Nelson outlasts Castlegar 7-6 in Bantam Rep Tournament thriller Sunday in Sunflower City
Sawyer Hunt’s third period goal proved to be the winner as Nelson edged Castlegar 7-6 in the final of the Sunflower City Minor Hockey Bantam Rep Tournament Sunday at the Community Complex Arena. Hunt, giving Nelson a 7-4 advantage, took a pass from Nolan Percival and Jacob Shukin before burying the puck into the Castlegar […]
Managing avalanches and martial arts in 3 hours each...Rossland Rec strikes again!
There’s a FREE Backcountry Avalanche Workshop being put on by the Canadian Avalanche Centre in Rossland in the RSS Gymnasium this Thursday evening, December 1, from 6:30 - 9:30pm. The workshop is being run by CAA avalanche forecaster Penny Goddard. All ages are welcome and there are lots of great door prizes to be won! Workshop...
Mount Sentinel sets lofty goals for B.C. High School A Girls Volleyball Championships
By Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily Sports Are you ready for some volleyball? The Mount Sentinel Wildcats had better be ready to bring their A-game to the B.C. north or else. Because the head coach is not at all keen to watch from the sidelines when the Cats begin play at the B.C. High School […]
Valley West sweeps rug out from under Kootenay Ice, grabs two weekend wins in Langley
It’s getting to be a bit of a pattern for the Kootenay Ice Major Midget hockey club. The team plays well in the opener of the two-game set before tanking in the second half of the doubleheader. Valley West Hawks posted a weekend sweep of the Ice during B.C. Major Midget Hockey League action in […]
Surprise, surprise; B.C. Lions complete Cinderella season by knocking off Winnipeg 34-23 to capture 2011 Grey Cup
Those fans who tossed the B.C. Lions onto the scrap pile back in July are going get a huge surprise waking up Monday morning after reading the morning website.Because surprise, surprise, the B.C. Lions are 2011 Grey Cup Champions.The Canadian Football League’s Most Outstanding Player, Travis Lulay, tossed consecutive second...
Leafs, Hawks, Rebels all pull out wins in Saturday night KIJHL action
If the Leafs want any chance of catching the front-runners in the KIJHL’s Murdoch Division Nelson must beat the lesser teams in the league. And the last time anyone looked, the Spokane Braves is one of those lesser teams in the standings. The Leafs rode the three-goal performance of Nik Newman to a 4-2 doubling […]
Grand Forks dumps coach, wins first of the KIJHL season in dramatic style Friday against Columbia Valley
Break out the champagne; the Grand Forks Border Bruins won for the first time in the 2011-12 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. And the Bruins achieved the victory in dramatic style. Five different players scored to rally the Bruins from a 3-1 deficit en route to a 5-4 win over the Columbia Valley Rockies […]
Fast fact about 99th Grey Cup in Vancouver
Sunday at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, the B.C. Lions play host to the Winnipeg Jets in the 99th Grey Cup. More than 6 Million football fans from coast to coast are expected to tune in for the Canadian Football League Championship. Some facts about the CFL Finale include: Teams: Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. B.C. […]
Leafs outlast Braves 8-6 to keep pace in Murdoch Division with Beaver Valley and Castlegar
The game mirrored a good old fashion, Ali-Frazier boxing match. The Nelson Leafs fired the first series of haymakers then the Spokane Braves answered some bombs of their own. And when the final bell sounded the Leafs walked out of the rink with an 8-6 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory Friday south of the […]
Taking Chances brings Rebels/City a happy ending
A letter expressing upset to city council penned by the president of the Castlegar Rebels, Jim Craig, has proved to be the catalyst for a good news story, in which everyone walked away happy. Craig said in a letter included in Monday night’s council meeting that the Rebels rely on their community bingo nights for […]
