Birchbank opens doors for 2011 B.C. Junior Golf Championship
By The Nelson Daily SportsNine players from the Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf Tour take to the Rossland/Trail Birchbank course Tuesday for round one in the B.C. Junior Boy’s Golf Championship.“The key to playing well at Birch is to drive the ball well,” said Zone One coordinator Rob McKay on the eve of the four-day...
Taylor can't seal the deal at B.C. Am tourney, falls to 13th
Lauren Taylor of Nelson ballooned to an 81 on a the difficult Alberni course to finish in a tie for 13th at the 2011 B.C. Women’s Amateur Golf Championship in Port Alberni.After cruising to a 71 during round three Thursday, the Granite Pointe golfer registered nine bogeys to drop out of contention.However, Taylor wasn’t the...
Hard work pays dividends for Red Mountain Racer Sasha Zaitsoff
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsFor Sasha Zaitsoff, it’s the walk in the park he enjoys the most during his stay in Calgary.Of course that walk is not of friendly variety say down the sidewalk at Lakeside.This walk . . . well, let’s just say it’s more than a walk.This walk has this soon to be 21-year-old skier building ...
Babes of Brutality, Carnival of Carnage...Habitat for Humanity?
The West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League is taking it to the track in the final bout of the regular season: the Carnival of Carnage. Half of the profits from this double-header are being donated to West Kootenay Habitat for Humanity. Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers take on Nelson’s Lumber Jackies, then Nelson’s Killjoys take it […]
Oh what a feeling — Kinrade sips from Calder Cup
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports Minor hockey players spend early years dreaming of scoring that game-winning goal during the Stanley Cup Final. Hoopsters emulate on the outdoor court sinking the final shot that earns their team the title at the buzzer — from center, no less. And baseball stars fantasize knocking home the game-winning […]
Endless Adventure in Crescent Valley plays host to fun-filled weekend
Really, it's the start of summer.And the folks at Kootenays — Borderline Boaters are stoked to be presenting this year's Kootenay Whitewater Festival this weekend on the Slocan River near Crescent Valley.The event, hosted at Endless Adventure, starts off with some meet and greet at the Endless Adventure campground and leads...
Flat Tracker Roller Derby Queens bounce around in Castlegar
Rossland’s Gnarlies Angels and the Babes of Brutality of Salmo continue to be the talk of the West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League following the latest stop on the tour Friday in Castlegar. Gnarlies Angels took care of the Dam City Rollers while Babes of Brutality got past a short-staffed Lumber Jackies of […]
No joy in Vancouverville, Canucks strike out against Bruins in game seven of the Stanley Cup Final
By The Nelson Daily Sports There’s no joy in Vancouverville, or Nelsonville, or Castlegarville or, for that matter, Ymirville. The mighty Vancouver Canucks have struck out. Once again timely scoring, combined with another Conn Smythe-like performance of Tim Thomas, powered the Boston Bruins to a convincing 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven […]
Stanley Cup is going to a Game Seven after Bruins blast Canucks
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports In a hockey game that’s 60 minutes long, it took the Boston Bruins 4:14 to send the Stanley Cup Final to a seventh game. Goals by Brad Marchand, Milan Lucic, Andrew Ference and Michael Ryder early in the first period sparked the Bruins to a 5-2 victory Monday at […]
Kootenay Mapbook founder Russell Mussio divulges his hidden Kootenay haunts
Want to win a copy of the new Kootenay Rockies Mapbook edition? The Nelson Daily, reaching 26,000 Nelson and area folks per month — and over 50,000 West Kootenay folk through the regional Lone Sheep network — wants to put a copy of the Kootenay Rockies Backroad Mapbook in your hands for Father’s Day. The […]
