Playoff hockey is set to begin in the Central Okanagan while baseball season is in full swing.
West Kelowna Warriors
Going into the playoffs as the seventh seed in the Interior Conference, the West Kelowna Warriors are set to hit the road and open the 2025 BCHL playoffs against the #2 seed Brooks Bandits.
After a win to end the regular season on March 29, the Warriors ended the season with a 23-24-5-2 record. In their first season in the league, Brooks finished with a record of 40-10-2-2.
The two teams met three times during the season, with Brooks winning two of the games and outscoring West Kelowna 8-5.
The full schedule for the series looks like this:
- Friday, April 4 - Game 1 - 6 p.m. Pacific - Centennial Regional Arena
- Saturday, April 5 - Game 2 - 6 p.m. Pacific - Centennial Regional Arena
- Tuesday, April 8 - Game 3 - 7 p.m. Pacific - Royal LePage Place
- Wednesday, April 9 - Game 4 - 7 p.m. Pacific - Royal LePage Place
- *Friday, April 11 - Game 5 - 6 p.m. Pacific - Centennial Regional Arena
- *Sunday, April 13 - Game 6 - 5 p.m. Pacific - Royal LePage Place
- *Tuesday, April 15 - Game 7 - 6 p.m. Pacific - Centennial Regional Arena
*denotes if necessary
Okanagan College Coyotes
The Okanagan College Coyotes are set to hit the road for the first time this Canadian College Baseball Conference (CCBC) season, but will quickly return home as they're set to play a weekend home-and-home series against the University of Fraser Valley Cascades.
Through two weekends, the Coyotes are 4-3, sitting third in the CCBC standings. Consistency hasn't quite been there for the Coyotes yet, as each win has been followed by a loss so far this season.
For the first time this year, they're set to take on Fraser Valley, who's in first place with a 7-1 record.
The two teams will play at Fairfield Island in the Fraser Valley at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 5 and then return to Kelowna to play at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday night at Elks Stadium.
