The defending BC Senior Men’s Curling Champions begin defence of their 2016 crown this weekend in Kelowna as regional curling playdowns commence throughout the province. Kelowna’s Bob Ursel and third Dave Stephenson, Trail second Don Freschi and Nelson lead Fred Thomson kick off the Okanagan Senior Men’s Playdowns Saturday morning against Wayne Saboe of Kamloops […]

If the Selkirk College Saints are to claim British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) supremacy in 2017, this weekend’s two-game series against the Simon Fraser University Clan will go a long way in setting the tone. The four-time defending league champion Saints launch the second half of the season Friday at 7 ...

New Year. New Fishing Report from Kerry Reed of Reel Adventures Sportfishing. Kerry says he spent most of the the holidays on the water with lots of friends in town looking to get out and do something different.  And the fish co-operated as well with some great days for fishing. Here's what's on tap for January....

On November 19, 2016, during an American Hockey League game between Tucson Roadrunners and Manitoba Moose, Trail native Craig Cunningham suffered a cardiac arrest before the opening faceoff.   With mother Heather Cunningham watching from the stands, team trainers, medics as well as a group of local firefighter raced to save...

Over two hundred athletes traveled to Rossland from across Canada, with representatives from Brazil, and Portugal, and several from the United States.  Team coaches came along, and some family members accompanied young athletes.  Despite early worries about snow depth, there was enough, and skiers reported good conditions. ...

The Sixth Annual Christmas Classic hockey game will be at the Castlegar Community Complex on Dec. 23 from 7 to 9 p.m., and then the after party will be at the Element Night cClub from 10 p.m. to 2 p.m.  The goal of the Christmas Classic Hockey game and after party is to raise funds for the Selkirk Saints Championship Hockey...

Six in a row! Six in a row! Billy Gorn stopped 28 shots to backstop the Nelson Leafs to a 5-0 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League road victory over the Spokane Braves Friday night in the Lilac City. The win was the sixth consecutive win for the Green and White, setting up a showdown Saturday […]

With seven billion and counting on this little planet, space in some places is at a premium.  We’re so lucky here in BC’s southern interior — we aren’t overly crowded.  And yet, we still compete for space.  Space for recreation in the back-country in some areas is highly contentious, with horse-back riders, hikers, skiers, snowshoers, […]

Look who’s won four straight Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games? First guess, a team that was struggling mightily in November. Sawyer Hunt and Aigne McGeady-Bruce each had two points sparking the Nelson Leafs to a 5-4 KIJHL victory over the Castlegar Rebels Friday night in the Sunflower City. The victory was the fourth consecutive […]

There a great new sport in Nelson — and it's called Pickleball. Nelson pickleball has taken over Selkirk College's Mary Hall gym on Sunday for an afternoon of continuous play on five courts. For people unaware of the sport, pickleball is the fastest growing game in North America, especially with the 55-plus crowd. But anyone...