Rally in the Valley shows community behind Hockeyville bid
The excitement is building by the day as the Nakusp faithful attempt to land one of the 10 bids in the Kraft Hockeyville contest.Local enthusiasts packed the local arena Saturday night as part of Rally in the Valley in support of landing Kraft Hockeyville 2011.Nakusp displayed its pride at the arena during an evening featuring...
Leafs in tough against Rebels in mid-week clash
The Nelson Leafs just lost another Murdoch Division battle Saturday night.Tuesday at the NDCC Arena it doesn’t get any easier as the Murdoch leading Castlegar Rebels, a team the Leafs have yet to defeat this season, invades the Heritage City for a mid-week Kootenay International Junior Hockey League clash.The Rebels, losers...
Scott wins, Winters struggles at Scotties B.C. Championships
By The Nelson Daily SportsKelly Scott of Kelowna stole the tenth end to capture the 2011 Scotties B.C. Women’s Curling Championships with a 5-3 victory over New Westminster’s Kelley Law Sunday at the Cloverdale Curling Club.Scott, third Jeanna Richard, second Sasha Carter and lead Jacquie Armstrong now represent British...
Packers, Steelers get ready to rumble in Big D
It will be the Pack and Steelers heading to do battle in Dallas in two weeks time.Both teams found just enough points to capture their respective conference titles as the National Football League determined the two teams heading to the Super Bowl in Big D.For the third time in six seasons, Terrible Towels will twirl at the ...
Ex-Nelsonite Sookro sinks Leafs in overtime
By The Nelson Daily SportsFor the second consecutive night a player with ties to the Heritage City came back to haunt the Nelson Leafs.Nelson Minor Hockey grad Ryon Sookro scored early in overtime to power the visiting Beaver Valley Nitehawks to a 2-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Leafs Saturday...
Rupert, Andrusiak power Chiefs past Leafs
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsLandon Andrusiak and Dane Rupert made their respective returns to the NDCC Arena memorable for all the right reasons.The two former Nelson players had the last laugh, combining for seven points in an 8-6 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Leafs Friday night in the...
Spokane scores late to edge Nelson Leafs 6-4
By The Nelson Daily SportsConnor McIntosh scored with just over three minutes remaining in the game to lift Spokane to a 6-4 victory over Nelson in West Kootenay Minor Hockey Peewee Rep League action Saturday afternoon in the NDCC Arena.The goal by McIntosh snapped a 4-4 tie and gave the American visitors a tougher-than-expected...
No luck around the net hampers Kootenay against Fusion
By The Nelson Daily SportsThe Kootenay Wildcats wasted a chance to put some breathing room between them and the Vancouver Fusion.The Cats dropped a pair of one-goal games — both by 3-2 scores — to the Lower Mainland squad last weekend in B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League action in Pitt Meadows and Coquitlam.
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Cats take Bombers to the limit
By The Nelson Daily SportsOn paper, the L.V. Rogers Bombers should have no trouble dealing with the Mount Sentinel Wildcats.But that’s only on paper.Tuesday, at the South Slocan-based school gymnasium, the Cats gave the Bombers everything they could handle during a 75-62 loss to LVR in West Kootenay High School Boy’s Basketball...
Injuries slow Bombers at Fulton Maroon tourney
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsIt’s going to be a survival of the fittest for the L.V. Rogers Junior Bombers.Playing with six players after starter Adam Berg went down with a broken arm last week during training and losing another in the tournament, the Junior Bombers ran out of gas in a 47-45 loss to Mount Boucherie...
