Kelowna Chiefs Open The Season
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Photo courtesy of Greystoke Photography It was a tough start to the new KIJHL season for the Kelowna Chiefs as they were defeated in their opener, 6-2 in Summerland on Friday night. The game opened up with an unassisted goal from Chiefs newcomer Ethan Rusnack at 13:51 in the first period. The lead didn’t last long as the Steam’s Braden Saretsky answered back to tie up the game. Before the end ...
Zakala At Junior Worlds
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Josh Zakala (16) of the Kelowna AquaJets has just arrived home from Balatonfured, Hungary after a successful competition in the Junior Open Water World Championships. This was Zakala's first time racing with the maple leaf on his back, but did not let his nerves get to him, placing 13th in a field of 38 boys. Josh also placed 15th in the team event, which was comprised of 3 swimmers from ...
Historic Heat Soccer Game
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Photo courtesy of Greystoke Photography Story and stats courtesy of Cary Mellon - UBCO Heat HEAT Men (2-3-2, 1-1-0 Canada West) CW Preseason Coaches' Poll Ranking: 13th overall, 6th in Pacific 2013-14 CW Tournament Placing: N/A 2013-14 CIS Tournament Placing: N/A 2013-14 Conference Record: N/A Last CW Title: N/A Last CIS Title: N/A This Weekend: The 1-1-0 UBC Okanagan Heat secured their first ever win in the CIS last weekend, a trend that head coach Dante Zanatta will ...
Sun Visit Raiders
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For the third time this season the Sun (5-1) will battle their arch rival the Vancouver Island Raiders (3-3) on Saturday afternoon in Nanaimo. Four weeks ago on August 16th the Sun travelled to the Island and beat the Raiders 64-20, handing the defending champs their worst loss in franchise history, while winning at Caledonia Park for the first time since 2005. That game the offense compiled 693 yards of total offense, ...
The Fastest Man in the Okanagan
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The fastest man in the Okanagan; Keefer Joyce is leaving to further his track career. The sprinter is heading to Visalia California to attend the College of the Sequoias who boast a very good track program. Keefer’s dream is to represent Canada at the Olympics and this move will be an opportunity for him to reach that goal. Just prior to him packing and leaving, Ryan caught up with him … ...
Sun – Rams Preview
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Photo courtesy of Greystoke Photography The Sun will stay on the road this weekend in a highly anticipated match up with the Langley Rams at McLeod Park Stadium. It’s the first of three meetings of the season between what many believe will be a preview of the Cullen Cup championship game. The Sun are coming off a 41-7 drubbing of the Valley Huskers last week, which saw the defense shine and the ...
Okanagan Sun Open Season
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Photo courtesy of Greystoke Photography The Sun will open up the 2014 season on Saturday in Chilliwack against the Valley Huskers and Ryan will have the play by play starting with the Kick Off Show at 6:30pm on AM 1150. The game will be played at the newly turfed Exhibition Stadium, a facility that wasn’t available to the Huskers last year. Since the Huskers inception in 1999, the Sun have dominated them, ...
Okanagan Athletics Playoff Preview
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Photo courtesy of Greystoke Photography The Okanagan Athletics are back in the post season in the BC Premier Baseball League (BCPBL) for the first time since 2012 when they won the Provincial title. The Athletics will host the Vancouver Cannons in the best of three series at Elks Stadium beginning on Saturday at 1:00pm. The winner moves onto the BCPBL Final Four in Whalley. During the regular season the Athletics met the ...
Okanagan Sun Coach’s Show – Week 1
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Week 1 in Chilliwack is now just hours away for the Okanagan Sun. The club will battle the Valley Huskers at 7:00pm at the newly turfed Exhibition Stadium. All-time the Sun are 27-0 against the Huskers, shutting them out eight times and outscoring them 1,187-225. This will be the lone meeting of the season between the two clubs as the Conference will once again follow an unbalanced schedule. Ryan talks with Head ...
WildPlay Element Parks Player of the Game
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Photo courtesy of Greystoke Photography Tuesday the Kelowna Raiders beat the Armstrong Shamrocks 15-11 in the July Game of the Month. The Raiders take a 1-0 series lead in the best of 3 Shaw Cup Championships. The Raiders saw a number of outstanding performances including a hat trick from first year player Patrick McMillan. With his three goals and solid defensive work, Patrick is the WildPlay Element Parks Player of ...
