Hawks, Leafs headed for Murdoch Division showdown; Bruins fall out of playoff race
It appears the Beaver Valley Nitehawks and Nelson Leafs are heading for a showdown to decide the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Murdoch Division regular season title. Both teams took care of business during the weekend setting up the final regular season game February 22 in Fruitvale as the deciding game. Nelson swept the Grand […]
Leafs outlast Bruins 6-4 to remain atop Murdoch Division; Hawks double Rebels
The Grand Forks Border Bruins posted two straight wins over the Nelson Leafs. The Leafs were not going to allow the Bruins to make it three. Travis Wellman, Jamie Vlanich and team captain Darnel St. Pierre combined for 10 points to lead the Leafs to a 6-4 victory over the Bruins in Kootenay International Junior […]
Castlegar Kraft Hockeyville bid nets 589 uploads
Castlegar's 17-day push to become Kraft Hockeyville 2014 is over, netting 461 nominations and 589 uploads to the Kraft website – and now the waiting begins. City councillor Dan Rye said the first round of winners will be announced on March 8 during Hockey Night in Canada, and will include eight winners from Western Canada and...
Trail Winter Swim Club makes splash at Kelowna meet
Competitive swimmers from the Trail Winter Swim Club (TWSC) – Trail Regional Academy of EXcellence (TRAX) Aquatic Program competed in the Kelowna SNOW FEST Invitational Short Course Swim Meet Jan. 17 to 19. Under the direction of head coach Bill Park, Junior Boys “BLAIZE’n FAST” – Dylan Kormendy’s competitive swim – lead him to victory, […]
Hawks close to within two points of Murdoch-leading Leafs by stopping Bruins 6-2
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks took advantage of a game in hand on the Nelson Leafs to close to within two points of the Murdoch Division leaders Tuesday night in Grand Forks. Beaver Valley scored four unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the hometown Bruins 6-2 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League mid-week action. […]
Sandoval lands $10,000 fish at Family Day Fishing Derby
Hector Sandoval of Creston is $10-grand richer after walking away with the top prize at the Kootenay Lake BC Family Day Fishing Derby Monday. The event, hosted by Canadian Training Resources, by not only tossing out $30,000 in prizes but also donated 80 pounds of fresh fish to the local food bank in Creston. Sandoval […]
Bruins face Rebels and major penalties
The Grand Forks Border Bruins played on home ice Saturday Feb., 8th against the Castlegar Rebels. No matter how hard the Bruins tried, the Rebels kept throwing out the plays and won the game with a score of 6:2. With methodically executed power plays the Rebels scored both the goals recorded in the first period. […]
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Rossland REC Spring Brochure The REC Department will start working on the Spring Brochure and if you’re interested in submitting a program or course, the deadline for the Spring Brochureis March 1, 2014. The brochure will hopefully be available to the public online, by the third week of March. Typically our Spring Brochure...
Black Jack goes from strength to strength in a six month ski season!
The club’s been having a great year so far and is looking forward to another 70+ days of fantastic skiing. We have been grooming consistently since Nov 3, and if all goes well, expect to groom into late April or early May. That means cross-country skiing for exactly half the year! We have 701 members this year, our 2nd highest...
Bilodeau, Hamelin roar to golden victories at Sochi Olympics
Canada continued to build on its medal total with three more medals Monday at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Alex Bilodeau won his second straight gold medal in Olympic moguls with teammate Mikael Kingsbury capturing the silver. The Canadians narrowly missed sweeping the podium as Marc-Antoine Gagnon finished fourth. Earlier...
