It's a good thing the new uniform sets have some bigger sizes, with the seven players the Nanaimo NightOwls are pleased to announce today. With the three pitchers coming from California Baptist University (CBU), and four position players from the University of Hawaii (UH), the expansion NightOwls will have...
The lineup card now has half a starting lineup as the expansion Nanaimo NightOwls are stocking up on players for the inaugural season at historic Serauxmen Stadium. The NightOwls, led by Head Coach Greg Frady and Pitching Coach Gorm Heimueller, are proud to announce the initial additions of two...
We now know when the 'Owls will be landing. The Nanaimo NightOwls, an expansion entry in the West Coast League for collegiate summer baseball, have their 2022 schedule ready for activity in planning for visiting teams, special promotional events, and welcoming mid-Island fans to historic Serauxmen Stadium. After...
If only things were where we are now six months ago. Even two months ago. The Province today announced that after July 1, outdoor gatherings in British Columbia can have up to 5,000 people in attendance, or up to 50% capacity, whichever is greater. While that is great...
Thursday, the West Coast League announced the addition of the expansion Springfield Drifters as the league’s 16th member team. The Drifters will join the Bend Elks, Corvallis Knights, and Portland Pickles as the league’s fourth Oregon-based team. “When you look at a map,” said WCL Commissioner Rob Neyer, “adding...
The virus continues to win -- in life, and in sports. With great sadness, following extensive evaluations and consultations with Canadian West Coast League (WCL) teams in Kamloops and Edmonton, the ownership group that leads both the Nanaimo NightOwls and the Victoria HarbourCats is announcing the cancellation of...
In baseball, and in business, it's all about teamwork, and lining up key players. Ideally, those players can fill a couple of roles -- such is the case with this newest major partner for Nanaimo's new baseball team. The expansion Nanaimo NightOwls, slated to begin play this summer, have...
SNUNEYMUXW FIRST NATION -- The West Coast League's newest coastal team is not just in Canada, and in British Columbia, and on Vancouver Island. This -- is Snuneymuxw territory. The Nanaimo NightOwls are also the Snuneymuxw NightOwls, and will honour the territory's rich and proud First Nations history with...
From the tumbleweeds of the Canadian prairies, to striking out Cal Ripken Jr. in the first inning of his first start, there isn't much Gorman Heimueller hasn't experienced in the game of baseball. Now, the baseball veteran, including 34 years as pitching coach or pitching coordinator combined with the...
Angela Waldick believed to be the first legally-blind team photographer in sports history. The Nanaimo-based and Island-raised photographer has been named the official photographer of the Nanaimo NightOwls (and Bars!), the West Coast League expansion team is proud to announce today. The mother of two lost sight in her...
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