Leafs, Hawks, Rebels all pull out wins in Saturday night KIJHL action
If the Leafs want any chance of catching the front-runners in the KIJHL’s Murdoch Division Nelson must beat the lesser teams in the league. And the last time anyone looked, the Spokane Braves is one of those lesser teams in the standings. The Leafs rode the three-goal performance of Nik Newman to a 4-2 doubling […]
Grand Forks dumps coach, wins first of the KIJHL season in dramatic style Friday against Columbia Valley
Break out the champagne; the Grand Forks Border Bruins won for the first time in the 2011-12 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. And the Bruins achieved the victory in dramatic style. Five different players scored to rally the Bruins from a 3-1 deficit en route to a 5-4 win over the Columbia Valley Rockies […]
Fast fact about 99th Grey Cup in Vancouver
Sunday at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, the B.C. Lions play host to the Winnipeg Jets in the 99th Grey Cup. More than 6 Million football fans from coast to coast are expected to tune in for the Canadian Football League Championship. Some facts about the CFL Finale include: Teams: Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. B.C. […]
Leafs outlast Braves 8-6 to keep pace in Murdoch Division with Beaver Valley and Castlegar
The game mirrored a good old fashion, Ali-Frazier boxing match. The Nelson Leafs fired the first series of haymakers then the Spokane Braves answered some bombs of their own. And when the final bell sounded the Leafs walked out of the rink with an 8-6 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory Friday south of the […]
Taking Chances brings Rebels/City a happy ending
A letter expressing upset to city council penned by the president of the Castlegar Rebels, Jim Craig, has proved to be the catalyst for a good news story, in which everyone walked away happy. Craig said in a letter included in Monday night’s council meeting that the Rebels rely on their community bingo nights for […]
KIJHL Notebook: Buckley goes from cellar dwellers to defending league champs
Cole Buckley’s stay with the Grand Forks Border Bruins lasted whopping seven games after the Murdoch Division cellar dwellers traded the Penticton native to the Osoyoos Coyotes earlier this week in a futures deal. Buckley, 19, was dealt to the defending Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champs Monday in a deal that sees Grand Forks […]
Two tournaments, two silver medals for Kaslo/Nelson Midget Reps
For the second tournament in a week the Kaslo/Nelson Midget Reps settled for second place. South Okanagan scored in each period en route to a 3-1 victory over Kaslo/Nelson in the final of the Kelowna Minor Hockey Midget Rep Tournament Sunday in the Central Okanagan City. Kaslo/Nelson lost to Tri-Cities in the final of the […]
Ice squander lead, settle for 6-6 tie against Fraser Valley Bruins in BCMMHL action Sunday in Castlegar
Penalties in the final minutes of the game allowed Fraser Valley Bruins to score twice on the power play and pull out a 6-6 tie against Kootenay Ice in B.C. Major Midget Hockey League play Sunday at the Castlegar and District Community Complex. Kootenay looked to be in control leading 6-4 with two minutes remaining […]
Beasley's Steve Archdekin needs help to grant a last wish of a friend who died of cancer
Beasley resident Steve Archdekin has never met a hurdle he couldn’t overcome. In September of 1993 Archdekin came down with what he thought was a case of the common cold. Little did the Brampton, Ont., native know was this common cold turned into a full blown case of rare form of arthritis called, Reiter’s Syndrome. […]
Mates back in winner's circle, snap four-year Vikings title run with 19-12 victory in WKMFFL Final
Dam Inn receiver Mike Lucas caught to touchdown passes, the second snapping a 12-12 tie, to power the Mates to a hard-fought 19-12 victory over Castlegar Vikings in the final of the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League Sunday in the snow at the Mount Sentinel Field. The Dam Inn win, the first in the […]
