downey said. “I feel like we’re just starting to scratch the surface.” Wittal, 12, set a provincial long course record in the…
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The Westsyde Whundas after winning the AA Boys Okanagan Valley Championship. Photo by Westsyde SecondaryPop music provides soundtrack for Westsyde Whundas
Teenage Dream, a 2010 dance-pop number by Katy Perry, was the anthem last season. This year, the provincials-bound Westsyde Whundas’ senior boys basketball team jams to a 2012 Carly Rae Jepsen joint. “Every time we win, we play Call Me Maybe and sing along to it,” Whundas’ shooting guard Jaren Porter said. Those tracks are…
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Photo by Amanda WongRemembering Team Brown on the ice
Recently disbanded Team Brown will be remembered among the greatest Kamloops curling rinks. With a history of covering skip Corryn Brown, third Erin Pincott, and lead Samantha Fisher that dates back to the early 2010s (when they were Justin Bieber-loving teenagers), I’ve been looking forward to sharing a few words on my professional relationship with…
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Kamloops Storm forward Luca D’Amore. Photo by Alex Beckett/Kamloops StormKamloops Storm eyeing league title
The Kamloops Storm have never won the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title. They are positioned well to change that dubious fact this season, sitting atop league standings as of the Chronicle’s publication deadline and running away with the Doug Birks Division. The Storm — who have been to the final four times since the…
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Photo by Ottawa ChargeWoodland scores hockey contract with PWHL
Kendra Woodland walked into a meeting with Ottawa Charge general manager Mike Hirshfeld and head coach Carla MacLeod fearing her Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) dreams were about to be crushed. The 25-year-old goaltender from Kamloops was summoned for the gathering with team brass on Nov. 18, one day after allowing two goals on 12 shots in her only pre-season appearance, the 3-0 loss to the visiting Toronto Sceptres marking the end of a two-week tryout with the club. …