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...

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...

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...

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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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...

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...

By The Nelson Daily SportsIt was a good old fashion bowling split at the 2011 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League All Star Weekend in Fernie.Team Okanagan outlasted Team Kootenay 6-4 to claim the Prospects Game Friday in the East Kootenay City.Nelson Leafs Cameron Dobransky carried the Green and White colors for Team...

By Bruce Fuhr The Nelson Daily Sports It wasn’t that long ago that Leaf D-man Riley Henderson led a carefree life. Play hockey, enjoy life and play hockey. However, life took a near-fatal turn for the Richmond native during a trip back to practice with the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League franchise following the ...

The Glacier Gymnastics club kicks off the competitive season Saturday with the Glacier Judges Cup competition.Teams from Trail, Castlegar and Golden join host Glacier athletes at the one-day event.The meet is being held to promote a new judging format.The Glacier competitive team is expected to attend several meets throughout...

By The Nelson Daily SportsThe Selkirk Saints dropped a pair of road games as the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey season kicked off its 2011 season on a variety of fronts.Selkirk opened the new semester with a 10-4 shellacking at the hands of Simon Fraser Clan. Saturday, the Saints lost a close one, losing 3-2 to Trinity Western...