Live Roller Derby in Trail on Saturday!
West Kootenay Roller Derby (WKRD) rolls into the Trail Arena this Saturday for a couple of match ups that will make your head spin. The action starts at 5 p.m. when the home team, the Rossland Trail Roller Girls (RTRG), take on Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers. The Dams are coming in hot after defeating their […]
Catch the Spirit: GFI prepares for another exciting year
Catch the Spirit, the Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament (GFI) is back for another year, starting June 30th and ending July 5th 2015. I have been involved in different capacities with this tournament since 2008 and am very excited to be in this position, working with such enthusiastic and dedicated, board of...
Selkirk College Saints Bolster Defensive Corps with Pair of Recruits
With playing commitments from a pair of top-notch defenceman, the three-time defending British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) champion Selkirk College Saints have started to rebuild a key component to continued success. With the majority of the 2014-2015 Saints blueline contingent graduating this spring, the...
PODCAST: How to make backcountry skiing a full time job with Brad Steele of BackcountrySkiingCanada.com
About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...
Saints reload roster for run at fourth consecutive BCIHL title
With a third straight British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) championship now part of the history books, the Selkirk College Saints continue to build towards continued success. The hockey program is pleased to announce the playing commitments of Brett Huber and Nelson Hurry to attend and compete for the Saints...
Selkirk Saints score BCIHL Three-Peat with sweep of SFU Clan
The Selkirk Saints accomplished what no other team has done in the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League — score a Three-Peat. The Saints swept out Simon Fraser University Clan 4-2 Saturday night in Castlegar to capture the schools third consecutive BCHIL banner before a boisterous crowd. Goals by Jamie Vlanich and Ryan Edwards ...
Edwards scores hat-trick to power Saints past SFU in BCIHL Championship opener
Ryan Edwards is no stranger to the big stage having led the Beaver Valley Nitehawks to the triple-crown of Junior B Hockey in 2014 — Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, Cyclone Taylor and Keystone Cup titles. Edwards is doing the same in 2015 for the Selkirk Saints in the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League Championship....
Dam City Rollers gearing up for new season
Castlegar’s fun, feisty, and fearless women of the flat track are back on their skates and ready for the 2015 roller derby season! The Dam City Rollers had a stellar 2014 season; the team went undefeated and brought home the “golden boot” as the West Kootenay Roller Derby regional champions. The team is looking to […]
TRAX Swimmers attend Short Course Provincial Championships
TRAX Swim Club swimmers competed in the Swim BC AAA Short Course Provincial Championship Swim Meet held in Surrey from March 5-7. TRAX Swim Club swimmers once again displayed their talent against the very best swimmers in the Province at the Swim BC AAA Provincial Championship in Surrey. Each swimmer had to achieve demanding swim […]
Selkirk College Saints Add Firepower to Future with Commitment by Dallas Calvin
The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program is pleased to announce the playing commitment of Dallas Calvin to attend and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2015-2016 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season. Calvin is a 6-foot-4, 220 pound forward who recently completed his final junior hockey season ...