Wild, wacky weekend leads to 40-plus game suspensions
By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily Sports There must have been a full moon hanging over the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League this past weekend. Why else would 16 players be suspended for a total of 44 games over three days? “I don’t know maybe it really was a full moon,” KIJHL president Bill Ohlhausen said […]
Christmas Co-Ed tournament back by popular demand
By The Nelson Daily Sports The highly successful Co-Ed Indoor Soccer Tournament during the Christmas Holiday break is back at the Soccer Quest facility in the old Civic Centre Children’s rink in Nelson. The tourney is set for December 28 & 29 and is open to ladies over 30 and men over 35 years of […]
Black Jack racers Locke down the podium at Sovereign Lake
The Black Jack racers had another strong showing this past weekend as the Haywood NORAM series made a stop in Sovereign Lake. Peter Locke picked up his second victory of the season, this time in the 1km juvenile boys classic. As the team returns home for the NorAm at Black Jack this weekend coach Dave Wood is pleased with...
Bombers flying high to start High School hoop season
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The L.V. Rogers sent a strong message to the rest of the Kootenays the road to the B.C. High School AA Boy’s Basketball Championships travels through the Heritage City. For the second weekend the Bombers made it to a tournament final, this time winning the Mount Sentinel High School […]
Castlegar sweeps pair from Nelson Peewee Leafs
By The Nelson Daily Sports Castlegar did its best to ruin the weekend for the Nelson Leafs as the Sunflower City squad scored a pair of West Kootenay Minor Hockey Peewee Rep League wins. Kadrian Klimchuk scored twice to lead Castlegar to a 3-1 victory Friday night at the Pioneer Arena. Saturday, Klimchuk and Tanner […]
A perfect storm of success: Black Jack opens biggest season ever
There’s a storm brewing up at the Black Jack ski club and not just a tempest of the falling white flake variety. A veritable perfect storm of events if have set the non-profit ski club up for what is already a record breaking year. The combination great early snow conditions, a new groomer, the relocation of the continent's...
Ride of a lifetime for Winters & Company
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The rollercoaster ride for Jill Winters & Company ended on a high Sunday night at the Summerland Curling Club. The West Kootenay rink held off a late charge by Karla Thompson to edge the Kamloops rink 7-6 in the C Final at the Interior Women’s Curling Championships. Winters, third […]
Chronicles of Gnarnia: Volume 1 – Kootenay Pass
“It could be gnarly…It could be heinous…It could be ridiculous even.” From the lead trail breaker charging up the knife edge ridge down through the zigzagging line of skiers like a childhood game of telephone, the final decision of the day ran its course. In a game full of decision making that can determine whether you make...
10 Years of Freeskiing Stamina: Red gearing up for 10th anniversary of the Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships as the mountain prepares for opening day
With opening day at Red now officially announced for this Saturday, December 11th, Red is stoked to announce the 10th anniversary of the Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships this year. RED Mountain has been worked into the DNA of freeskiers over 10 years. From January 12-22nd, 2011, RED will see a worldwide contingency of...
December Fishing Report — Main Lake still going strong
Kootenay Lake: The main lake is still going! As I said last month this is the best time of year to go fishing, and I haven’t been proven wrong yet. November saw lots of big fish being caught again. These fish have definitely put on the feedbags before the winter cold. Rainbows up to 24 pounds and […]
