Creston steals Nelson's thunder in Cats 4-0 victory over Leafs
A shorthanded Nelson Leafs team provided little, or no, resistance for the Creston Valley Thunder Cats in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Wednesday night at the NDCC Arena. Even with their Junior A netminder Josh Williams between the pipes, Creston out shot the Green and White 28-15 en route to a 4-0 shutout....
Bombers, Hawks take turns winning during Tuesday hoop action at the LVR Hangar
The L.V. Rogers Bombers and J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks took turns beating up on each other during High School Boy's Basketball action Tuesday at the Hangar. The Hawks took the game to the Bombers in the opening Junior Boy's tilt, blasting the home side 38-16. The tables were turned in the nightcap as host LVR blasted the Hawks 56-21...
Moose Jaw Warriors Dryden Hunt earns WHL player-of-the-week honours
The awards just keeping coming in for Moose Jaw Warriors forward Dryden Hunt – and there's still a month remaining in the season. The Nelson Minor Hockey product was selected Western Hockey League player-of-the-week Monday after the Moose Jaw sniper potted six goals and three assists during three Warriors victories, during ...
ROSSLAND'S SOLEIL PATTERSON OF RED MOUNTAIN RACERS TO COMPETE IN NATIONALS
Soleil Patterson has been demonstrating speed and skill to earn her place at the U18 Canadian National Alpine Championships in Collingwood, Ontario, February 23 to 26. At the most recent speed event at Kimberley Alpine Resort, Patterson racked up a win in Super-G, two silvers (one in Super-G, one in Downhill) a fourth-...
Nelson, Davie spark Leafs past Spokane Braves
Kolten Nelson scored three times on the power play and Jordan Davie collected four points sparking the Nelson Leafs to a 7-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Spokane Braves Sunday afternoon at the NDCC Arena. The victory salvaged a weekend where Nelson dropped two games to the Castlegar Rebels....
Cotter returns to Tim Horton's Brier after capturing third straight Canadian Direct Insurance Curling Championship
There are going to be a lot of familiar faces at the 2016 Tim Horton’s Brier in Ottawa. And Jim Cotter is one of them. The Vernon skip reeled off six consecutive victories en route to his third consecutive BC Men’s title at the 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance Curling Championships Sunday night at the Nelson Curling Club. The...
Geall steals his way into final of the 2016 Canadian Direct BC Men's Curling Championships
It’s hard to believe that in the game of curling, a game that has 10 ends with countless of attempts by the players that one shot could make the difference between winning and losing. But that’s what happened Sunday at the Nelson Curling Club. A pick on the last shot of the fourth end by skip Dean Joanisse proved to be the ...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson & District Credit Union Puck Toss Team
On Nelson and District Credit Union Member Appreciation Night at the recent Nelson Leafs KIJHL game vs Castlegar Rebels, Credit Union invited previous Puck Toss winners back for a chance to win an NDCU term deposit. A one of the busiest games of the season, where Credit Union members were invited to present their NDCU MEMBER...
Job is far from over as Cotter edges Geall to advance into final of 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championships
You could tell by the tone in Ryan Kuhn’s post game interview the job is far complete for Vernon’s Jim Cotter rink. There was no jumping for joy following the post-game handshake after the ninth end. No tossing of the brooms into the air after Cotter nailed his second shot to score three in the ninth. This team from the...
Joanisse, Jackson secure final two spots in 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship Page Playoff
The Final Four at the 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance BC Men’s Curling Championship is now complete after Dean Joanisse of New Westminster and Glen Jackson of Victoria secured the final two berths Friday night in C event action at the Nelson Curling Club. Joanisse scored a pair in the tenth end to edge Neil Dangerfield of...
