Kootenay Whitecaps steal show at Seattle Showcase
To say female soccer in the Kootenays would be the understatement of the year. Three teams from the Kootenay Whitecaps program cooked with the big dogs during a showcase tournament over the weekend in Seattle, Wash. “The soccer and the style that these players played with was amazing the watch,” said Bret Adams, Associate Head […]
Rebels rake Leafs 6 - 3
– Files courtesy Castlegar Rebels Fan Club Facebook page (click here to visit) The Castlegar Rebels top trio of Ed Lindsey, John Moeller, and Logan Styler put nine points on the board as the Rebels defeated the Nelson Leafs 6-3 and extended their winning streak to eight games. The Rebels and Leafs faced off in […]
Mount Sentinel Wildcats head back to provincials as eighth seed
It was a should-have, would-have and could-have weekend for the Mount Sentinel Wildcats. Fernie Falcons rallied from a previous loss to edge the Wildcats 3-1 in the final of the Kootenay High School A Girls Volleyball Championships. The result means the Cats enter the BC High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championship as the second seed […]
CBT Inviting Applications for Recreation Infrastructure Grants
The Editor says: Recreation groups -- need money? Read this press release from CBT and sharpen your wits and your pencils. Columbia Basin Trust is once again looking to provide funding support to groups and organizations wanting to create new or upgrade existing recreation amenities in your area. This funding can be used for...
Selkirk College Saints Thump Eastern Washington University
A four-goal second period outburst helped the Selkirk College Saints to a 6-1 Saturday night win over the Eastern Washington University Eagles. The four-time defending British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) champion Saints hosted their regional rivals at the Castlegar & District Recreation Complex for their...
Roller Derby comes to Castlegar Saturday
The Dam City Rollers are excited to get our seventh season rolling - We're starting it off with a home game. Two high caliber local teams, the Dam City Rollers of Castlegar will face off against the Nelson Killjoys.. This game will be full of big hits, fast, agile jamming and strategic blocking. "The game is changing; it's ...
Paulson Ski Trails Have Two New Bridges
Just in time for the coming ski season, the Castlegar Nordic Ski Club has completed the installation of two new ski trail bridges at the Paulson Ski Trails, located along highway 3 near the Paulson summit, 32 km. west of Castlegar. The new bridges replace old log structures crossing Big Sheep Creek on the club’s Short-Loop...
Losing streak jumps to six as Rebels edge Leafs 4-2
There was a different team with the game played at a different site, but the result was the same. The Nelson Leafs lost for the sixth consecutive time Thursday night in the Sunflower City, falling to the Castlegar Rebels 4-2 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action. The loss drops the Leafs into a third-place […]
Snow, Avalanches, and a Rescue Story
Here in southern BC, it is still alarmingly warm for skiers awaiting snow. It rains, or the sun shines, and we wait, and look at a thin bit of white decorating local mountain-tops, and look askance at the thermometer registering over 12 degrees C. -- or whatever well-above-freezing, balmy temperature it happens to be at the...
Selkirk College Saints Continue With On-Ice Lessons
The student athletes on the Selkirk College Saints have shown great promise in the opening third of the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season, but there is plenty to learn before the final playoff test arrives in March. The Saints split their home weekend set with the Trinity Western University Spartans...
