More ladies' roller derby action this weekend
The ladies on wheels are at it again with “Silence of the Jams,” a West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League event that hits Nelson this Saturday. The bouts between Nelson's Lumber Jackies versus Rossland's Gnarlie's Angels and Castlegar's Dam City Rollers against Nelson's Killjoys, mark the third double-header for the league...
Frame wows the crowd at Kaslo May Days Skateboard event
Trevor Frame of Castlegar entertained the crowd to claim the 15-plus age group at the SK8 event of the 2011 Kootenay Skateboard series this past weekend during May Days celebrations in Kaslo. Frame out-pointed Acquilla Clarke of the Sunflower City during the high-octane event. Raven Truth of Nelson was third. In the 14-year division Levi […]
Five players garner spots on Zone One West Kootenay Jr Golf Team
By The Nelson Daily Sports Five local golfers will tee it up representing the Zone One West Kootenay at the B.C. Junior Championship July 5-8 at the Rossland/Trail Country Club. Tanner Kopan of Christina Lake, Redstone’s Kevin Bennett, Garrett Underwood of Champion Lakes and Brenan Moroney of Rossland/Trail were awarded berths in the tournament following […]
Kinrade, B-Sens off to Calder Cup Final after sweeping Checkers
By The Nelson Daily Sports In just his second season as a professional, Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade is playing for the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Championship. Kinrade & the Binghamton Senators scored a 4-3 home-ice victory over the Charlotte Checkers Wednesday night to sweep the Eastern Conference Final 4-0, and a berth in the Calder […]
Trail's Crowe Hawks outlast Bombers 3-2 to claim second Kootenay Roundball title in three years
By The Nelson Daily SportsFor the second time in three years the J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks are off to the B.C. High School AA Girl’s Soccer Championships.The Hawks used timely scoring before holding off the Bomber charge to knock off defending champion L.V. Rogers 3-2 in the Kootenay High School AA Girl’s Soccer Championships...
Banged up Bombers look to defend zone title Friday in Trail
By The Nelson Daily SportsThe biggest prize of the High School Girl’s Roundball season is up for grabs Friday in the Silver City as four schools compete for a berth at the B.C. High School AA Soccer Championship.Defending zone champion, L.V. Rogers Bombers, enters the final four as the second seed in the Kootenay Zone...
BC Seniors Games all fired up
The countdown to the BC Seniors Games has officially begun after a torchlighting ceremony in Castlegar last night. More than 100 people turned out to watch the torch being lit at 8 p.m. at the Castlegar Complex, after words from games organizers, Castlegar mayor Lawrence Chernoff, Nelson city councillor Deb Kozak, Trail mayor Dieter Bogs, […]
Kinrade's minutes continue to grow as B-Sens progress down AHL Calder Cup playoff trail
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsDuring the summer it’s not an unlikely sight to see Geoff Kinrade sweating through his workout routine at a fitness center near you.Kinrade’s like a machine as he works every muscle in his body into chisel-like form.That’s been music to the ear of Binghamton Senators’ coach Kurt Kleinendorst.Since...
Moroney fires a sizzling 66 to breeze to Granite Pointe title
By The Nelson Daily Sports Rossland/Trail’s Brenan Moroney destroyed the field en route to winning the Granite Pointe stop on the Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf tournament Sunday in Nelson. Moroney shot an amazing 6-under-par 66 to claim the tourney by 10 shots over Kevin Bennett of Redstone in Rossland and Champion Lakes golfer […]
Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby packs in the crowds
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The Castlegar Community Complex was rocking Friday night. But it wasn’t the Rebels on a run to the KIJHL title playing Canada’s game that people were flocking to see. No, the attraction sparking the attention of spectators from Nelson to Nakusp was the West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller […]
