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Local hammer thrower embarks on a four-year journey
By Kelley O’Grady
It may seem crazy to devote four years of your life to travelling 10 more metres, but that’s exactly what Megann Vandervliet is doing.
Those 10 metres are what separate Kamloops hammer thrower Megann Vandervliet from her dream — to throw 70 metres and qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.
Despite having [...]
Local zebra aims to earn NHL stripes
By Percy N. Hébert
Nick Swaine was your typical Canadian kid. He loved hockey and cheered for the Vancouver Canucks. He got his first pair of skates when he was five and started playing Peter Puck hockey a year later.
But things changed for Swaine when he was 12 years old and was “looking for a way [...]