Two players from Birchbank head the four-person Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf Team after qualifying this weekend at the Silver City and Redstone courses. Tyler McKay and Brenan Moroney top the four-player team. David Launier of Rock Creek and Isaac Janzen of Creston round out the team. McKay finished the two-day competition with a […]

The RSS Drama Departmentwill be showcasing their year-end production of ALADDIN, this week...Muppet style!  The shows are Tuesday May 14 through to Thursday May 16 at 7:00pm in the RSS Auditorium.  The show also features dancers from Kootenay Danceworks.  Tickets will be sold at the door, for $10.00/adults and $7.00/youth...

West Kootenay U14 and U19 girls softball teams travelled to Summerland this past Mother’s Day weekend. There was a total of 24 teams between the two divisions. The West Kootenay U14 and U19 teams both went 5-0 before coming to tight finishes in the finals. U14 lost 9-7 and U19 lost 11-10 in the finals, […]

Playing on his home course Riley Rollick is not going to get beat by anyone . . . not even Brenan Moroney. The home-course golfer fired a 3-over-par 75 to edge the Birchbank Moroney and Aiden Browell of Champion Lakes by two shots to capture Salmo stop on the West Kootenay Zone One Junior Circuit […]

Move over girls, there’s a new team on the horizon ready to take charge. The Slocan Valley Vendettas pulled off the surprise of the night, knocking off league power Salmo’s Babes of Brutality 181-154 in West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League action Saturday at the Selkirk College Gymnasium. The win was the first of the […]

The second bout of the West Kootenay Roller Derby season is ready to kick off Saturday at the Selkirk College Gymnasium. The doubleheader begins at 5 p.m. with the Dam City Rollers up against the Rossland/Trail Roller Girls. At 7 p.m. Salmo’s Babes of Brutality meet South Slocan’s Valley Vendettas. For more details go to […]

The Red Army is aiming for a win this Saturday as they battle their sisters from Castlegar. West Kootenay Roller Derby league’s second bout of the season will open with a much-anticipated match up, the Rossland Trail Roller Girls (RTRG) versus Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers. RTRG will have to put on their game faces as they...

Sailboats will add to the landscape of Kootenay Lake this weekend as local club plays host to the Nelson Cup Regatta. “The Organizing Authority is the Kootenay Lake Sailing Association,” said the Notice of Race flyer. “The race will be governed by the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing. . ..” The race, expecting boats from […]

There is a Level 1 Soccer Coaching Course coming up on Thursday, May 9th from 6pm to 9pm at RSS. The course theory will be taught in the Library Lab, and practical skills will be taught in the gym. This course is free for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of soccer and focuses on the U6 age group – teaching...

Two Birchbank golfers traded spots on the medal podium as the West Kootenay Junior Golf Circuit held stops at Nelson’s Granite Pointe and Christina Lake course. Brenan Moroney and Tyler McKay won at Granite Pointe and Christina Lake, respectively, as the circuit entered its second weekend of play. Moroney needed a playoff to edge McKay […]