By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports Usually by the end of a B.C. Major Midget Hockey League game Kootenay Ice goalies have seen more rubber than Goodyear Tire. Which may be a bit of a nightmare to some aspiring netminders looking to parlay a successful midget campaign into a shot at tier two junior A. […]

The West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats proved the girls can play with the boys.The Cats flexed some offensive power en route to skating away with a pair of convincing weekend victories over the NelsonBantam House squads in minor hockey action in the Heritage City.West Kootenay blasted Bantam House # 1 6-1 before riding the shutout...

 Dam Inn Mates survived a late scare from the Thundercats to get past Trail 25-17 in West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League action Sunday at Mount Sentinel Field. The victory keeps the Mates atop the WKMFFL standings with an undefeated mark of 4-0. Nelson Our Glass Ogs kept up the pressure on the Mates by […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The Nelson Leafs gained some breathing room in the race for the Murdoch penthouse while exacting some revenge on a divisional rival at the same time. Patrick Martens scored twice and Andrew Walton rebounded from a less than stellar performance previously against Beaver Valley to power the Leafs to […]

The Sekirk Saints split a pair of home game to the University of Victoria Vikings in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League action during the weekend in Castlegar. The Saints, unveiling new jerseys during the opener of the two-game tilt, rode the outstanding netminder of Calgary native Andrew Wong to double the Vikes 4-2 during the opener […]

Last season it was a Nelson/Castlegar mix. This season Nelson Minor Hockey decided to affiliate with Kaslo to form its Midget Rep squad and the decision appears to be paying dividends on the ice. Nelson/Kaslo Leafs won its sixth game of the young minor hockey season Sunday in Nakusp, defeating the host club 4-1 thanks […]

The Mount Sentinel Wildcats moved up the confidence ladder to place in the gold tier at the 48-team Best of the West High School Girl’s Volleyball Tournament Saturday in Kelowna. “It was a good weekend overall for us,” said Mount Sentinel head coach Joe Moreira. “(We) took some baby steps forward.” The Wildcats lost all […]

Hoop players have been busy working on their respective games prior to the High School Basketball season. So are the officials. The West Kootenay Basketball Officials Association is busy gearing up for another season on the hardwood with is inaugural meeting set for Tuesday in Castlegar. The place and time is Twin Rivers Elementary next […]

The West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats finished in the middle of the pack during a female hockey tournament this past weekend in Kelowna. The Cats, consisting of players from Kaslo, Nelson, Castlegar, Rossland and Trail, were 1-2-1 during the weekend tilt against competition from throughout the province. The Cats opened the tourney bowing to Kelowna 3-1 […]

“Snakebitten!” That was how Kootenay head coach Cary Fisher summed up two B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League games against the Vancouver Fusion. The way Fisher sees it the Wildcats played more than well enough to win the squad just had difficulty putting the biscuit in the basket. “We played well in all aspects of […]