Seaman powers Leafs to Murdoch Division title
The Nelson Leafs needed to put in a little overtime en route to the 2013-14 Murdoch Division title. Austin Seaman scored on the power play early in the first overtime to give the Leafs a 2-1 victory Saturday night over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action in Fruitvale. The goal […]
Special Public Avalanche Warning for Most of BC’s Mountainous Regions
The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is issuing a special public avalanche warning for recreational backcountry users in all of the CAC’s forecast regions, except the North Shore Mountains and the Yukon. This warning is in effect immediately and extends to the end of the day on Wednesday, February 26. The problem is a result of […]
Boundary soccer league gearing up for spring season -- calling for coaches
The Boundary Youth Soccer Association (BYSA) is getting ready for their coming soccer season, but they could use more help from the community. Each year, for the past four years, the BYSA has had at least 300 kids enrolled in their league. And each year it has grown a little more. This year, they already […]
Dyck shoots Saints past TRU 3-2 in shootout
Darnell Dyck scored in shootout to lift the Selkirk College Men’s Hockey team to a 3-2 victory over Thompson Rivers University in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League action Saturday in Kamloops. The win keeps the hopes for another first place BCIHL finish for the Saints alive. Saturday night Selkirk hosts Simon Fraser University in a huge […]
Mt. Sentinel Grad Kendra Wayling gets grand send off at UBC/O
Castlegar’s Kendra Wayling varsity volleyball career is not over quite yet. Wayling, who was ceremoniously sent off during Senior’s Night at UBC/Okanagan, helped the Heat defeat Brandon 2-0 in the best-of-three Canada West Women’s Volleyball series Friday night and advance to the Final Four next weekend in Vancouver. The Heat, after surprising the Bobcats Thursday […]
Hawks, Leafs headed for Murdoch Division showdown; Bruins fall out of playoff race
It appears the Beaver Valley Nitehawks and Nelson Leafs are heading for a showdown to decide the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Murdoch Division regular season title. Both teams took care of business during the weekend setting up the final regular season game February 22 in Fruitvale as the deciding game. Nelson swept the Grand […]
Leafs outlast Bruins 6-4 to remain atop Murdoch Division; Hawks double Rebels
The Grand Forks Border Bruins posted two straight wins over the Nelson Leafs. The Leafs were not going to allow the Bruins to make it three. Travis Wellman, Jamie Vlanich and team captain Darnel St. Pierre combined for 10 points to lead the Leafs to a 6-4 victory over the Bruins in Kootenay International Junior […]
Castlegar Kraft Hockeyville bid nets 589 uploads
Castlegar's 17-day push to become Kraft Hockeyville 2014 is over, netting 461 nominations and 589 uploads to the Kraft website – and now the waiting begins. City councillor Dan Rye said the first round of winners will be announced on March 8 during Hockey Night in Canada, and will include eight winners from Western Canada and...
Trail Winter Swim Club makes splash at Kelowna meet
Competitive swimmers from the Trail Winter Swim Club (TWSC) – Trail Regional Academy of EXcellence (TRAX) Aquatic Program competed in the Kelowna SNOW FEST Invitational Short Course Swim Meet Jan. 17 to 19. Under the direction of head coach Bill Park, Junior Boys “BLAIZE’n FAST” – Dylan Kormendy’s competitive swim – lead him to victory, […]
Hawks close to within two points of Murdoch-leading Leafs by stopping Bruins 6-2
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks took advantage of a game in hand on the Nelson Leafs to close to within two points of the Murdoch Division leaders Tuesday night in Grand Forks. Beaver Valley scored four unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the hometown Bruins 6-2 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League mid-week action. […]
