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Kootenay squanders victory opportunity, allows Canadians to score five times on power play en route to weekend sweep

Just when the Kootenay Ice thought it was finally going to end the winless drought Greater Vancouver Canadians scored four times on the power play to skate away with a 6-3 B.C. Major Midget Hockey League win Saturday at the Castlegar and District Community Complex. Shane Kumar and Tyler Sandhu scored 30 seconds apart to […]

Skate, ski, and receive free maps of secret cabins...what's not to like?

The Rossland Arena has two Teen Skate sessions this week!  On Friday, December 9 from 6:45-8:15pm and on Saturday, December 10 from 6:00-7:30pm, local teens have the Arena all to themselves!  Bring your skates and a water bottle and have some fun!  Youths 11 to 14 years are $2.25 and Youths 15-18 years are $2.75.  Public...

Fraser Valley passes test in Nelson, sweeps Kootenay in B.C. Female Midget Hockey League series

If the Kootenay Wildcats didn’t have any bad luck, the club would have no luck at all.
 The Cats struggled once again around the net falling twice to league leading Fraser Valley Phantom in B.C. Female Midget Hockey League action this weekend in Nelson. The Phantom scored twice in the opening frame en route to […]

Wildcats finish out of the medals at provincial volleyball championships

Wildcat teams from Mount Sentinel finished well down the pack at the respective B.C. High School Volleyball Championships. The girls took 11th spot at the B.C. High School A Volleyball tournament Saturday in Prince George. The Cats finished third in pool play behind Cedar and Houston Christian and could not get on a roll during […]

Kootenay Wildcats host league leading Fusion Saturday at NDCC Arena

The Kootenay Wildcats hope a little taste of home cooking will be enough to change the fortunes of the B.C .Female Midget  AAA Hockey League team when the club hosts a pair of games this weekend in Nelson. The Cats, currently in fourth spot with a 2-8 record, host league leading Fraser Valley Phantom in […]

Wildcats drop into consolation round following playoff loss to Highland

The Mount Sentinel Wildcats meet Revelstoke Friday in consolation round action at the B.C. High School AA Boy’s Volleyball Championships in Kelowna. The Cats, finishing third in power pool play, lost 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-8) to Highland of Comox during Thursday’s playoff round. Mount Sentinel opened the 16-team tourney Wednesday with losses to Pacific Christian […]

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 […]

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