UPDATED: Border Bruins take stranglehold on Murdoch Division Series against Leafs
The Grand Forks Border Bruins are one victory away from advancing to the Neil Murdoch Division Final. The Bruins rolled to a 4-0 lead en route to a 5-2 win over the Nelson Leafs in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff action before more than 640 fans Tuesday at the NDCC Arena. Grand Forks, leading […]
Nelson Figure Skaters rock at Regional Championships
Nelson skaters won a few medals during the Kootenay Region Figure Skating Championships held recently in Creston. Nelson Figure Skaters captured a handlful of medals. Aili Brackett (25.50 points) and Milo Jarvis (19.16 points) paced the Heritage City club, winning gold in juvenile women and men, respectively. Jen McNutt (30.95 points) also won a gold […]
Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games begins Thursday
Minus three Provincial Sport, the Lhtako Quesnel 2024 BC Winter Games from February 22-25 is ready to light the torch Thursday at West Fraser Centre. Earlier this month the BC Alpine Ski, Freestyle BC, and BC Snowboard made the difficult decision to withdraw from the Winter Games due to unfavourable snow conditions in the host […]
KIJHL playoffs begin, Leafs-Border Bruins meet in Murdoch semi final
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League kicks in to playoff mode Friday with a full slate of games on the schedule. In the Neil Murdoch Division, two teams finishing the season on fire tangle in the Boundary City as Nelson Leafs face Grand Forks Border Bruins. Game two goes Saturday at the Jack Goddard Memorial […]
Mallard's Team of the Week — LVR Bombers Basketball
The L.V. Rogers Bombers recently concluded the High School Girls Basketball season with a 2-1 record at the Stanley Humphries Tournament in Castlegar. The Bombers opened with a five-point loss to host Stanley Humphries before knocking off Grand Forks Wolves and Kootenay River of Creston to finish in the middle of the pack. In the […]
Nelson's Reece Hunt earns WCHA honours
Reece Hunt of Nelson was named Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Forward of the Week following a six point weekend in Minnesota Duluth’s Bulldogs’ sweep at St. Thomas. Hunt, graduate student from the Heritage City, led the league with five goals, including two game-winners. She figured in six of UMD’s nine goals and scored more […]
Kootenay Lake Fishing Report
Kootenay Lake: From extreme cold, to Springtime weather?? January was a mixed up month. We started out the month with some pretty consistent fishing. Weather was consistent and water temps were still favourable. Average days saw up to half a dozen fish being caught, and it was very pleasant to be out. But then, the […]
Leafs Baldo earns 3 Stars of the Week honour
The Nelson Leafs climb up the Neil Murdoch standings is due in a large part to the play of Kitimat defenceman Ayden Baldo, who was selected one of the Hudl Instat Kootenay International Junior Hockey League 3 Stars of the Week for the period ending Feb. 4/24. Baldo joins forward Riley Langille of the Kimberley Dynamiters […]
Atlyn Proctor inks scholarship at Hutchinson College in Kansas
It’s official! L.V. Rogers Bomber Volleyball grad Atlyn Proctor has inked full ride Division 1 NJCAA scholarship at Hutchinson Community College in in Kansas. Proctor, graduating from LVR in the spring, has been instrumental at rejuvenating the Bomber Girls Volleyball program and will now take her skills south of the border as a member of […]
Glacier Gymnastics trio set to represent Kootenays at BC Winter Games
Three local Glacier Gymnasts qualified to compete at the upcoming 2024 BC Winter Games later this month in Quesnel. Rebecka van Hellemond, Anika Denkovski and Emerson Mandseth took the top three spots at the Trials which took place December 16 at the Glacier Gymnastics Club in Nelson. A total of nine gymnasts from the Kootenay […]
