Leafs find ways to keep winning, increase streak to nine games
It wasn’t something Pablo Picasso would have been proud to put his name to, but it was still a win. The Nelson Leafs scratched together enough good hockey in Saturday’s tilt against the Golden Rockets to squeak out a 5-3 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory at the NDCC Arena. The win increased Nelson’s consecutive...
Hartland's big shootout save powers West Kootenay Cats to bronze medal
Catalina Hartland made a game-saving save in shootout sparking the West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats to a 2-1 win over Abbotsford in the bronze medal game at the Vernon Girl's Hockey Tournament Saturday in the Central Okanagan City. Leading 2-1 after a goal by Kendra Waterstreet, the Wildcats got the win when Hartland thwarted ...
Former Leaf Gus Correale selected AJHL player of the week
Former Nelson Leaf Gus Correale scored three times and had a total of six points to earn player-of-the-week honours in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Correale, now playing for the Grande Prairie Storm, accumulated the points during a two-game weekend series sweep of the Whitecourt Wolverines. The 19-year-old forward scored...
Wild ride, in more ways than one, for the Bombers cross country squad
The L.V. Rogers Bombers boys overcame winter-like conditions and bus problems to finish 14th overall at the B.C. High School Cross Country Championships held Saturday in snowy conditions in Prince George. The boy's race, run after a dump of snow in the Central Interior City, attracted more than 250 runners from throughout the...
Leaf rookie McCarthy earns chance to play with Moose Jaw of WHL
The Nelson Leafs will be without the services of leading goal scorer Colton McCarthy when the Murdoch Division leaders travel to Grand Forks to face the Bruins in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Friday. The six-foot, 170-pound McCarthy is being called up to play in three games with the Western Hockey League...
Cats on fire, win second straight tourney in Kimberley
The Mount Sentinel Wildcats lived up to the pre-tourney hype, knocking off host Selkirk Storm in two sets to capture a high school girl's volleyball event Saturday in Kimberley. The Cats dumped the Storm by identical 25-17 scores. "We were the “team to beat” and we needed to see how we could cope with meeting expectations,"...
November . . . a great time to be fishing on Kootenay Lake
Kerry Reed is the owner/operator of Reel Adventures Charters and writes a monthly fishing report for The Nelson Daily. Kootenay Lake It's happening . . . my favourite time of the year. The water temperature has finally dropped and the fish are becoming aggressive again. October was the beginning of the transition. And we saw...
Leafs make it seven straight wins, blast Sicamous Eagles 6-1
The formula is simple — press the opposition until mistakes turn into goals. Leaf fans got to see the strategy in action as the home side exploded for 18 goals in two games en route to recording a season high seven-game win streak Sunday afternoon at the NDCC Arena. After dropping a dozen on the Beaver Valley Nitehawks Friday,...
Bargain hunters flock to Whitewater Ski Swap
The lineup stretch around the Hume Elementary gymnasium Sunday at bargain hunters waited patiently for a chance to find deals at the annual Whitewater Ski Swap. The 21st annual event is a fundraiser for the Whitewater Ski Team. Doors opened at 12:30 p.m when the first bargain hunters were allowed in to see the great line of...
Mallard's Team of the Week — LVR Bombers Soccer
The L.V. Rogers Bombers made it look easy in capturing the Kootenay High School AA Boy's Soccer title this past week in Creston by dumping the host Prince Charles Comets 3-0 in the championship final. The Bombers now advance to the B.C. High School tournament November 7-9 in Burnaby against the best the province has to offer...
