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Castlegar sweeps Nelson right out of West Kootenay Bantam Rep Playoffs

Castlegar is going to the B.C. Hockey Bantam AAA Minor Hockey Championships. The Sunflower City squad booked its ticket to the Big Show Tuesday night in Castlegar with a 2-0 win over Nelson in the West Kootenay Minor Hockey Bantam Rep playoffs at the Arena Complex. Castlegar wins the first-team-to-four-points series 4-0. Castlegar, finishing behind […]

Shypitka, Nichol roar out of starting gates at Seniors Championships

The two Kootenay rinks are making life tough on the visiting rinks at the Tim Horton’s BC Senior Men’s Curling Championships Tuesday in Trail. The Myron Nichol rink out of Castlegar and Cranbrook’s Tom Shypitka are 2-0 after two draws. Nichol, third Rick Brown, second Terry Kryzcka and lead Rob Babiarz, bounced Rick Pughe of […]

Klimchuk scores four to spark Castlegar past Nelson Bantam Reps

Kadrian Klimchuk scored four times and added one assist to lead Castlegar to a convincing 7-3 victory over Nelson in game one of the West Kootenay Minor Hockey Bantam Rep playoffs Saturday at the NDCC Arena in Nelson. Castlegar leads the first-team-to-four-points series 2-0 with game two Tuesday in the Sunflower City at 7 p.m. […]

Shypitka, Nichol carry Kootenay colours at Tim Horton's Senior's Bonspiel in Trail

Fred Thomson would like to think all his years of competing in the Trail Curling Club would give his team the edge heading into play Tuesday at the Tim Horton’s B.C. Senior Men’s Championships. That may be the case, say, at the junior level. This is the Senior Men’s Division where skips, thirds, seconds and […]

New West's Bilesky off to Brier after claiming B.C. title

New Westminster’s Andrew Bilesky is off to the Tim Horton’s Brier next month in Edmonton after winning the Canadian Direct Insurance B.C. Men’s Provincial Curling title Sunday in Parksville. Bilesky, Steve Kopf, Derek Errington and Aaron Watson defeated fellow Royal City skip Brent Pierce 7-4 to advance to the Brier March 2-10 in Edmonton. The […]

Rebels clinch Murdoch Division with 10-4 win over Grand Forks

Stuart Walton had four points while Diego Bartlett and Darren Medeiros each netted three points to power the Castlegar Rebels to a convincing 10-4 win over the Grand Forks Border Bruins in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Sunday in the Sunflower City. The win clinches the Murdoch Division for the Rebels. The game was […]

Leafs continue to slide, Rebels double Hawks to increase Murdoch lead

The Nelson Leafs are going in the wrong direction at the wrong time of the season. Cameron Berry and Nathan Grieve scored power play goals in the second period to power the Sicamous Eagles to a 5-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Leafs Friday in Shuswap Country. The loss, coupled with Castlegar’s […]

Hockey goes on... because of you

Starting today, Kraft Hockey Goes On is helping Canadians share their passion for the game by recognizing important local volunteers who make hockey happen in communities across Canada.  Through the program, 25 individuals will be celebrated and $1 million will be awarded to Hockey Canada-affiliated organizations.  Nominations...

Saints captain earns second player-of-the-week award

The Selkirk Saints, and B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League voters know a good thing when they see one. So it comes as no surprise that for the second time this season Selkirk captain Jordan Wood has been selected BCIHL Player of the Week. Wood led all BCIHL scorers last week with four goals and seven points, […]

Bothamley edges Nelson's Richardson to claim Masters curling crown

The Doug Bothamley rink of Creston came away as the big winner at the Masters 60-plus curling playdowns Sunday at the Nelson Curling Club. Bothamley, with a long history in curling competition having competed in the 1980 Brier for the Yukon/NWT, edged out Nelson’s Rob Richardson for the title. The tournament attracted three rinks from […]