By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsThe Kootenay Thunder received a taste of some elite competition as the local squad competed in the Seattle Field-turf Showcase Tournament this past weekend in the Emerald City.The squad coached by Dave Spendlove of Soccer Quest in Nelson, finished with a record of 0-3-1 in the toughest...

By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsIf this keeps up the movers and shakers at B.C. Hockey headquarters will want to break up the Kootenay Ice.The Ice shocked one of the top teams in the entire B.C. Major Midget Hockey League, third-place Greater Vancouver Canadians, stealing three of four points during a weekend series at...

By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsIt’s probably the best news the Nelson has received all season. Now if only Castlegar coach Steven Junker could find a B.C. Hockey League team to take Andrew Walton and the Leafs may have a chance to finally beat one of the Murdoch Division heavyweights.Saturday, Rebels’ leading scorer and...

By The Nelson Daily SportsEight players from the Kootenay Wildcats have tickets booked to play in the 2010-11 Female Midget AAA All Star Game Friday at the Coquitlam Sports Centre.The contest is the second annual in the brief history of the B.C. Hockey Female Midget AAA League.Headlining the Wildcats selections are two members...

Twice is better than nice for the Montreal Alouettes.Avon Cobourne scored two touchdowns as the Alouettes dominated the second half to power Montreal to a 21-18 win over Saskatchewan in the 98th Grey Cup on Sunday at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton.It's the second consecutive victory for the Als over the Riders.In 2009 Damon...

By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsMaybe it’s a good thing the Nelson Leafs don’t play any of their games in the Civic Centre Arena.Ryan Aynsley rained on the 75th anniversary gala by scoring three times to lead the Castlegar Rebels to a convincing 5-0 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Leafs...

The Nelson Daily SportsJoel Stewart got the last laugh, for now, against his former mates from the Lilac City.The ex-Brave scored the overtime winner to power the Nelson Leafs to a 3-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over Spokane Friday night at the NDCC Arena.Stewart, the 6’1, 190-pound forward from...

By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsThe year was 1935. The date was November 29th. The day was Friday.That’s when Nelsonites gathered to kick open the doors on one of the most modern arenas of its time.Seventy-five years later, the building remains an important part of Nelson’s landscape and, thanks to the Nelson Sports...

More than two decades of sending a team to the B.C. High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championships does not hide the tears of the Mount Sentinel Wildcats. The Wildcats lost out on a chance to add to the storied history last weekend during the Kootenay Championships at Selkirk College.But let’s be honest here. The last time a...

Will the Green Riders get their revenge? Or will the Alouettes from Montreal once again have the last laugh?What we do know is those boys from Regina had better stay after school this week for a little help in math class if they want to raise the Grey Cup in celebration Sunday in Edmonton.All season long the Saskatchewan...