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 ...
Rossland/Trail sweeps Midgets right out of playoffs
Rossland/Trail scored early and often en route to a 14-4 victory over Castlegar/Nelson Rebels in game two of the West Kootenay Midget Rep Playoff series last week at the Cominco Arena in Trail.Rossland/Trail wins the first-team-to-four-points series 4-0.Colton Steeds, Tyler Chernenkoff, Joe Gauthier and Trevor Rigby scored ...
No joy in Bomberville after LVR teams eliminated at zone tournaments
By The Nelson Daily SportsIt will be difficult to find joy and laughter on the faces of some of the students at L.V. Rogers High School Monday after both varsity basketball teams struck out at their respective Kootenay AA Basketball Zone Tournaments.The LVR Bombers trailed by as many as 30 points en route to dropping a...
Derochie, Sookro help Hawks outlast Rebels 7-6 to square Murdoch
By The Nelson Daily SportsChris Derochie and Ryon Sookro combined for nine points to spark the Beaver Valley Nitehawks to a 7-6 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the Rebels Saturday in Castlegar.The win evens the best-of-seven Murdoch Division Final at 1-1. Game three is Monday in Fruitvale.Beaver...
Quebec knocks Team B.C. out of the medal hunt with 4-0 win
Team B.C. found the going a little tough at the Canada Winter Games Thursday after dropping a 4-0 decision to high-powered Quebec in quarter final action.Team B.C. now plays Nova Scotia in the relegation round. The teams play for sixth and seventh spots in the field.Team Quebec advances to the semi final against Team Ontario....
