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Dam Inn, Our Glass secure place at top of WKMFFL with weekend wins

 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 […]

Leafs exact some revenge on Hawks; Martens, Walton power host club to 5-3 victory

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 […]

Saints gain split against UVic, Wong, Wood power the Selkirk engine to victory

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 […]

Nelson/Kaslo Midget Reps off to great start, winners of six of seven games

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 […]

Wildcats show signs of improvement, move into top 10 of Single-A provincial poll

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 […]

West Kootenay hoop officials get ready to toss up ball on new basketball season

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 […]

Bantam Wildcats finish in the middle of the pack during Kelowna female hockey tournament

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 […]

Scoring outage hurts Cats against Fusion, coach Cary Fisher still happy with team progression

“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 […]

Wildcats score 15th place finish at 40-team UBC-O High School Volleyball Tournament

It was a two steps forward, one step back weekend at the UBC-O High School Girl’s Ogopogo Volleyball Tournament for the Mount Sentinel Wildcats of South Slocan. The Cats looked like world-beaters during the preliminary round but then were rocked during the playoffs to finish 15th overall in the 40-team tourney held during the weekend […]

Hat trick by Georgetti not enough as Coyotes edge Saints, home opener Friday

The Selkirk Saints kick off the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League home season Friday at the Castlegar Complex with a date against the University of Victoria Vikes. Selkirk dropped its opening game of the season, a 5-3 decision to Okanagan College Coyotes. Caleb Georgetti of Nelson and formerly of the Leafs and Revelstoke Grizzlies of the […]

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