Rickaby, Mt. Royal Cougars knocked out at ACAC Final Four
By The Nelson Daily SportsThere will be no trip to the Canadian College Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Championships for LVR grad Chase Rickaby and the Mount Royal Cougars.Rickaby and Company lost in the semi finals of the Alberta College Athletic Association Final Four tournament to eventual champion NAIT 95-82 Friday...
Bombers run out of gas at Junior Boy's Hoop tourney
By The Nelson Daily SportsNot enough bodies proved to be the undoing for the L.V. Rogers Bombers at the B.C. Junior Boy’s High School Basketball Championships at St. Michael’s University in Victoria.Kelowna Owls dumped the Bombers 69-39 in the 15th/16th placing game Saturday.LVR entered the tournament with only a handful of...
Grizz romps past Dogs 8-2 as KIJHL enters Final Four
By The Nelson Daily SportsIt's going to take more than just a 90-point season to dethrone the defending Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champs.Brendan Urban and Bruce Silvera, including three goals, each had four points to lead the Revelstoke Grizzlies to a convincing 8-2 victory over the Osoyoos Coyotes Sunday ...
Rebels off to Kootenay Conference Final after doubling Hawks 4-2
The Castlegar Rebels are off to the Kootenay Conference Final.The Rebels advanced to the series by doubing the Beaver Valley Nitehawks 4-2 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Playoff action Thursday in the Sunflower City.Castlegar wins the Murdoch Division Final 4-1.The Rebels meet the winner of the Eddie Mountain...
Warriors shoot down Bombers at Junior Boy's Provincials
By The Nelson Daily SportsWhite Rock Christian Academy jumped out to a 20-8 first quarter lead en route to an 84-51 victory over the L.V. Rogers Bombers during opening round games at the B.C. High School Junior Boy’s Basketball Championships Thursday in Victoria.The Bombers proved to be no match for the high-powered Warriors...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Team B.C. Trio
Three players from the Kootenays played a big part in helping Team B.C. to a sixth-place finish at the recent 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax. From left, team captain Ella Matteucci, Aimee DiBella and Daley Oddy, past and present members of the Kootenay Wildcats, powered Team B.C. to its best finish in three years. Despite...
Bombers ready to prove six is more than enough at Junior Provincials
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsThe L.V. Rogers Bombers face a huge uphill battle as the Kootenay reps begin play Thursday at the B.C. High School Junior Boy’s Basketball Tournament in Victoria.The Bombers, the only hoop team from LVR to qualify for a provincial tournament, meet two-seed White Rock Christian Academy in ...
Rebels close in on Murdoch Division title, edge Hawks 4-3
By The Nelson Daily SportsTwo seasons ago the Castlegar Rebels made it to the Murdoch Division only to be swept in four games by the Nelson Leafs.There’s not much of a resemblance between the two Castlegar teams.Taylor Anderson had three points to lead the Rebels to within one game of advancing to the Kootenay Conference...
Cinderella season for Junior Bombers
By The Nelson Daily SportsAt the beginning of the season LVR coach Val Gibson wondered if the Bombers would ever win a game.The squad did more than just snap out of a losing streak.LVR completed the Cinderella run by defeating Grand Forks Wolves 31-23 in the final to claim the West Kootenay Junior Girl’s Basketball Championship...
Slow start haunts Bombers in Kootenay AA Boy's Hoop Final
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsThe season wasn’t supposed to end in February.The L.V. Rogers Bombers, like previous varsity squads had done for the past seven seasons, had penciled in a trip in March to Kamloops to compete in the B.C. High School AA Boy’s Basketball Championships.However, the David Thompson Lakers had ...
