Leafs-Hawks Showdown, KIJHL Showcase Weekend
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams are now ready to make the annual mad dash to the regular season finish line following the flip of the calendar to 2019. The Nelson Leafs look poised to make a run at its second Murdoch Division title after bouncing back from a two-game losing streak entering the Christmas break...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Blair D'Andrea Bomber Alumni Tournament
More than 35 former L.V. Rogers Bombers Grads took to the Hangar on Boxing Day to participate in the annual Blair D'Andrea Alumni Basketball Tournament. Bomber Graduates come together during the Christmas holidays to raise money to promote basketball in Nelson. The Blair D'Andrea Alumni Scholarship Society was established in...
Nelson's Reece Hunt selected to U18 Team BC
BC Hockey announced Monday that forward Reece Hunt of Nelson has been selected to represent BC at the at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alberta from February 24 – March 3, 2019. Hunt, a graduate of Nelson Minor Hockey, was picked following the three-day U18 Team BC selection camp held during the weekend in Penticton....
Saints get taste of World Junior Championship
Four players from the Selkirk College Saints hockey program will be watching the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championships with a little more interest after tangling with the Kazakhstan National Junior Team in the Lower Mainland. Edward Lindsey, Dylan Heppler, Vince Bitonti and Tayden Woods were selected to the British Columbia...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Beasley Fire Rescue
Recently, Al Craft, former Fire Chief at Beasley Fire Rescue was honoured with the Canada Post Emergency Responders Award. Craft, a mainstay with the local Fire Rescue organization for years, was joined by Nelson Police Chief Paul Burkart; Nelson Police Department Const. Lisa Schmidtke and her husband, Nelson Fire Rescue...
Wildcats place 10th at Single-A Championships
Mount Sentinel Wildcats dropped a consolation match to Kootenay rival Fernie Falcons to finish 10th overall at the BC High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championships held recently in Nanaimo. The Falcons edged the Wildcats 2-1 in the best-of-three match to send the young Mount Sentinel squad to tenth overall in the 20-team...
Nitehawks closing in on Murdoch Division leading Leafs
Don’t look now but the Nelson Leafs have some company at the top of the Neil Murdoch Division. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks posted its sixth consecutive win to climb to within three points of the struggling Leafs as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League heads into its Christmas Holiday break. The Nitehawks outlasted...
Kootenay Lake Fishing Report
November now in the books. So, it's time to shift to December with Kerry Reed of Reel Adventures Sportfishing to get the straight goods what to expect on the lakes and rivers for fishing. Kootenay Lake: Another fun month of fishing in November was had by all. And so far December has started out the same. The fishing has been...
Leaf rock Rockies to gain weekend split
Two ex-Leafs had no answers against their former teammates. Tyler Nypower and Emery Neilson each scored twice sparking Nelson Leafs to a convincing 9-2 thrashing of the Columbia Valley Rockies Saturday in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action at the NDCC Arena. “I don’t think that was Columbia Valley’s best effort....
Nelson's Potkins earns Canoe Kayak BC’s provincial team selection
Heather Potkins of Nelson joins 37 other canoe and kayak paddlers as members of the Canoe Kayak BC’s provincial team. Potkins, a member of the Nelson Canoe and Kayak Club, was selected based on their results from the past season including national team selection, BC performance standard or nomination by the Coach’s Technical...
