Saints add firepower to future with commitment by Dallas Calvin
On the eve of the first round of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) playoffs, the Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program announced great news as former KIJHL and BCHL star Dallas Calvin has inked a playing commitment of to attend the Castlegar-based school in and compete 2015-2016. The six-foot-4, 220-pound...
Mallards Team of the Week — Nelson Peewee House Leafs
For the second time in as many weeks Nelson Minor Hockey celebrates a West Kootenay Champion. The Nelson Peewee Leafs shocked everyone by rising from a sixth-place showing during the regular season to capture the regional championship — both playoff victories coming in a shootout. The Nelson Leafs won the West Kootenay Bantam...
GV Giants end season for Kootenay Ice with pair of shutout wins
The Greater Vancouver Giants tuned up for the BC Hockey Major Midget League playoffs by posting a couple of lopsided wins over the Kootenay Ice this past weekend at the NDCC Arena in Nelson. The Giants, second in league standings with a 26-10-4 record, bounced the Ice 6-0 Saturday and 2-0 Sunday to conclude the regular season...
Nelson's Peewee House Leafs crowned West Kootenay Champs
Nelson Minor Hockey has another West Kootenay champion. The Peewee Leafs captured the West Kootenay Peewee House League title by putting in a little extra time during the weekend in Grand Forks. The Leafs defeated a pair of teams from the host Boundary City in shootout to claim the regional title. The Nelson Leafs won the...
Selkirk College Saints Eye Third Straight BCIHL Title
The Selkirk College Saints begin their quest for a third straight British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) championship this weekend as they take on University of Victoria Vikes in a best-of-three series beginning Friday. Faceoff for Game One is scheduled for 8 p.m. at the Castlegar Recreation Center. The Saints...
Mount Sentinel edges Wolves to capture WK Junior Boy's Basketball crown
Brandon Sookeroff scored 14 points to lead the Mount Sentinel Wildcats to the West Kootenay Junior Boy’s Basketball Championship with a 36-33 win over host Grand Forks Wolves Saturday in the Boundary City. The Wildcats, the top ranked team going into the seven-team tournament, needed a late rally to secure the win as Mount ...
Cramer grabs most of hardware at Nelson Leafs awards ceremony
Robson Cramer, as he has done all season, was the big winner during Sunday’s Nelson Leafs Award’s Banquet at the Hume Hotel. The skillful defenceman won a handful of awards at the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League franchise concluded the 2014-15 campaign with the annual award ceremony. Nelson was eliminated from the...
TRAX swimmer Ian Markus gets top level coaching at Prospects Training Camp
TRAX Swim Club swimmer Ian Markus was chosen and attended the Regional (Okanagan/Kootenay) Prospects Training Camp in Kamloops. The Monday after the Thompson-Okanagan-Kootenay Regional Age Group camp in Kamloops, Swim BC ran its first ever Prospects Regional Camp in the Interior with swimmers identified from the autumn...
Kootenay guys capture bronze on Canada Winter Games cross country ski trails
Julien Locke of Nelson combined forces with three other Black Jack Ski Team members to capture the bronze medal in the men's cross country team race Saturday on the final day of action at the 2015 BC Winter Games in Prince George. Locke, 21, combined with Rosslander Geoffrey Richards 22, David Palmer, 21 of Revelstoke along...
Rebels book ticket to Murdoch Final with Game six win over Spokane
The Spokane Braves gave the Rebels everything they had but, in the end, it's the Sunflower City franchise going on to the Murdoch Division Final. Jeremy McNeil scored two third-period goals to spark the Rebels to a 4-2 victory over the Braves in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff action Friday night in the ...
