Special teams seals the deal for the Hawks as Beaver Valley steals road win with 5-2 victory in Game four of Murdoch Final
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks registered its second playoff road victory and took a stranglehold on the Neil Murdoch Final with a 5-2 victory over the Castlegar Rebels Saturday at the Community Complex Arena. Craig Martin scored twice to give the Hawks a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Conference semi final. […]
Kootenay faces Prince George as post season begins in B.C. Female AAA Hockey League
It’s now or never for the Kootenay Wildcats as the club plays host to Prince George Cougars in the best-of-three B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League playoff beginning Friday at the NDCC Arena in Nelson. “They’re really just a big strong team that likes to grind out games and to slow it down,” said Kootenay […]
Edwards sinks Rebels in OT as Hawks grab 2-0 lead in Murdoch Final
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks took care of the Castlegar Rebels in the first two games of the Neil Murdoch playoffs — but it wasn’t easy. The Hawks needed an overtime tally by Ryan Edwards, his second of the game, to knock off the pesky Rebels and grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Kootenay International […]
West Kootenay Cats tune up for provincial with Bantam house silver medal
The West Kootenay Wildcats tuned up for the upcoming provincial tournament by finishing second at the Minor Hockey Bantam House Championships Sunday at the NDCC Arena. Despite hitting a few posts, the Cats lost 2-0 to Castlegar 1 in the final to grab the silver medal. Castlegar 1 finished the tournament undefeated. West Kootenay opened […]
Almost too late to register for soccer...believe it or not...as skating comes to an end for the year!
If you have a youth in the house who would like to play soccer this Spring, don’t delay registering them with Kootenay South Soccer. The closing date for registration is March 16, 2012. Log on to their site to register. There is a new face in the Recreation Department while I am away for the next two months. Heather Bartlett...
Martin scores twice as Hawks outlast Rebels 4-1, Posse, Riders, Storm also win on opening night of Conference semi finals
It took the Beaver Valley Nitehawks a littte bit of time to solve the stingy Castlegar Rebel defence. But once the home team found its offence there was no stopping the Murdoch regular season champs. Craig Martin scored twice snapping a 1-1 tie to spark the Hawks to a hard-fought 4-1 decision in the opening […]
Next round of KIJHL playoffs begin Tuesday, Rebels meet Beaver Valley in Hawks' Nest
The final eight teams in the hunt for the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship have been determined after Sicamous and Princeton won their respective game sevens Sunday. Locally, West Kootenay hockey fans have waited all season and now they have their feast as Murdoch winning Beaver Valley hosts rival Castlegar in the divisional final […]
Fusion posts weekend sweep of Wildcats, Kootenay hosts PG as playoffs begin next weekend at NDCC Arena
It’s not the way the Kootenay Wildcats wanted to complete the B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League season. The Vancouver Fusion pulled off a two-game sweep of the Cats, winning 2-1 Saturday and 6-1 Sunday at the NDCC Arena. The two losses means Kootenay will finish fourth in the five-team league and host Prince George […]
Experience paves road to Murdoch Final for Castlegar Rebels, eliminate Leafs in five games
In the end experience, and hitting anything and everything in a green and white jersey, paved the road for the Castlegar Rebels to advance into the second round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs. First period goals by Anthony Delong and Cody Disher and less than three minutes apart snapped a 1-1 tie, […]
Team Kootenay finishes seventh at B.C. Games U16 hockey tourney
Stephanie McAuley of Trail had three points sparking Team Kootenay to a convincing 6-1 victory over North West in the consolation round of the 2012 B.C. Winter Games U16 Girl’s Hockey in Vernon. McAuley scored twice to spark Team Kootenay to a seventh-place finish in the tournament. Emma Hare of Nelson, Kira Steliev of Nakusp […]
