KIJHL Commissioner discusses COVID-19, education and positive future
Since joining the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League as commissioner late in the 2019-20 season, Jeff Dubois has navigated the league through the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Question & Answer article, Dubois touches on what the experience working with the league has been like, placing a focus on post-secondary...
Mallard's Team of the Week — LVR Bombers Sr. Girls Volleyball
The L.V. Rogers Bombers experienced more up and downs this past High School Girls Volleyball season, well, than a High School Volleyball due to the uncertainties of living through a coronavirus pandemic combined with life-changing storms and mudslides in the province. However, when the final point was scored, the Bombers were...
Felix Kuhn the November winner of Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program
Felix Kuhn, of Gray Creek has won the latest $1000 monthly prize draw in the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program. He receives a $500 gift certificate to Gill & Gift in Balfour and a $500 gift certificate to Crawford Bay Market in Crawford Bay. “I am super stoked to have won the November draw," Kuhn said. "It’s exciting...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Salmo Falcons Junior Boys Basketball
The Salmo Falcons Junior Boys' Basketball team started the 2021-22 High School season off on fire as the squad captured top spot at the Bomber Invitational Tournament Saturday at the L.V. Rogers Hangar. The Falcons, finishing the tournament with a 3-0 record, topped the host Bombers 47-28 in the final. LVR Bombers were...
Wildcats edged out by Osoyoos Rattlers in final of BC High School Single-A Girls’ Volleyball Championships
The Osoyoos Rattlers defeated the host Wildcats in straight games to capture the BC High School Single-A Girls’ Volleyball Championships Saturday at the Mount Sentinel Gymnasium in South Slocan. The Rattlers, finishing the tournament undefeated, defeated the silver-medal winning Cats 25-20, 25-20, 25-19 in the best-of-five ...
Kootenay Lake Fishing Report
Winter fishing is in full swing. Boats are heated, and fish are biting! Here’s the latest report: The last couple weeks has felt more like a wet spring than early winter. Lots of rain has caused the rivers to flow and the lake to rise. The high flows have added a lot of debris to the lake, but we’re still managing to...
Wildcats remain in hunt at Single-A Girls’ Volleyball Championships
Mount Sentinel Wildcats finished Day one of the BC High School Single-A Girls’ Volleyball Championships with a 3-1 record. The Wildcats lost the opening best-of-three match 2-1 to Charles Bloom Secondary of Lumby before rallying to knock off Fort St. James and Ebenezer of Smithers, both by 2-0 scores in respective best-of-three...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Mount Sentinel Wildcats Volleyball
The Mount Sentinel Wildcats will roll out the red carpet to host the BC High School Single-A Girl's Volleyball Championships this week at the South Slocan school. BC High School Sports, along with the host venues of numerous volleyball provincial championships, have been scrambling to reschedule tournaments after recent weather...
LVR Bombers edge Owls to capture Hornets basketball tournament
Following a year of heartache due to the suspension of High School sports in BC as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, basketball is back. And the L.V. Rogers Bombers took little time to shake off any rust, knocking off Kelowna Senior Secondary B Squad 72-68 in the final of the South Okanagan Hornets Boy’s Basketball Tournament...
KIJHL sanctions Nitehawks for violating COVID-19 vaccination policy
In a short statement on the league website, the Kootenay International Hockey League announced that the Beaver Valley Nitehawks have been sanctioned for violations under the league’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. The KIJHL statement said the sanctions stem from the participation of two Nitehawks players in team activities,...
