NorthPaws News
Kamloops’ Chadwick Named Opening Day Starter
Kamloopsian Tyrelle Chadwick has been named the Kamloops NorthPaws inaugural opening day starter.
The Illinois State University commit will deliver the first pitches in NorthPaws franchise history Tuesday night against the Edmonton Riverhawks.
The towering 6’4″ right-hander has been playing with the Okotoks Dawgs Academy and had a standout performance in his most recent stint on the Dearborn Ford Field mound during the Best of the West tournament earlier this fall.
NorthPaws Inaugural Roster Grows By Four
Four players will join the Kamloops NorthPaws for the 2022 West Coast League season.
Outfielder Daniel Martin, left-handed pitcher Ben Polack, and infielders Angus Stayte, Dylan Zavala will suit up for the River City’s expansion team this summer.
NorthPaws Prepare for Pursuit of BC Cup
The mayors of BC cities that host West Coast League (WCL) teams are taking this season personally — for their communities as the new season opens next week.
The BC Cup has been launched, a trophy that will go to the mayor’s office of the BC-based team that produces the most wins in head-to-head games between clubs in Canada’s best province.
And these mayors are not going to take this competition lightly.
Kinesiologist Cochran Joins NorthPaws
The Kamloops NorthPaws have added Alexa Cochran to the staff for the 2022 season. Alexa will work closely alongside NorthPaws players to help them maximize their on-field performance.
Alexa graduated from the University of BC Okanagan with her Bachelor of Human Kinetics and a specialization in Clinical Exercise Physiology.
Yoga Performance Coach Joins NorthPaws Staff
The Kamloops NorthPaws have added Tyla Arnason to the player development staff as the Yoga Performance Coach.
Arnason owns and operates The Yoga Effect in Calgary, primarily working with people going through cancer treatment in partnership with research conducted at the University of Calgary, as well as specializing in working with golfers. She also trains yoga instructors and sits on other yoga teacher training faculties in Canada and the US.
She is an internationally recognized yoga therapist (C-IAYT) and received her Level 1 and Masters Level 2 Yoga for GolfersTM certification in Arizona and her Titleist Performance Institute golf fitness certification in California.
NorthPaws Add Jose Bautista as Pitching Coach
Jose Bautista will mentor the Kamloops NorthPaws pitchers in pursuit of their professional aspirations this summer.
No, Blue Jays fans, not that Jose Bautista.
Though you won’t find any highlight-reel bat flips on his resume, the NorthPaws new pitching coach also has an impressive Major League career like his younger namesake.