Roller Derby squads back on track to battle for bragging rights
It’s another round of the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League Friday at the Castlegar Community Complex.
The doubleheader of action begins at 7 p.m. with the Dam City Rollers of Castlegar up against the Babes of Brutality from Salmo. The second contest of the night is Nelson’s Killjoys and Gnarlie’s Angels of Rossland. The […]
Worst drinks for weight loss
Sometimes the biggest culprits for adding unwanted calories to our diet when we’re trying to lose weight are the drinks we’re consuming! Not being very substantial, and often “refreshing”, many high calorie drinks sneak past our health radar, undetected. And before you know it, you just can’t seem to drop that last 5, or 10 […]
R/T's Bennett shoots even par to capture Christina Lake title
By The Nelson Daily Sports Stop two on the West Kootenay Zone One Junior Golf circuit and another Rossland/Trail player claims the top prize. Kevin Bennett fired an even-par 72 to edge home-course favourite Tanner Kopan by three shots to claim the overall title Sunday at the Christina Lake Golf and Country Club. Bennett’s teammate […]
Thunder make some noise at Showcase tourney
By The Nelson Daily Sports The Kootenay Thunder Regional Girl’s Soccer squad displayed flashes of brilliance during the Western Canada Showcase Tournament this past weekend in Burnaby. The Thunder finished the tourney with a 1-3 record but the overall result did not disappoint coach Dave Spendlove. “Many of the top college scouts attending this event […]
Moroney wins opening Jr. tourney, Granite Pointe ready for golfers
By The Nelson Daily Sports Brenan Moroney sank a two-inch birdie putt on the second playoff hole to capture the first event on the West Kootenay Junior Golf circuit Saturday at the Balfour Golf Course. Moroney’s approach shot into the green came ever so close to going into the hole making it easy for the […]
On elimination night, Chicago finds way to force game seven
Will the Vancouver Canucks become the 2011 Stanley Cup version of the Boston Bruins? Canucks fans will find out Tuesday at the Rogers Centre after Ben Smith scored on a rebound at 15:30 of overtime to power the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over Vancouver in game six of the […]
Are your dinner choices putting the brakes on your weight loss?
Eating a big dinner might be sabotaging your weight loss efforts in more ways than you think! Here are just somepossible ways: You’re not active enough in the evening to justify making dinner your largest meal (most people aren’t!). Why do we eat food? No, it’s not just because it tastes good. We eat for energy! […]
LVR too hot to handle at Bomber Spring Fling
By The Nelson Daily Sports “Rain drops keep falling on my head,” was the last song Ron Mace wanted to hear ringing in his ear when L.V. Rogers Bombers hosted its annual Spring Fling this weekend at the Queen Elizabeth Park. But that’s what happened as Mother Nature decided April showers was the norm of […]
Wranglers wrestle Keystone Cup away from Knights
There will be no three-peat for B.C. at the Keystone Cup, emblematic of Western Canada Junior B Hockey supremacy. Cyclone Taylor champ, Peninsula Panthers of Victoria, lost out in the bronze medal game to the Pilot Butte Storm. The Panthers finished the round robin in third spot with a 3-2 record. In the final, Blackfalds […]
Let the playoff season begin says this NMHA grad
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports Geoff Kinrade isn’t just happy to be back in the playoffs, he wants to win it all. The Binghamton Senator rearguard is bubbling with confidence after the Ottawa farm team went on a late-season 6-3-0-1 run to secure seventh place in the Eastern Conference — fifth in the division […]
