Christina Lake Golf Club to host women’s provincial amateur golf tournament this week
Six local Christina Lake Golf Club members are set to golf alongside 66 other competitors from across the province during the 2012 British Columbia Women’s Amateur/Mid-Amateur Championships, July 3-6. Round one tee time starts at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, July 3) and at regular intervals all morning long as the top women...
Time running on registration for third annual Kids-Tri event in Trail
Time is running out on youngsters wanting to enter the third annual the Kids-Tri event Saturday, July 7 in Trail. The race is open to Participants from ages four to 12 with different routes and distances for each age group (4 years; 5-6 years; 7-8 years; 9-10 years; 11-12 years). Cost is $36.00, and every […]
Skatepark rolls up to final design
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Robin Strachan of the RSA has just informed us that, in deference to the RSS meeting on Tuesday night, the skatepark design review meeting will be postponed. A new date and time has not yet been set. Strachan wrote, "We feel it is more important folks are able to attend [the RSS] meeting. We will provide an ...
Saints dip into Grizzlies den and add Lucas Hildebrand to roster for next season
Another week, another signing by the braintrust of the Selkirk College Saints Men’s Hockey program. Staff is pleased to announce a commitment from defenceman Lucas Hildebrand of Vancouver, B.C. to attend the Castlegar-based school for the upcoming 2012/13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Hildebrand joins the Saints following three seasons in the Kootenay International Junior […]
Kannibelles no match for Terminal City girls as Vancouver squad captures Western Canadian title
In the end heart and desire was no match for experience. The Terminal City Roller Girls scored early and often en route to a convincing 159-75 victory over the Kootenay Kannibelles in the final of the Klash In The Kootenays Western Canadian Women’s Roller Derby Championships Sunday at the NDCC Arena in Nelson. Despite losing […]
Kids-Tri triathlon welcomes all competitors to third annual race July 7 in the Silver City
The Nelson Cyswogn’ Fun triathlon has been a big hit for more than 25 years. However, there’s a new triathlon starting to make waves — the Kids-Tri event. Participants from ages four to 12 are invited to compete in the third-annual event Saturday, July 7, in Trail. “The race is open to all communities and […]
UPDATED: Seeds advance at Klash in the Kootenays
The seeds are heading down the tournament trail for a Saturday afternoon faceoff following opening round games at the Klash in the Kootenay women’s flat track roller derby championships at the NDCC Arena in Nelson. And the host Kootenay Kannibelles are right in the thick of the run to the final after posting a win […]
Selkirk Saints Golf Camp teeing up for 8th annual July 9-13, 2012
The Selkirk Saints Athletics and Recreation program is preparing for another excellent week of golf instruction and activities for youth aged 7-17 yrs old. “We are very happy for the opportunity to keep this camp going after seven strong years,” comments Kim Verigin, camp coordinator and Athletic Director of Selkirk College....
Saints add another seasoned D-man to the squad in Nitros Mark Strachan
The Selkirk College Saints Men’s Hockey program is pleased to announce a commitment from defenceman Mark Strachan (Calgary, AB) to attend Selkirk College and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2012/13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Strachan joins the Saints following three seasons split between the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Fernie Ghostriders and […]
Ice goalie invited to Hockey Canada National Women’s Goaltending Camp
Kootenay Ice netminder Kimberley Newell has been invited to the Hockey Canada National Women’s Goaltending Camp. Newell of Burnaby, who spent last year in Nelson as a member of the B.C. Hockey Major Midget team, is joined by Michaela Logan of North Vancouver. The Goaltending Camp is being held this weekend, beginning Thursday, in Calgary. […]