By The Nelson Daily Sports Kootenay Ice forward Luke Bertolucci is bound for gold Friday at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax. Bertolucci and Team B.C. Company knocked off Team Ontario 5-2 Thursday in one semi final. The win avenged an earlier 5-1 round robin loss to Ontario. Team B.C. meets Team Alberta which defeated […]

The Nelson Daily SportsSo much for the Nelson Leafs surprising the Beaver Valley Nitehawks.The Hawks exploded for seven first-period goals en route to a 13-2 trouncing of the Leafs in game one of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Divisional Semi Final series Tuesday in Fruitvale.
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By The Nelson DailyThe L.V. Rogers Bombers used a balanced scoring attack to dump a pesky Rossland Royals squad 56-44 in Kootenay High School Girl’s Basketball action Tuesday at the Hangar.The win allowed the Bombers to sweep the Royals in the two-game season series.The Bombers took control of the game late in the first...

I just have to be honest. I’m a total sucker for buttery, brown sugary goodness, like butter tarts, and pecan squares. I mean, really, who isn’t? If you say you aren’t you’re a liar, and you know it. Well you no longer have to live a lie-filled, deprived life as you try to make healthier […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports Saturday, during the Leafs game against the Creston Valley Thunder, two lucky fans will get an opportunity to shoot for a 2011 Ford Fiesta. The chance occurs during the second-period intermission of final Kootenay International Junior Hockey League regular season home game for the Leafs. “Two fans, one selected […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports Sunday the Kootenay Ice realized there are no playoffs this B.C. Major Midget Hockey League season after dropping a 5-2 decision to the top team, the Vancouver North West Giants. The loss, the 22nd of the season for the Kootenay contingent, mathematically eliminated Kootenay from the post season. “For […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports Nelson Minor Hockey Rep teams begin the road to the March provincial tournament this weekend in the friendly confines of the NDCC Arena. The Bantam Reps play host to Castlegar Friday at 6 p.m. in the first game of the first-team-to-four-points series. The Reps, finishing the season on top of […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports It’s obvious the Nelson Leafs do not want to spend another off-season hunting for a coach and GM. Which is why team president Russell Stocks announced the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League franchise has resigned current skipper Chris Shaw to another season with the Green and White. “Chris, in […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports Coming from the B.C. Interior, the Kootenay Wildcats log many road miles to compete on the B.C. Female AAA Hockey League circuit. So making another 16-hour trip to northern B.C. was a nightmare the team definitely didn’t want to experience. The Cats all but clinched the fourth and final […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports Northern Michigan University prospect Ryan Aynsley had three points to allow the Castlegar Rebels to continue its season dominance of the Nelson Leafs, edging the West Kootenay rival 5-3 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League play Saturday in the Sunflower City. The Rebels won all but one game against the […]