If this Leafs team didn't have bad luck, team would have no luck at all
Two weekends to fine-tune a Good Leaf ship that has been has struggled to get all the oars in the water at the same time. And once again there will be a few oars missing when the Leafs take to the road for a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League road trip to Chase (Friday) and Kamloops (Saturday). “It’s been a matter ...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Trafalgar Totems Junior Girls Basketball Team
The Trafalgar Totems have been burning up the West Kootenay High School Junior Girl’s Basketball circuit of late. The Totems are 4-2 on the season as the squad builds for West Kootenay playoff action later this month. Mallard’s Source for sports is eager to applaud the Totem squad by crowning the hoopsters Team of the Week....
Kootenay Lake Fishing Report — Persistence is the key at this time of year
By Kerry Reed, Reel Adventures Sportfishing Kerry Reed of Reel Adventures Charters is ready to give out the right information in the monthly fishing report. Everything fishermen wanted to know about fishing in the region is right here. Kootenay Lake: January was a slower month for fishing. Although, we did manage to catch...
Ice shock league-leading Cariboo Cougars
The Kootenay Ice snapped a five-game losing streak in 2015 after surprising Cariboo Cougars 7-5 in BC Hockey Major Midget League action Sunday in Prince George. Shawn Campbell of Castlegar scored the winner with five minutes left in the game to secure the shocking victory over one of the elite teams in the BCMMHL. The Cougars...
Saints ink commitment from Thunder Cats Fuchs as team prepares for stretch run
As the Selkirk College Saints head into the stretch run of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season, the two-time defending champions are also looking further down the road to the team that will hit the ice in 2015-2016. Earlier this week, the Saints announced the playing commitment from Marcel Fuchs...
Bombers sharp in capturing Bulldogs Hoop Tournament
The short-handed L.V. Rogers Bombers got their revenge and the championship during a High School Senior Boy's Basketball Tournament Saturday in Creston. LVR defeated host Prince Charles Bulldogs 55-51 in the final to capture the tourney that featured teams from the East Kootenay. "Jake Anderson was named player of the game...
Beaudry rink gets some payback against Nichol at Meat Bonspiel
The Garry Beaudry rink of Nelson got some payback against Senior's zone winner Myron Nichol, defeating the Castlegar rink in the final of the Meat Bonspiel held recently at the Nelson Curling Club. Beaudry's rink of third Tim Schietel, second Will Burt and lead John Sherbinin brought home the bacon against the Kootenay Senior's...
Leafs bounce Bruins as team builds for playoffs
The Nelson Leafs plan to focus on the positive after the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League suspended its coach and GM, Dave McLellan, last week for the remainder of the regular season. McLellan, who can coach again when the playoffs begin later this month, was suspended for the Leafs using an ineligible player since...
Ghostriders dump Leafs 4-1 in KIJHL action in Nelson
The Nelson Leafs saw some light at the end of the tunnel with the return of a few injured players from sickbay. The good news, however, didn't pay off on the ice as Fernie Ghostriders skated into the NDCC Arena and made off with a 4-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory Friday. The result saw Nelson lose for...
LVR Bomber grad Sean Hickson earns spot on BC U23 Men's Rugby team
A former graduate of the L.V. Rogers Rugby program has landed a spot on the provincial U23 Men's team that will be competiting in the Las Vegas Invitational Sevens, February 12-15. Sean Hickson of Nelson is one of the dozen players named to the squad in a recent release on the BC Rugby website. "Both Jon Thiel and I are...
