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The Public Skating schedule has changed slightly with Remembrance Day falling on Sunday.  The Arena is closed on Statutory Holidays and the Public Skating sessions will be cancelled.    This week, Public Skating will be on Wednesday from 6:30-7:45pm and Fridays from 5:00-6:30pm.  Rental skates are available for $2.00 if you...

Castlegar Vikings complete rags to riches season by stopping Our Glass in WKMFFL Final

The Castlegar Vikings realized its better to get results at the end of the season than at the beginning. The Vikes, bottom feeders for most of the 2012 season, scored early and often en route to a 33-14 pasting of Nelson’s Our Glass in the final of the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League Sunday […]

McLaughlin scores twice as Saints keep on marching in BCIHL

The Selkirk Saints took another step in credibility after snapping the 25-game home unbeaten streak of the Simon Fraser University Clan Saturday at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby. Connor McLaughlin’s two first period goals powered the Saints to a 5-3 B.C. Intercolligiate League victory over the Clan. Selkirk College now holds a commanding […]

Kootenay Ice snap losing streak with series sweep of Blazers

Time to break up the Kootenay Ice. After going winless in eight games to start the season, the Ice racked up two straight wins — 3-2 and 6-5 — over the Thompson Blazers in B.C. Hockey Major Midget League play at the Cominco Arena in Trail. In game one, The Ice took an early lead […]

Biggs backstops Kootenay Cats past Fraser Valley Phantom

Cats head coach Cary Fisher knew at training camp the Kootenay Wildcats had probably the best goaltending team in the province. This past weekend he witnessed it first hand. Lauren Biggs of Salmo pitched a shutout and Fernie product Kimberley Huisman scored the only goal sparking the Kootenay Wildcats to a 1-0 victory over Fraser […]

Saints put undefeated belt on the line against TRU and SFU

The undefeated Selkirk Saints put their unbeaten B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League belt on the line this weekend with a tough two-game road trip to Kamloops and the Lower Mainland. The Saints travel to Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops before completing the two-game stint Saturday in Burnaby against Simon Fraser University. “There’s no question that this […]

Wildcats go wild in Penticton, edge Vernon to capture tournament title

The Mount Sentinel Wildcats appear to be ready to make a run at the playoffs after capturing the top prize at the Pen-Hi Lakers High School Girl’s Volleyball Tournament Saturday in the South Okanagan City. The Single-A power kicked butt against higher calibre teams throughout the tourney, finishing the day off by edging Vernon Panthers […]

"Challenge of Change", folk dancing, and more...

You may have heard the story of Warren McDonald, the double above-knee amputee who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 2003, after losing both legs during a backpacking trek in Australia, six years earlier.  Warren’s story was featured on the television show, “I Shouldn’t Be Alive” and he was also interviewed on the Oprah show. ...

Hour Glass, Castlegar Vikings reach WKMFFL Final

There will be no repeat champion in the West Kootenay Flag Football League. For the second straight year the Castlegar Vikings played the role of spoiler, knocking off defending WKFFL champion Dam Inn Mates 19-13 in semi final action Sunday at the Mount Sentinel Field. The Vikings meet Nelson Hour Glass in the league final […]

Saints continue to roll through BCIHL teams, blast UVic 10-2

Selkirk scored eight unanswered goals, two by former KIJHL star Connor McLaughlin, to blast the defending B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League champ University of Victoria 10-2 in action Saturday at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The win runs the Saints unbeaten streak to six to start the season and gives the West Kootenay squad four-point lead over […]

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