Trail AA Orioles AA American Legion squad hosts tourney at Butler Park
The Trail AA Orioles AA kicks off the season this weekend by hosting the Trail Invitational Baseball Tournament at Butler Park. The Orioles play in a new division of the American Legion Baseball League against teams from Colville, Asotin, Mt. Spokane, Lewis and Clarke, Gonzaga Prep, Mead, Rogers and West Valley “Last year we...
KIJHL AGM — Martel to VP Murdoch Division, league adopts BCHL 30-day suspension, final remains seven games
It didn’t take former Leaf Larry Martel long to find a job in hockey. The ex-Leaf president moved across the hallway to office of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League after being elected as vice-president of the Neil Murdoch Division. The selection of Martel was just one of the news items coming out of the […]
BCHL welcomes US-based Wenatchee Wild to league for 2015-16 season
The BC Hockey League is getting another team — its 17th franchise starting with the 2015-16 season. The Wenatchee Wild was announced as the latest team to join the BCHL during a press conference Monday in the Washington State City. The franchise is the first American team in the BCHL since Bellingham Ice Hawks, operated […]
Saints head coach accepts new position in Alberni Valley
The Selkirk College Saints men’s hockey team is pleased to announce that head coach Alex Evin has accepted a new position as assistant coach and goaltending coach with the British Columbia Hockey League's (BCHL) Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Evin joined the Saints for the 2012-2013 season as an assistant/goalie coach and was...
Nelson Eagles fly high at Kelowna hoop tournament
The Nelson Eagles finished 2-1 at the U17 KMBA Boys Basketball Tourney this past weekend in Kelowna. The Eagles, consisting of players mostly from L.V. Rogers High School and Castlegar, defeated KMBA Reps from Kelowna in the consolation final Sunday. “(We) caught the KMBA squad on the back end of a double-header and took full […]
LVR rocks Rockers en route to Kootenay Rugby Championship
Chase Gilbertson scored two tries to lead the L.V. Rogers Bombers to a convincing 43-0 romp over Castlegar’s Stanley Humphries Rockers in the Kootenay High School Boy’s Rugby Championship Wednesday afternoon at the Lakeside Pitch in Nelson. LVR, the defending Kootenay Champion, now advances to the BC High School Boy’s AA Rugby Championships May 27-30 […]
REC SITE: The Times They Are A-Changin'
New Shelters Coming, Old Shelters Going Under the community-generated Management Plan for the Rossland Range Recreation Site, some new day-use shelters will be built to replace the older, rodent-infested but beloved structures that so many of us have happily skied or snowshoed to, and used to warm up, toast sandwiches or heat up soup, and […]
Bombers host annual High School Baseball Tourney in Trail
Okay Bombers, let’s . . . play . . . ball. Unfortunately, the first home game for the L.V. Rogers High School Baseball team will not be at the newly refurbished Queen Elizabeth Park in Nelson. Bomber fans need to travel 80 kilometers to the west to Trail for the 2015 LVR High School Tournament. […]
Mallard's Team of the Week — Selkirk Saints Student Athletes
The Selkirk College Saints closed out an amazing British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League season with the awards banquet held recently at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The ceremony saw many of the Saints players honoured for their achievements in the run to the 2015 BCIHL title. Twelve student athletes were presented with certificates to recognize achievements […]
Selkirk College Saints Continue Rebuild of Defence Core
The Selkirk College Men’s hockey program is pleased to announce the playing commitment of Richard Gratz to attend and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2015-2016 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season. Gratz is a 6-foot-3, 190 pound defenseman who recently completed his final season with the OCN...
