Sockeyes first out of gate at Cyclone Taylor Championship
By The Nelson Daily Sports Richmond is the first team out of the gate at the 2011 Cyclone Taylor Cup in Fernie. A goal by Rudi Thorsteinson, his second of the game, with 52 seconds remaining in the game sparked the Sockeyes to a thrilling 4-3 victory over KIJHL champion Osoyoos Coyotes Thursday in round […]
Four teams left in hunt for Cyclone Taylor Cup
By The Nelson Daily SportsFour teams — three league champs and the host Ghostriders — begin the final chapter in quest for the Cyclone Taylor Cup Thursday in Fernie.The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champion, Osoyoos Coyotes, Pacific Junior Hockey League winner Richmond Sockeyes, Vancouver Island Junior champs...
An ode to oats
I’ve called oatmeal a lot of things in my life, but “yummy” wasn’t one of them, until the last year or so. Maybe I’m just slow to jump aboard this train, but as far as I was concerned, things like oatmeal (or at least what I thought was oatmeal) fell into the “thanks but I’d rather go […]
She shoots, she scores — freshman Taylor wins again
By The Nelson Daily Sports Last week Lauren Taylor became the first freshman in Portland State school history to capture a women’s golf tournament. Tuesday, the Nelson native added another first beside her name in the Portland State record book. Taylor shot a final round 75 to claim the top prize at the Big Sky […]
Silver medal bittersweet for Kootenay Wildcats
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports For the third consecutive year the Kootenay Wildcats watched as another team celebrated a provincial title. Thompson/Okanagan Rockets scored the only goal of the third period to squeak out a 3-2 victory in game three of the 2010-2011 Female Midget AAA Championship Sunday night in Rutland. The Rockets win […]
From expansion to KIJHL champs, Osoyoos continues magical ride
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports In the end 42 wins, 90 points and runaway winners of the 2010-11 regular season really does mean something. The Osoyoos Coyotes flexed their offensive muscles, scoring four times in the opening period to trounce the Castlegar Rebels 7-1 and clinch the 2011 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship […]
Desert Dogs rout Rebels to capture 2011 KIJHL title
By The Nelson Daily Sports The Osoyoos Coyotes exploded for four first period goals en route to thumping the Castlegar Rebels 7-1 to clinch the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship Saturday at the Complex in the Sunflower City. The Desert Dogs win the best-of-seven series 4-2 and now represent the KIJHL at the Cyclone […]
Rebels face elimination game Saturday after Dogs 4-2 win in Game five
It’s taken more than six week, but the Castlegar Rebels finally face an elimination game. A goal by Matt Geurts at seven minutes of the third period snapped a 2-2 tie and powered the Osoyoos Coyotes to a 4-2 victory over the Rebels in Game five of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Final Friday […]
Ross backstops Rebels to 2-0 win, series tied at 2-2
By The Nelson Daily Sports The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Final is now down to a best-of-three series. Timely scoring and a 21-save performance from goalie Alex Ross powered the Castlegar Rebels to a 2-0 victory over the Osoyoos Coyotes in game four of the KIJHL Final Wednesday night at the Complex in the […]
Sports: our Dam City on a roll
Most people in this community know Kristina Kruchkowski from her Shaw Cables news reports ….but how many of you know her by her alter ego, Kitty Karnage? City council now does, after Kruchkowski appeared as a delegation with her Ladies’ derby team, the Dam City Rollers, Monday evening. Sporting fun names like, Pro-Pain Paula, […]
