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 […]
Lucchini sparks Kootenay to first win of BCMMHL season by scoring twice, Rockets rebound in game two
Jake Lucchini of Trail scored with three-minutes-plus remaining in the third period, snapping a 4-4 tie and lifting the Kootenay Ice to its first win of the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League season, a 5-4 decision over Okanagan Rockets, Saturday at the NDCC Arena. Unfortunately, the Ice could not duplicate the magic Sunday in the […]
Silverbacks sweep weekend series against Smokies
It’s not like the Trail Smoke Eaters are not trying.Despite out shooting the Silverbacks 40-27, it was Salmon Arm sweeping the two-game weekend series with a 3-2 B.C. Hockey League victory Saturday in Salmon Arm.Salmon Arm won the opening game of the series 6-4 Friday in Trail.A goal by Stefan Nicholishen with less than six...
Kootenay Ice Midgets host Rockets at NDCC Arena
Nelson hockey fans get one of only a few good looks at the Kootenay Ice as the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League club opens the home season Saturday in at the NDCC Arena against the Okanagan Rockets. The Ice enter the weekend series, 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, winless in two starts after […]
Kootenay Wildcats open season with pair of wins
The Kootenay Wildcats opened the 2011-12 B.C. Female Midget Hockey League with a 2-1 record during a tournament in Nelson. The Cats started the campaign with a 5-1 loss to Okanagan Rockets before reeling off two consecutive wins over Vancouver Fusion, 5-4 and Prince George Cougars, 4-2. Kootenay is tied for top spot in the […]
Krause basketball camp at Selkirk CANCELLED
Kootenay Basketball skipper Viv Kingdon has some bad news for youth hoopsters."We just received news that (Director of Men’s Basketball at Gonzaga University) Jerry Krause will not be able to attend the upcoming camp at Selkirk College," Kingdon said.Krause, who instructed last season during a camp at L.V. Rogers in Nelson ...
Hawks unlucky not to get better results at KVC
The J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks played like champions, but didn’t get the results this past weekend at the Kootenay Volleyball Classic at Mount Sentinel gymnasium.The Hawks took silver medal winner Fernie Falcons to a deciding game — Crowe actually led the contest by early in the third game — before losing the round robin match in...
