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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Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi
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Okanagan cheerleaders win big in Las Vegas