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Amy Fox will compete for the Team B.C. Junior Female lacrosse team at nationals in Whitby Ont. in August.

Fox ready for lacrosse nationals

Amy Fox will be playing for Team B.C. at the national lacrosse finals in Whitby, Ont.

Amy Fox will compete for the Team B.C. Junior Female lacrosse team at nationals in Whitby Ont. in August.
Owner Katie Bellamy (left) and general manager Marie Brown stand outside the new Wings Tap and Grill.

Wings Tap and Grill ready to make debut in Vernon

Wings will be in East Side Mario’s old location in Anderson Village and plans to open towards the end of July.

Owner Katie Bellamy (left) and general manager Marie Brown stand outside the new Wings Tap and Grill.
Vancouver Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit (centre) talks to the children in the Whitecaps soccer camp along with retired Whitecap Carl Valentine and camp coach Becca Kletke Thursday at Marshall Field.

Whitecaps’ captain leads way at camp

Two injuries to his left foot have given Vancouver Whitecaps’ captain Jay DeMerit a new perspective on his life in the world of soccer.

Vancouver Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit (centre) talks to the children in the Whitecaps soccer camp along with retired Whitecap Carl Valentine and camp coach Becca Kletke Thursday at Marshall Field.
Vernon’s Carson de Boer of the Fulton Maroons hoped to catch the eye of  U.S. college scouts at a top football prospects camp in Ohio.

Lineman gunning for U.S. notice

Fulton Maroons football player Carson de Boer just graced the same field as National Football League superstars.

Vernon’s Carson de Boer of the Fulton Maroons hoped to catch the eye of  U.S. college scouts at a top football prospects camp in Ohio.
Aidan Oliphant (left) will be joined by teammates Claire Armstrong, Jakob Laflamme-Yonkman and Heather Mehain (missing from photo) on the Zone 2 rowing team at the B.C. Summer Games.

Rowers ready for Games’ waves

Three rowers glide up and down Swan Lake as the sun beats down while they prepare for the B.C. Summer Games which started Thursday.

Aidan Oliphant (left) will be joined by teammates Claire Armstrong, Jakob Laflamme-Yonkman and Heather Mehain (missing from photo) on the Zone 2 rowing team at the B.C. Summer Games.
Aidan Oliphant (left) will be joined by teammates Claire Armstrong, Jakob Laflamme-Yonkman and Heather Mehain (missing from photo) on the Zone 2 rowing team at the B.C. Summer Games.

Rowers ready for Games’ waves

Three rowers glide up and down Swan Lake as the sun beats down while they prepare for the B.C. Summer Games which started Thursday.

Aidan Oliphant (left) will be joined by teammates Claire Armstrong, Jakob Laflamme-Yonkman and Heather Mehain (missing from photo) on the Zone 2 rowing team at the B.C. Summer Games.

AT RANDOM: We are all witness again

I love the tradition every four years of the World Cup and LeBron James opting out of contracts

Irish, Raiders ready to rock senior league final

Two teams who barely tolerate each other on the floor will duke it out for the championship.

Zack Smith (left), Alan Bargaso and Isaiah Ondrik are teaming up for the 3-on-3 tournament at the B.C. Summer Games, July 17-20 in Nanaimo.

3-on-3 ready for tip off

Vernon’s “big” three will take their talents to the inaugural U13 3-on-3 basketball tournament at the B.C. Summer Games.

Zack Smith (left), Alan Bargaso and Isaiah Ondrik are teaming up for the 3-on-3 tournament at the B.C. Summer Games, July 17-20 in Nanaimo.
Quintin Harrish of the Vernon Source For Sports Tigers takes a shot that is deflected over the shoulder of Armstrong Shamrocks goalie Kalvin Davyduke as Josh Point  lends support Saturday at Kal Tire Place.

Tigers overcome gritty Shamrocks effort

The Shamrocks gutted out Saturday’s match with arch-rival Vernon Source For Sports Tigers, falling 7-5 at Kal Tire Place.

Quintin Harrish of the Vernon Source For Sports Tigers takes a shot that is deflected over the shoulder of Armstrong Shamrocks goalie Kalvin Davyduke as Josh Point  lends support Saturday at Kal Tire Place.
Zack Smith (left), Alan Bargaso and Isaiah Ondrik are teaming up for the 3-on-3 tournament at the B.C. Summer Games, July 17-20 in Nanaimo.

3-on-3 ready for tip off

Vernon’s “big” three will take their talents to the inaugural U13 3-on-3 basketball tournament at the B.C. Summer Games.

Zack Smith (left), Alan Bargaso and Isaiah Ondrik are teaming up for the 3-on-3 tournament at the B.C. Summer Games, July 17-20 in Nanaimo.
Westwold’s Cole Churchill, a graduate of Armstrong’s Pleasant Valley Secondary, begins competition today in tie down roping and saddle bronc at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Wyoming.

Churchill takes aim at national rodeo

Cole Churchill is off to the National High School Finals Rodeo.

Westwold’s Cole Churchill, a graduate of Armstrong’s Pleasant Valley Secondary, begins competition today in tie down roping and saddle bronc at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Wyoming.
Andrew McWilliam (left) and Robin Hewitt are half of the owners of the new Triumph  coffee shop in downtown Vernon on 30th Ave.

Triumph makes an appearance in downtown Vernon

Triumph is owned by a pair of families, Andrew and Sarah McWilliam and Matt and Robin Hewitt.

Andrew McWilliam (left) and Robin Hewitt are half of the owners of the new Triumph  coffee shop in downtown Vernon on 30th Ave.
Czarina Wisse (left), Tyson Holgate, Megan Loland and Trinity Hansma make up the Vernon contingent for the Zone 2 track and field team at the B.C. Summer Games.

Track stars ready for Summer Games

The North Okanagan will be sending its fastest runners and highest jumpers to Nanaimo for the B.C. Summer Games, July 17-20

Czarina Wisse (left), Tyson Holgate, Megan Loland and Trinity Hansma make up the Vernon contingent for the Zone 2 track and field team at the B.C. Summer Games.
Czarina Wisse (left), Tyson Holgate, Megan Loland and Trinity Hansma make up the Vernon contingent for the Zone 2 track and field team at the B.C. Summer Games.

Track stars ready for Summer Games

The North Okanagan will be sending its fastest runners and highest jumpers to Nanaimo for the B.C. Summer Games, July 17-20

Czarina Wisse (left), Tyson Holgate, Megan Loland and Trinity Hansma make up the Vernon contingent for the Zone 2 track and field team at the B.C. Summer Games.
Vernon Tigers forward Connor Buick (right) makes a few moves in front of Armstrong Shamrocks defender Cam Nelson and the Shamrocks net during Game 1 of the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League playoffs Tuesday night at Kal Tire Place.  The Tigers thumped the Shamrocks 11-1.

Vernon Tigers hot in opener

The Vernon Source for Sports Tigers blasted the Armstrong Shamrocks 11-1 in Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League playoff action

Vernon Tigers forward Connor Buick (right) makes a few moves in front of Armstrong Shamrocks defender Cam Nelson and the Shamrocks net during Game 1 of the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League playoffs Tuesday night at Kal Tire Place.  The Tigers thumped the Shamrocks 11-1.
Jordan Orr of the Vernon Tigers is knocked off balance in front of the Kamloops Venom net Saturday at Kal Tire Place. The two rivals played to a 7-7 tie in the regular season finale.

Vernon Tigers draw Armstrong Shamrocks for boxla semifinal

The Highway 97A rivalry got dusted off as the Thompson Okanagan Junior Lacrosse League playoffs began Tuesday night at Kal Tire Place

Jordan Orr of the Vernon Tigers is knocked off balance in front of the Kamloops Venom net Saturday at Kal Tire Place. The two rivals played to a 7-7 tie in the regular season finale.
Baseball coach Charles Law (left) is joined by Vernon athletes Keaton Mandryk, Caden Doyle and Colton Schaper-Kotter, who will represent Zone 2 at the B.C Summer Games, July 17-20.

B.C. Games to be a ball

A trio of Vernon baseball stars and a local coach will represent Zone 2 at the B.C. Summer Games, July 17-20, in Nanaimo

Baseball coach Charles Law (left) is joined by Vernon athletes Keaton Mandryk, Caden Doyle and Colton Schaper-Kotter, who will represent Zone 2 at the B.C Summer Games, July 17-20.
Tyler Riva will play for Team B.C. at the Red River Cup this weekend in Winnipeg.

Pair of Panthers prepare for the Peg

A pair of Vernon Panthers are with the U16 Team B.C. football teams in the Red River Cup starting this weekend in Winnipeg.

Tyler Riva will play for Team B.C. at the Red River Cup this weekend in Winnipeg.
Emma Lockwood will represent Vernon on the Thompson-Okanagan soccer team at the BC Summer Games in Nanaimo.

Lockwood energized for Summer Games

Emma Lockwood was running around, playing the game she loves with 15 new friends on a recent Saturday at DND fields.

Emma Lockwood will represent Vernon on the Thompson-Okanagan soccer team at the BC Summer Games in Nanaimo.