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Germany’s Marcel Noebels, left, challenges for the puck with Canada’s Troy Stecher during the Ice Hockey World Championship group B match between Germany and Canada at the Arena in Riga, Latvia, Monday, May 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Sergei Grits

VIDEO: Calgary Flames’ Troy Stecher sends Penticton Vees message before BCHL playoffs

The Richmond-born defenceman played three seasons with the Vees, winning the Fred Page Cup in 2012

 

Josh, left, and Bradly Nadeau. (Photo- Jack Murray)

Nadeau brothers, Fred Harbinson among 5 Penticton Vees up for top BCHL awards

Josh and Bradly Nadeau are two of three finalists for BCHL MVP

 

Kelowna native and Humboldt Broncos goaltender Jared Picklyk has been suspended for the rest of the SJHL season. (@hockeyaddicts/Twitter)

Kelowna goalie suspended for rest of SJHL season after refusing breath screening

Hours earlier, Jared Picklyk helped the Humboldt Broncos advance to the SJHL semifinals

 

Elias Rands delivers a rock to sweepers Nolan Beck (left) and Alex Watkins, while skip Kaiden Beck waits in the house. The Salmon Arm quartet claimed gold for Zone 2 Thompson Okanagan in men’s curling at the Greater Vernon B.C. Winter Games at the Vernon Curling Club. (Roger Knox - Black Press)

Salmon Arm brings home shiny selection of medals from BC Winter Games

Athletes excel in cross-country skiing, curling, ringette at Games in Vernon

Elias Rands delivers a rock to sweepers Nolan Beck (left) and Alex Watkins, while skip Kaiden Beck waits in the house. The Salmon Arm quartet claimed gold for Zone 2 Thompson Okanagan in men’s curling at the Greater Vernon B.C. Winter Games at the Vernon Curling Club. (Roger Knox - Black Press)
Maddy Seddon captured a gold medal at the Vernon-hosted BC Winter Games in slalom. (Photo- Greg Jaron)

Penticton skiers capture gold medals at BC Winter Games in Vernon

Apex-based athletes Maddy Seddon and Sam Marshall stood atop the podiums last weekend

Maddy Seddon captured a gold medal at the Vernon-hosted BC Winter Games in slalom. (Photo- Greg Jaron)
Penticton Silver Bullets forward Morton Johnston, left, died Sunday, March 26, in a crash off Old Hedley Road near Princeton. (Quesnel Kangeroos/Facebook photo)

Penticton Silver Bullets withdraw from Coy Cup to mourn death of teammate

Team will host a charity tournament for Mort Johnston who died in a crash March 26

Penticton Silver Bullets forward Morton Johnston, left, died Sunday, March 26, in a crash off Old Hedley Road near Princeton. (Quesnel Kangeroos/Facebook photo)
The Penticton Vees scored five goals in a row Friday, March 24, to defeat the Vernon Vipers at the South Okanagan Events Centre. (Photo- Cherie Morgan)

Penticton Vees score 5 unanswered to stun Vernon Vipers, remain undefeated at home

Vernon unable to clinch no worse than the Interior Division’s sixth seed; battles Merritt Saturday

The Penticton Vees scored five goals in a row Friday, March 24, to defeat the Vernon Vipers at the South Okanagan Events Centre. (Photo- Cherie Morgan)
FILE - New England Patriots backup quarterback Tom Brady warms up on the sidelines before the game against the Detroit Lions at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich., Friday, Aug. 4, 2000. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Tom Brady becomes minority owner of WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces

Seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady has acquired an ownership stake…

FILE - New England Patriots backup quarterback Tom Brady warms up on the sidelines before the game against the Detroit Lions at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich., Friday, Aug. 4, 2000. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
The FMX World Tour is coming to Penticton’s South Okanagan Events Centre this Saturday, March 25. (Photo- FMX World Tour/Facebook)

Best motocross riders bring wow factor, perform ‘death-defying stunts’ in Penticton

The FMX World Tour comes to the South Okanagan Events Centre Saturday night, March 25

The FMX World Tour is coming to Penticton’s South Okanagan Events Centre this Saturday, March 25. (Photo- FMX World Tour/Facebook)
Former Penticton Vees former is playing for Minnesota State at this year’s NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament. (Cherie Morgan/Cherie Morgan Photography)

NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament features 24 former Penticton Vees

The tournament begins Thursday, March 23, and includes a total of 104 BCHL alumni

Former Penticton Vees former is playing for Minnesota State at this year’s NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament. (Cherie Morgan/Cherie Morgan Photography)
Invermere resident Kris Newman, 65, was just one of hundreds of athletes putting it all out there on the weekend in the Okanagan Valley Throwdown at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. (Mark Brett/Local Journalism Initiative)

‘I just want to live longer’: Okanagan Throwdown takes over Penticton

The event took place over the weekend at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre

Invermere resident Kris Newman, 65, was just one of hundreds of athletes putting it all out there on the weekend in the Okanagan Valley Throwdown at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. (Mark Brett/Local Journalism Initiative)
The Okanagan Valley Throwdown returned to Penticton Trade and Convention Centre on Saturday, March 18, welcoming cross-fit competitors from across Western Canada. (Logan Lockhart- Western News)

PHOTOS: Okanagan Valley Throwdown brings strength, agility to Penticton

The 10th edition of the two-day event continues Sunday, March 19, at the trade and convention centre

The Okanagan Valley Throwdown returned to Penticton Trade and Convention Centre on Saturday, March 18, welcoming cross-fit competitors from across Western Canada. (Logan Lockhart- Western News)
Penticton Vees forward josh Nadeau scored a hat trick Friday night, March 17, in the team’s 9-2 victory against the Nanaimo Clippers. (Photo- Cherie Morgan)

Penticton Vees down Nanaimo Clippers 9-2 on home ice, collect 11th straight win

Penticton returns to the SOEC on Saturday to host the Merritt Centennials

Penticton Vees forward josh Nadeau scored a hat trick Friday night, March 17, in the team’s 9-2 victory against the Nanaimo Clippers. (Photo- Cherie Morgan)
Princeton leads the series against Revelstoke 1-0. File photo Bob Marsh

Princeton takes the lead in KIJHL conference final

Sean Mitchell scores overtime goal, with a little help from his friends

Princeton leads the series against Revelstoke 1-0. File photo Bob Marsh
The Penticton Vees will battle the Trail Smoke Eaters in the first round of the 2023 B.C. Hockey League Playoffs. (Photo- Jennifer Small)

Penticton Vees to meet Trail Smoke Eaters in BCHL Playoffs: Schedule released

First round series will be a rematch from the 2022 playoffs and kicks off on March 31

The Penticton Vees will battle the Trail Smoke Eaters in the first round of the 2023 B.C. Hockey League Playoffs. (Photo- Jennifer Small)
The Northern Lights is the first women’s professional paintball team in Canada. From top left clockwise: Hannah Urquhart, Kate Evingston, Erin Scott, Kenna Lozinski, Tessa Osterhage, Amanda Renardy, Ainslie Young, Heather Brown. (Credit: 4TL Media)

B.C. players dominate Canada’s first women’s pro paintball team

Fraser Valley women dead set on helping to grow the sport they love

The Northern Lights is the first women’s professional paintball team in Canada. From top left clockwise: Hannah Urquhart, Kate Evingston, Erin Scott, Kenna Lozinski, Tessa Osterhage, Amanda Renardy, Ainslie Young, Heather Brown. (Credit: 4TL Media)
Salmon Arm Minor Hockey’s U13 girls team holds the league playoff banner on March 12 after defeating Penticton in the final. The banner will be displayed in Salmon Arm’s Shaw Centre. (Photo contributed)

Two Salmon Arm female hockey teams bring home league banners on weekend

Number of girls playing hockey in Shuswap powers upwards

Salmon Arm Minor Hockey’s U13 girls team holds the league playoff banner on March 12 after defeating Penticton in the final. The banner will be displayed in Salmon Arm’s Shaw Centre. (Photo contributed)
The Penticton Silver Bullets will play for the Coy Cup from March 28 to April, after completing a two-game sweep of the Rossland Warriors last weekend. (Submitted)

Penticton Silver Bullets advance to 2023 Coy Cup Championships in Quesnel

Senior men’s hockey team sweeps Rossland Warriors; will play for Coy Cup March 29 - April 1

The Penticton Silver Bullets will play for the Coy Cup from March 28 to April, after completing a two-game sweep of the Rossland Warriors last weekend. (Submitted)
The Penticton Sports and Fitness Expo debuts this Sunday, March 19, at the city’s trade and convention centre. (Photo- Penticton Sports and Fitness Expo/Facebook

Hockey, BMX groups among those at first-ever Penticton Sports and Fitness Expo

The free expo is being held in conjunction with the Okanagan Valley Throwdown March 19

The Penticton Sports and Fitness Expo debuts this Sunday, March 19, at the city’s trade and convention centre. (Photo- Penticton Sports and Fitness Expo/Facebook
Skiers from across the Interior competed in the Sporting Life OK NGSL Zone Finals on March 4 and 5, at the Apex Mountain Resort near Penticton. (Photo- Greg Jaron)

More than 140 athletes from across B.C.’s Interior ski for gold at Apex Mountain

The Sporting Life OK NGSL Zone Finals took place on March 4 and 5

Skiers from across the Interior competed in the Sporting Life OK NGSL Zone Finals on March 4 and 5, at the Apex Mountain Resort near Penticton. (Photo- Greg Jaron)
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