Sports

The door is always open.

Four months from puck drop and the Penticton Vees have a new two-year lease in principle, new ticket prices and a new captain.

The Penticton Heat 1 lacrosse team doesn’t play until May 26, but that won’t stop coach Dan Chetner from giving practices a different feel.

Wes Van Camp described the 21-20 quarter-final loss to the Vernon Secondary School Panthers in the BC High School Okanagan Valley championships as a hard fought battle.

SOMBA Tigers bantam baseball team earned two wins against Kamloops River Dawgs to improve their record to 4-3.

For more than a decade of support, the Survivorship Dragon Boat team recently presented Valley First with a custom paddle-mounted plaque.

Late goals by Ross Rufiange and Dan Hunt pushed the Penticton under-21 Tim Horton’s Pinnacles past Chilliwack FC.

Being named Kinder Coach of the Year for Jorgen Anderson is an honour, but one he won’t take all the credit for it.

The inaugural race of the 2011 season for the Wine Country Racing Association had 46 registered cars.

Penticton’s under-14 girls Pinnacles won gold in the Nelson’s Terry Walgren Memorial Tournament held May 7 to 8.