By The Nelson Daily SportsTop ranked UBC Okanagan Heat of Kelowna face a familiar opponent when Vancouver Island Mariners meet the B.C. Champs in semi final action Friday at the Canadian College Athletic Association Women’s Volleyball Championships in the G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre of the UNB Saint John Campus.The Heat,...

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsKendra Wayling once again is bound for a major tournament.The Mount Sentinel Wildcats grad is in St. John’s, New Brunswick to compete in the Canada College Athletic Association Women’s Volleyball Championships.The top-ranked Heat bent but didn't break against the longtime rival Vancouver ...

Mark Miller scored a power play goal with less than six minutes remaining in the game to spark the Osoyoos Coyotes to a 2-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the Grizzlies Wednesday in Revelstoke. The win gives the Dogs a 2-1 lead in the Okanagan Conference best-of-seven series. Game four is Thursday […]

The Nelson Daily SportsThe Fernie Ghostriders struck for three first period goals en route to a 5-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Castlegar Rebels in Kootenay Conference playoff action Tuesday in the East Kootenay City.The win evens the best-of-seven final at 1-1. Castlegar won the opening game...

By The Nelson Daily SportsIt’s didn’t take the Castlegar Rebels long to shake of any rust built up from a four-day layoff.Taylor Anderson scored three times and sniper Ryan Aynsley added three points as the Rebels crushed the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Eddie Mountain champs from Fernie 8-4 in game one of ...

Castlegar Jiu Jitsu instructor Chris Thring had a gold medal to show his Little Constrictors when he taught class this week.  Thring, head instructor at Valley Jiu Jitsu, won gold in the lightweight division of the BC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships March 5 in Vancouver. “It felt great to represent Valley Jiu Jitsu and...

By The Nelson Daily SportsThe teams played 120 minutes and settled nothing.Kootenay Wildcats and Fraser Valley Phantom played to a pair of ties during B.C. Female AAA Midget Hockey League play this past weekend in Nelson.Sunday, Christina Bonacci of Trail scored with four minutes remaining in the game to pull the Cats to a ...

By The Nelson Daily SportsIt's going to take more than just a 90-point season to dethrone the defending Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champs.Brendan Urban and Bruce Silvera, including three goals, each had four points to lead the Revelstoke Grizzlies to a convincing 8-2 victory over the Osoyoos Coyotes Sunday ...

 I love Food Fridays! It means I get to experiment in the kitchen and reap the benefits! And yes, share with you as well. These two recipes made their way into my Health in a Hurry: Fast Fun Food workshop last night, and were a total hit! The energy ball recipe is adapted from a […]

The Castlegar Rebels are off to the Kootenay Conference Final.The Rebels advanced to the series by doubing the Beaver Valley Nitehawks 4-2  in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Playoff action Thursday in the Sunflower City.Castlegar wins the Murdoch Division Final 4-1.The Rebels meet the winner of the Eddie Mountain...