Mates dump Our Glass, Brewers blast Vikings as WKMFFL completes week two of action
The four-time defending champion Castlegar Vikings are currently looking up at the rest of the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League following another loss Sunday at Mount Sentinel Field. The Steamshovel Brewers outscored the defending champs 23-6 in the second half en route to a 36-19 victory. The loss was the second of the season […]
Wildcats drop two-set final to Golden at high school volleyball tourney in Trail, LVR fourth, Stanley Humphries sixth
The Golden Eagles outscored the Mount Sentinel Wildcats 50-22 in the championship final to capture the gold medal at the J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks High School Girl’s Volleyball tournament Saturday in the Silver City. The Eagles won the best-of-three tournament final in consecutive games 25-10, 25-12. “We played well at times, but as anticipated, we […]
Castlegar special teams make Leafs pay during 6-3 KIJHL victory Saturday night in Nelson
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The Nelson Leafs rolled the dice Saturday night against the Castlegar Rebels, believing the Heritage City squad could play undisciplined hockey and still win. However, the defending Kootenay Conference Champs didn’t get to the KIJHL final last season by fluke. The Rebels looked to be in mid-season form, making […]
Leafs, Nitehawks post shutouts in Murdoch Division action on opening night of KIJHL
Wow! What a difference a week makes.Andrew Walton turned away 27 shots to power the Nelson Leafs to a 3-0 victory over the defending Kootenay Conference Champion, Castlegar Rebels, in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Friday night at the Community Complex in the Sunflower City.The win gained the Green and...
Ready or not, here comes the 2011-12 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports It doesn’t matter if the final roster is set or not, the show must go on. Friday night on ten fronts the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League kicks off its 2011-12 campaign. Included in opening night is the Nelson Leafs facing off in the Sunflower City against the defending […]
Angels ascend to Derby heaven...by a whisker
Derby fans had plenty to be hoarse about as they staggered out of the Rossland Arena on Sept. 11 after narrowly winning what was arguably the fiercest and closest derby bout the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League has ever seen. Hometown Gnarlie’s Angels fans were out in force in rock star red and […]
Rebels make it look easy, pound Leafs 8-2 in KIJHL exhibition play Thursday in Nelson
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports After winning a preseason tournament in Beaver Valley over the weekend the Nelson Leafs were quickly brought back down to earth by the defending Kootenay Conference Champions from Castlegar. The Rebels scored early, often and then some in posting a pair of Kootenay International Junior Hockey League exhibition wins […]
Rebels double Leafs, exhibition home-and-home resumes in Nelson Thursday
The Castlegar Rebels continued its success over the Nelson Leafs, albeit in the exhibition season, doubling the Green and White 6-3 Wednesday in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action at the Complex in the Sunflower City.The game was the first of the two-game, home-and-home preseason series between the two West...
Castlegar's Courson edges Kokanee Springs Petersen for Balfour Senior Men's Open title
Don Courson of Castlegar outlasted Crawford Bay's Leif Petersen by two strokes to capture the 2011 Senior Men's Open last month at the Balfour Golf and Country Club. Courson finished the 18-hole tournament with a 3-over-par 75 to nip Petersen of Kokanee Springs. Marc Cross of Birchbank won Low Net honours, edging Ken...
Truckers take 2011 GFI title
The Lewiston Paffile Truckers took home $18,000 in winnings as the champions for the 2011 Grand Forks International tournament after defeating Australian Geelong Baycats 9-1 under the heat of a late Boundary summer sun Monday. While the Baycats traveled the farthest for the tournament, the Truckers are experienced on the Grand Forks field having visited the tournament […]
