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...
Snowpack doubles at tree-line with new snowfall
The tree-line snowpack has doubled in the Kootenay Pass area over the last two days as 45 centimetres of new snow has fallen, according to the Canadian Avalanche Centre on Sunday. Throughout the region, treeline snowpack depths are generally 60 to 100 cm., depending on wind-loading. A buried crust approximately 15 to 20 cm....
It's a Rider/Als rematch Sunday in Edmonton
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have made it back to the Grey Cup next Sunday in Edmonton.However, the Roughriders know they'll be constantly reminded of the 2009 heartbreak over the next few days, but they're happy to be in a position to talk about it.The Roughriders upset the Calgary Stampeders 20-16 in a frigid West final...
Leaf win fourth straight by doubling Rockies 6-3
By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsThe Nelson Leafs returned to their old slow-starting ways.Only this time it didn’t cost them any points in the standings.Nine different players hit the score sheet as Nelson doubled the Columbia Valley Rockies 6-3 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Sunday afternoon at ...
McLaughlin keeps his options open for now
By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsLeaf coach Chris Shaw gave star goal scorer Connor McLaughlin the day off Sunday when Nelson hosted Columbia Valley in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action at the NDCC Arena.Good thing too because of late the Arizona native has logged more miles than Greyhound and needed the...
