Joel Stewart scores in overtime to sink Spokane Braves
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...
Civic Centre turns 75 years young
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...
Mallard's Team — Mount Sentinel Wildcats
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...
Fuhr Thoughts — The Cup comes West
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...
Leafs must shift balance of power in the Murdoch Division
By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsTeams in the Murdoch Division, especially Beaver Valley and Castlegar, have not played nice with the Nelson Leafs this season. The Leafs are a collective 6-9 inside the Murdoch Division of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with four of those wins coming against lowly Grand ...
Leaf sniper Gavin Currie makes his own history
By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsMove over Mike Laughton.Take a seat Frank Carlson.Why don’t you just sit right down and relax Bill McDonnell.On the weekend Nelson fans celebrate 75 years of history in the Civic Centre Arena — history that includes more than just hockey events — there’s a new kid on the block making a...
Vikings overcome stingy Mates to capture fourth straight Flag title
By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsThe loss early in the season may have been a blessing in disguise for the Castlegar Vikings.Because ever since the defending champs dropped the opener the Vikes have been perfect, continuing the trend right on through to capturing the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League title Sunday...
Bantam Leafs 'exceed expectations' in Salmon Arm
The Nelson Daily SportsThe Nelson Leafs managed to hold off a charge from some top competition to finish fourth overall at the Salmon Arm Minor Hockey Bantam Rep Tournament Sunday in the Shuswap Country.The Leafs dropped a semi final contest to the eventual champion from Aldergrove in the team’s final contest Sunday.“We are...
End of an era, Mount Sentinel does not qualify for provincials
By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsIt’s not like the final result was totally unexpected. The 2010 edition of the Mount Sentinel Wildcats was young and inexperienced.Still, when a school has sent a team to the provincial tournament for more than two decades there is bound to be a few unhappy faces walking the halls of the...
Valley West Hawks explode past Kootenay Ice
The Nelson Daily SportsQuick-starting Valley West Hawks used some early offence to take a pair of B.C. Major Midget Hockey League games from the Kootenay Ice during weekend action in the Fraser Valley.The fifth-place Hawks scored three times in each of the two games to stop the Ice 5-3 Saturday at the South Surrey Arena and...
