Nelson Leafs finished seventh overall at the Peewee House Minor Hockey Tournament Sunday at the NDCC Arena. Callum Cutler scored twice while Pax Arrowsmith and Seamus Boyd added singles to lead the Leafs to a 4-0 victory over Kelowna Chiefs in consolation round action. Josh Marsden registered the shutout in goal. The tournament...

Grey Cup tickets in Vancouver will be hitting Craigslist in record numbers after the host team for the 2014 Canadian Football League Championsnhips,  the BC Lions, had their hat handed to them 50-17 by the Montreal Alouettes Sunday in the CFL’s Eastern Semi Final. The game was over minutes into the second half when the Als ...

Difficulty finding players? No problems, this Leafs team keeps winning. Injuries? Who cares? Other players step up and the team keeps winning? Off-ice issues? No worries again, as Leaf players pull together and the squad keeps winning. Twenty-one games into the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season and the Green...

Considering the quality of the opposition at the single-A division, the Mount Sentinel Wildcats were pleased with their finish at the B.C. High School A Boy’s Soccer Championships in Nakusp. The Wildcats lost four very close games to elite teams from the Lower Mainland and Okanagan before defeating zone rival Nakusp to finish...

Nelson Minor Hockey is hosting a Peewee House tournament beginning Friday at the NDCC and Civic Arenas. Nelson Leafs is the host club in the 12 team tournament that has teams competing from Grand Forks, Kaslo, Creston, Kelowna and Tri Cities. The Leafs begin the tourney Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the Civic Arena against the...

By Louis Bockner More than 200 people recently flocked to the Eagles Hall in Cranbrook to take in the second annual Eagles Boxing Club's Charity Challenge. Nelson boxer Jacob Rudkoski was one of the fighters on the card, jumping into the ring for the first time. Louis Bockner was one of the 200 fight fans watching with...

The L.V. Rogers Bombers picked the wrong time to have the offence dry up. The Bombers failed two scored during two games Saturday to finish eighth overall at the B.C. High School AA Girl’s Fieldhockey Championships in Oliver. The final placing is one of the best finishes for a Bomber team in recent history. LVR lost 1-0 on ...

Any controversy off the ice doesn’t appear to be affecting the Nelson Leafs on the ice. For the third time this season the Leafs scored an overwhelming victory over a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League opponent. Adam Maida stopped all 24 shots and four different players — Dylan Williamson, Timothy Nichols, Rayce...

The L.V. Rogers Bombers lost a tough 2-0 decision to St.Michael's of Victoria to fall out of the medal round at the B.C. High School AA Girl’s Fieldhockey Championships Friday in Oliver. "We played as well as we could have," said Bomber coach Val Gibson. "It was a great fieldhockey game." "Unfortunately, we are out of the...

Trafalgar's varsity girl's volleyball team is getting ready to cap off a successful season on the court with the West Kootenay Championships set for November 22 at Mount Sentinel High School. The Grade 8 squad had experienced an influx of players this season with 20 girls participating. Trafalgar, divided into three teams, ...