Lacrosse, Easter Egg Hunts, and Tumbleweeds...an eclectic week!
Rossland REC Spring Brochure The Spring Brochure is online, at www.rossland.ca, Recreation Program Guide and in hard copy at the Public Library, the Credit Union and City Hall. Little League Baseball Season for Youth 5-12 years is starting soon! Early Bird registration ends Tuesday, April 8 with season evaluations on April...
Holland scores twice to lift Hawks past Storm to square KIJHL Final
After dropping the opener in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Final, the Beaver Valley Nitehawks had the Kamloops Storm right where they wanted. Dan Holland scored twice, including once in a three-goal second period, to spark the Hawks to a 6-2 thrashing of the Storm Saturday night in Spoolmak Country. Beaver Valley squares the […]
Roller Derby season kicks off Saturday at Selkirk in Castlegar
The new 2014 West Kootenay Roller Derby season kicks off Saturday with doubleheader action at the at Selkirk College gymnasium in Castlegar. The Nelson Killjoys are out to prove last season's title was no fluke as the Heritage City squad takes on rival Rossland Trail Roller Girls (RTRG) at 7 p.m. in the feature match. Kicking...
Fruitvale's Ella Matteucci, Clarkson capture NCAA Women's Hockey championship
Ellla Matteucci has put Fruitvale on the NCAA women’s hockey map. The former Kootenay Wildcat rearguard helped Clarkson end Minnesota’s two-year run as NCAA women’s hockey champions as the Golden Knights posted the 5-4 upset in the final of the Frozen Four Sunday in Connecticut. Shannon MacAulay, from Mount Herbert, P.E.I., scored on a breakaway […]
Spring is here and there's a new brochure...
Rossland REC Spring Brochure The Spring Brochure is online, at www.rossland.ca, Recreation Program Guide and in hard copy at the Public Library, the Credit Union and City Hall. Spring Break Art Classes The Rec Department is running Art Classes throughout Spring Break, from 3:00-5:00pm at the Arena Lounge. Instructor Shelley...
Saints capture second straight BCIHL Championship with sweep of TWU
There were no extra-time heroics needed this season for the Selkirk Saints in the 2014 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League Finals. For the second straight game the Saints scored early and often en route to a 5-1 victory over Trinity Western Spartans to sweep the best-of-three series 2-0 Saturday night at the Castlegar Rec Complex and […]
Calvin, Edwards, Brandt power BV Hawks to Murdoch Division crown
There would be no collapse on this night for the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Dallas Calvin, Ryan Edwards and Riley Brandt each scored twice to lead the Hawks to a 6-2 series-clinching win in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff action Friday night in Fruitvale. The victory powers Beaver Valley to the Murdoch Division title. The […]
Saints one game away from second BCIHL title
The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey team got the fast start they were looking for in Game 1 of the 2014 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League championships on Friday night, as they jumped out to a three-goal first period lead en route to a 6-1 victory over Trinity Western University. The win puts the Saints up 1-0 […]
Leafs remain alive in Murdoch Final, edge Hawks 4-3
The Nelson Leafs rallied from a two-goal deficit to edge the Beaver Valley Nitehawks 4-3 and force a Game six Friday in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff series. The KIJHL’s regular season scoring champion, Jamie Vlanich, netted the winner midway through the third period during Game five of the series Thursday before 876 […]
Saints face Spartans in showdown to decide BCIHL champion
The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program will look to capture their second consecutive B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League championship this weekend when they take on Trinity Western University in a best-of-three 2014 League Finals series beginning Friday. Faceoff for Game 1 is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Castlegar Rec Complex. While many had assumed that […]