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Saints start new semester with trip to lower mainland….

The Selkirk Saints men’s hockey team started the New Year with a trip to the coast Jan 7, 8 for a pair of games versus Simon Fraser University and Trinity Western University.   In Friday’s game versus the power house SFU Clan, the Saints found themselves in tough after an eight hour bus ride and […]

Red Mountain Racers win big at home and make waves abroad

From right here at Red Mountain and all the way across the pond to Adelboden Switzerland, it’s been a big week for Rossland skiers. At the same time that former Red Mountain Racer Sasha Zaistoff was competing in his first ever World Cup slalom in Switzerland, local world cup hopefuls were tearing up the slopes at […]

Ice rebound after collaspe to blast Blazers 10-2

By Daily News Staff Similar to the way the Team Canada Juniors turned gold into silver at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships last week in Buffalo, NY, the Kootenay Ice let one slip away. Thompson Blazers played the role of Team Russia, scoring five third-period goals en route to a 7-4 victory over Kootenay […]

Rebels continue to beat up Green and White, dump Leafs 9-0

By The Nelson Daily Sports The Castlegar Rebels continue to feast on all things in Green and White. Kootenay Ice Major Midget affiliate player Jesse Knowler had four points to lead the Murdoch Division leaders to a 9-0 pounding of the Nelson Leafs in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Wednesday night in the Sunflower […]

Over 200 skiers trapped as lift breaks at Maine resort

Rescue efforts are underway to free more than 200 skiers trapped Tuesday at Maine’s Sugarloaf ski resort, which is located 120 miles north of Portland. Several injuries were reported after a ski lift broke down; an employee at the resort said this caused several people to fall to the ground. The Spillway East lift reportedly came to a halt during […]

Avoiding holiday sabotage

I took it upon myself to start a detox last week. Just a short one, three days. I know what you’re all thinking: A detox around Christmas? You’re nuts! But truthfully, I eat fairly healthy most of the time, and I’m not one to indulge on holiday treats regardless. I had high hopes. This would be easy! But as […]

Bassett earns inaugural ride on Whitewater's Glory Ridge Chair

By The Nelson Daily Sports Marley Bassett of Nelson has won the right to the first ride heading up the new Glory Ridge triple chair at Whitewater Ski Resort. The twenty-something Bassett had the winning ticket during the raffle draw Monday at Whitewater. Bassett now joins two of friends on the first chair when the […]

Small contingent of Leafs earn All Star status

By The Nelson Daily Sports It’s a rather small contingent of Nelson Leafs that heads to Fernie next month to attend the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League All Star weekend. Five players, including two veterans, made the grade to play in the All Star and Prospects games in January. Headlining the list is the Leafs’ […]

Ice snap winless skid against Rockets

By The Nelson Daily Sports Time to break up the Kootenay Ice. For the second consecutive weekend the Ice scored a three-point weekend, this time against the Okanagan Rockets in B.C. Major Midget Hockey League action at the Capital New Centre in Kelowna. And it could have been better has Kootenay not blown a 4-1 […]

Midget Reps post weekend sweep of Trail

By The Nelson Daily Sports The Castlegar/Nelson Midget Reps exploded for 19 goals in two games to head into the Christmas break on a high note. Castlegar/Nelson bounced Trail Tier III 10-2 and 9-3 in a pair of West Kootenay Minor Hockey League games during the weekend. The two wins improve the Reps season record […]

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