Bobby Davis BC Lions Rookie Camp
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Okanagan Sun alum Bobby Davis will attend his first BC Lions Rookie and Main Camp in Kamloops beginning on May 29th at Hillside Stadium. During the final few weeks of the Sun 2012 season, Davis was invited on the Lions practice roster giving him a taste of professional football. Following the playoff loss in Nanaimo and the Lions Western Conference loss to Calgary, Davis would sign a contract with the Lions, ...
City of Kelowna’s Female Athlete of the Year
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It's been a season few have had, but it's been a reality for UBC Okanagan golfer Jen Woods. The fifth year player helped the Heat win a national gold medal in the fall, the school's first golf gold medal and only second national championship banner. Since winning the gold Woods has won a number of individual awards including a Sport Hero Award, a Provincial All-Star, named the co-Female Athlete of the ...
City of Kelowna Male Athlete of the Year
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After a national gold medal, track and field star Rostam Turner was named the City of Kelowna`s Civic Male Athlete of the Year for 2012. Following high school graduation in June, Turner will attend the University of Toronto in the fall and continue to train and reach his Olympic dreams. Ryan talks with Turner following his acceptance of the Male Athlete of the Year award on Wednesday night. [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/90401963" params="" width=" 100%" ...
Golden Madison Bowey
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Kelowna Rockets defenceman Madison Bowey played a key role in Team Canada's U18 world hockey championship gold medal in Russia. The Rockets D-Man scored the game tying goal in the gold medal game against the USA in the second period. Bowey would log the most ice time for team Canada, picking up where he left off with the Rockets and their playoff run. Ryan talks withe Bowey about the tournament and the ...
Peter Wilkins – Kelowna Aqua Jets
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Three swimmers from the Kelowna Aqua Jets program will compete for Team BC this year in the long course season. Katie Dunlop (14), Josh Zakala (14) and Cameron Feil (15) performed very well at a meet in Kamloops, which won them a spot on Team BC. The head coach of the Aqua Jets program is Peter Wilkins and he talks with Ryan about the three swimmers. [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/89813880" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" ...
Okanagan Sun Scholarship Fund Donation
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JDS Energy and Mining continued their wonderful support of the Okanagan Sun Scholarship Fund by donation $25,000. This is the fourth consecutive year JDS Energy and Mining has donated to the Scholarship Fund, which helps current players better their education at UBC Okanagan or Okanagan College. Ryan was at the cheque presentation and talked with Jeff Stibbard and Jeff Lawson of JDS. ...
Speed Skating Towards Sochi
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Long distance speed skater Nick Goplen is training for the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi Russia following a season with on ice highs and off ice lows. On the ice Nick set personal bests in the 1500m and the 500m in his final race in March in Salt Lake City. He would set a personal best in the 1000m during the Canada Cup race, also in March. The Kelowna native now lives ...
Talented Heat Trio
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It has been quite a busy past few weeks for Heat head coach Claire Paterson, but her efforts on the recruiting trail have paid off big dividends for UBC Okanagan women’s soccer program, as she was able to secure three prized recruits to add more talent to her program in 2013. Haylee Lakovic (Striker, Kelowna, BC) A local soccer standout from Mount Boucherie Secondary School, Haylee Lakovic has decided to call Kelowna ...
Wild Play Element Parks Player of the Game
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One of the bright spots for the Kelowna Raiders on Friday night during the April Game of the Month was Jordan Innes. He would get the Raiders on the board first, just seven seconds into the second period. He would score another in the second frame, followed by one more in the third period and end up with the hat trick. He would score three of the five Raider goals, as ...
Rattlers Spoil Raiders Party
Posted in Featured, Game Of The MonthThe Kelowna Raiders opened the home portion of their 2013 schedule on Friday night with an 8-5 loss against the Kamloops Rattlers in the RyanWatters.ca April Game of the Month. Despite having only 11 players and a goalie the Rattlers controlled the pace of most of the game, especially early on. They would pick up where they left off last week, outscoring the Raiders 8-0 in the third period on route ...
