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Rebels nip Leafs; Aynsley commits to Northern Michigan

By The Nelson Daily Sports Erik Wentzel scored a power play goal with eight minutes left in the game to spark the Castlegar Rebels to a 4-3 victory over the Nelson Leafs in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Friday at the NDCC Arena. The loss was the third straight for the Leafs. Castlegar has […]

Rebels, Leafs resume rivalry tonight in Nelson

By The Nelson Daily Sports The Nelson Leafs will look to snap out of a two-game Kootenay International Junior Hockey League slide. However, it won’t be easy as the opposition is the Murdoch leading Castlegar Rebels. The Leafs meet the Rebels in a two-game home-and-home series beginning tonight at 7 p.m. the NDCC Arena. The […]

Ice offence goes cold against Chiefs

By The Nelson Daily Sports The Kootenay Ice scored the first goal during a two-game B.C. Major Midget Hockey League series against the Vancouver Northeast Chiefs. Unfortunately, that was the last goal. Vancouver scored nine unanswered goals over two days to sweep the BCMMHL series by 3-1 and 6-0 scores. Matthew Bissett had four points […]

Refs change colours to help fight cancer

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports Hoop fans taking in the Bomber tournament this weekend at the Hangar may be a little confused at the colour of the whistles used by the game officials. Please do not adjust your bifocals. The pink whistle is part of the Blow The Whistle on Cancer campaign supported by […]

Rockets blast past Kootenay Wildcats

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The Kootenay Wildcats proved they can play at the same level as the elite teams in the B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League.  The Wildcats just can’t beat those elite teams. Thompson/Okanagan Rockets reeled off a pair of Female Midget AAA League wins during the weekend in Nelson, edging […]

Bantam Reps sweep rivals from Sunflower City

By The  Nelson Daily Sports Second period goals by Sawyer Hunt, Nolan Percival and Brandon Sookro sparked the Nelson Bantams Reps to a 6-3 victory over rival Castlegar Rebels in West Kootenay Minor Hockey League action Friday at the NDCC Arena. Sunday, Sam Woodward potted the winner with six minutes remaining in the game to […]

Two skiers rescued outside ski area boundary of Kicking Horse Mtn.

On Sunday, Jan. 30 at 9:30 p.m. Golden RCMP received a missing persons report about two overdue skiers. The two males from Vancouver Island had been skiing at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort the day prior to the report. RCMP were notified by a friend of the party that the two individuals were unaccounted for. Golden […]

Pure, unadulterated goodness

What do blueberries, Brazilian inspired underwear, and a couple butt-lifting exercises have in common? Absolutely nothing. So moving on, we’ll start with the blueberries. We know they’re good for us, we’ve heard all about it, I’m not going to go on about that. What I am going to go on about is how if you’re like me and […]

Sandeveland, Sturrup power Bombers to tourney title

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsMatt Zukowski and McLain Sandeveland each checked in with 23 points to lead the L.V. Rogers Bombers to a convincing 81-22 victory over J. Lloyd Crowe of Trail during the Heritage City Classic High School Junior Boy’s Basketball Tournament Saturday at Hangar.The Bombers swept the Hawks and...

Once again Hawks find way to defeat Nelson Leafs

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsIn what is a preview to the first round the upcoming Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Murdoch Division playoffs, the Beaver Valley Nitehawks found another way to defeat the Nelson Leafs.A goal by Daniel Bishop at 12:42 of the third period stood up as the winner sparking the...