Dam Inn receiver Mike Lucas caught to touchdown passes, the second snapping a 12-12 tie, to power the Mates to a hard-fought 19-12 victory over Castlegar Vikings in the final of the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League Sunday in the snow at the Mount Sentinel Field. The Dam Inn win, the first in the […]

 The rags to riches story continues for the B.C. Lions. Travis Lulay, and a suffocating B.C. defence, sparked the Lions to a 40-23 rout of the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL Western Final Sunday before 41,313 fans at B.C Place in Vancouver. The win advances the Lions to the 99th Grey Cup next Sunday in, […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The Mount Sentinel Wildcats have qualified for the B.C. High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championships. If someone on the street said this in passing a few years ago the response would have been, “so what . . . that’s nothing new. Mount Sentinel goes all the time.” However, after […]

Winter is here and rather than hiding inside for the next few months, why not get outside and enjoy winter this year by hitting the slopes with your Grade 4 and 5 children! Skiing and snowboarding are some of Canada’s most popular winter sports and one of the best ways to stay active this winter. […]

In 1985, Microsoft Corporation released the first version of Windows, Windows 1.0; compact Discs are introduced to American Consumers and the Mount Sentinel Wildcats won the West Kootenay High School AA Boy’s Volleyball zone. Twenty-six years later, technology has changed but the same school is being represented at the Provincial AA Volleyball championships. The Wildcats […]

The Canadian Ski Council has already processed over 7,000 applications for its Grade 4 & 5 SnowPass program. These lucky children from across Canada have the opportunity to ski or ride for free up to three times at each participating ski area in their region this winter. Since the Grade 4 & 5 SnowPass program […]

Never count out the champion. The Nelson Our Glass Ogs found out first hand as defending champion Castlegar Vikings knocked off the regular season winners 37-32 in West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League Playoff action Sunday at the Mount Sentinel Field. The four-time defending champs now advance to the league final Sunday at high Noon […]

Mitch Crisanti scored four times, twice during a five-goal first-period explosion, to spark the Vancouver Northwest Giants to an 8-3 decision over Kootenay Ice in B.C. Major Midget Hockey League action Sunday in Burnaby. The win completed a weekend sweep for the Giants over the Kootenay squad. Vancouver won the opener Saturday 4-0. Vancouver jumped […]

Castlegar’s Aaron Hadley scored once and former B.C. Major Midget star Alex Kerfoot had two points to lead Canada West to a 4-2 win over rivals Canada East in the final of the 2011 World Junior A Challenge Sunday in Langley. It’s the first time Canada West has won the gold medal since doing so […]

Now that Nelson’s top offensive threat Patrick Martens has gone the way of Junior A — after signing earlier this week with the Langley Rivermen — the Leafs will look to another Kootenay International Junior Hockey League All Star to carry the weight of the team. Goalie Andrew Walton came close to packing the Leafs […]