News Items tag as: Kelowna athletes

Okanagan cheerleaders win big in Las Vegas
May 14, 2019 - 8:30 PM

KELOWNA - Two minutes and thirty seconds isn't a lot of time to make a good first impression, especially when there's championship glory on the line. That's all the time dozens of cheerleading teams had to dazzle judges at the U.S. Finals Cheer and Dance competition in Las Vegas this weekend.
Legally blind Kelowna woman wins gold at martial arts competition in Kamloops
April 17, 2018 - 6:30 AM

KELOWNA - A Kelowna woman, who is legally blind, won the gold medal at the inaugural Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition in Kamloops last week.
Locally trained contender was in the best UFC fight of 2015
January 07, 2016 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA – A UFC welterweight contender from Kelowna was involved in what Yahoo Sports has deemed the best fight of 2015.
Local UFC fighter back in the octagon this month
January 04, 2016 - 9:00 PM

KELOWNA - Local MMA welterweight Matt Dwyer will be back in the UFC octagon for the fourth time at the end of this month.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

iN PHOTOS: These edible mushrooms in Okanagan, Kamloops dissolve into ink
While shaggy mane mushrooms are a common find for foragers in the Okanagan and Kamloops, the fungus does something unusual at this time of year, they start to dissolve into an inky mess. Charles Ruechel, an owner at Elements Adventur

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

Okanagan cheerleaders win big in Las Vegas