Flu bug slows down Bombers at Field Hockey Championships
The L.V. Rogers Bombers will play in the Consolation Round following a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to rival South Okanagan of Oliver Thursday at the BC High School AA Girl’s Field Hockey Championships. The loss was followed by a 3-0 setback to West View. The flu bug forced the Bombers to play shorthanded as the Kootenay squad was...
KI investigates report of racial taunting during Leafs-Storm game in Nelson
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Commissioner Larry Martel said the league has started an investigation following a report of racial taunting by a player during Saturday’s game in Nelson between the Leafs and the Kamloops Storm. Martel said the incident happened during the game when a Leafs player came to his coach...
LVR's Madelyn Bonikowsky captures Provincial Championship; Bomber Boys claim Team Silver
Madelyn Bonikowsky culminated an amazing season on the cross country circuit by capturing the gold medal in the Senior Girl’s Division at the 2019 BC High School X-Country Championships Saturday in Abbotsford. Bonikowsky, who moved to Nelson from Delta this past summer with her twin brother Jacob, won the five kilometer...
Leafs keep on winning, double up Storm 4-2
Nelson Leafs remain the hottest team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. The Green and White started off the month of November just like the team ended October, skating to a 4-2 decision over the Kamloops Storm Saturday night at the NDCC Arena. Nelson, 11-2-0-0-3, lead the Murdoch Division by two points over...
Mallards Team of the Week — L.V. Rogers Bombers Field Hockey
For the ninth consecutive season the L.V. Rogers Bombers will compete in the BC High School AA Girl’s Field Hockey Championships at Lambrick Park in Victoria. The Bombers blasted Princess Margaret of Penticton 5-1 in the Kootenay/Okanagan qualifying round game to advance to the provincial tournament. Ella Peloso scored twice...
Leafs roll into November first in the Murdoch Division
Leaf fans are hoping whatever the hockey club was eating or drinking during the month of October is secretly packed away in a secure vault to be rationed throughout the remainder of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. Because the past month saw the Green and White go undefeated, and race from the bottom ...
Wild Weekend on the Island for Selkirk College Saints
If the Selkirk College Saints were looking for a key early-season bonding weekend full of memorable takeaways, they hit the mark on their latest trip to Vancouver Island. The Saints journeyed west for a pair of British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) games and returned home with a 7-6 barnburner win over the...
Leafs continue to roll, takeover lead of Murdoch Division
The future is definitely looking bright for Joe Davidson and the Nelson Leafs. The rookie winger registered a four-point night to lead Nelson to an 8-4 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over visiting 100 Mile House Wranglers Saturday night at the NDCC Arena. The win, combined with Nelson’s 3-1 decision Friday...
Smoke Eaters acquire Cody Schiavon from the Surrey Eagles
The Trail Smoke Eaters are excited to announce they have acquired defenseman Cody Schiavon from the Surrey Eagles Schiavon, a veteran of the BCHL, comes to Trail after spending the last two season with the Surrey Eagels, where he was an assistant captain last year, and the team’s captain this year. The Kelowna native has...
From California Dreamin to the Heritage City — Anderson Violette backstops Leafs resurgence
By Emanuel Sequeira, KIJHL Communications Manager After a less than impressive start to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season, Nelson Leafs have caught fire in October thanks to netminder Anderson Violette. Violette came to the Green and White via a trade with Sannich Braves of the Vancouver Island Junior...
