Bruins, Braves post upsets of Leafs and Rebels; Hawks rout Posse
The bubble finally broke for the Nelson Leafs. Playing with only three healthy defencemen in the lineup for the past few games, the Leafs watched the back end explode as the Grand Forks Border Bruins scored five unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 decision over the Green and White Friday in the Boundary City. […]
Senior Curling Championships take over Nelson Club
Six rinks are gearing up to take a run at the defending champions as Nelson prepares to host the Kootenay Senior Curling Playdowns beginning Friday at the Heritage City Club. Defending champion Tom Shypitka rink of Cranbrook, with lead Bill King of Fruitvale, second second Don Freschi Trail, third Fred Thomson of Nelson on the […]
Saints hope road swing promises them top spot in BCIHL
The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program will look to take sole possession of first place in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League standings this weekend when they face a pair of tough road games to open the second half of their 2013/14 regular season schedule. The Saints will open the trip on Friday night against Thompson […]
Castlegar suiting up for Kraft Hockeyville contest
A group of hockey minded individuals are coming together this weekend to form the Castlegar Nomination Committee for the 2014 Kraft Hockeyville competition. Local Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff has thought about the possibility of entering Castlegar in the Canada wide competition for many years – “Castlegar has such a long, rich,...
GFBB take down Princeton Posses 7-5
Princeton Posse vs. Grand Forks Border Bruins The Princeton Posse and the Grand Forks Border Bruins met at the Midway arena, Jan 10. It was a game packed with power plays that brought the Bruins a win over the Posse’s with a final tally of 7-5. The start of the game was delayed, which resulted in the Posse's being handed ...
Saints look to bust out on winning not to start BCIHL stretch run
The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program will look to take sole possession of first place in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League standings this weekend when they face a pair of tough road games to open the second half of their 2013/14 regular season schedule. The Saints will open the trip on Friday night against Thompson […]
Ice cooled by North Island Silvertips
The Kootenay shook off a tough loss in the opener to grab a single point in a two-game B.C Hockey Major Midget League series against the North Island Silvertips Sunday in Castlegar. Spencer McLean scored the only goal of the game for the Ice in a 1-1 tie against the Silvertips. North Island won the […]
Hockey stars of the future entertain crowds at Nelson Novice Tournament
Fun to watch were boys and girls participating in the annual Novice tournament in Nelson. A total of five Junior Novice teams and six Senior Novice teams from Spokane, South Okanagan, Fruitvale, Trail/Rossland and Castlegar along with two Nelson squads each played three games during the weekend in the playday format. The tournament attracted more […]
Trail to host Little League Provincials this summer
BC Little League has awarded Trail the 2014 Provincial Championships for the 9-10 year old division. The Tournament will run from July 12th to July 19th and all games will be played at Andy Bilesky Memorial Park. The tournament will see up to 7 Districts represented from across BC, including the host team from Trail. The ...
Leafs explode past Rebels; Hawks clipped by Chiefs; Bruins outlast Posse
Nelson Leafs scored three first period goals en route to a 5-2 victory over Murdoch Division rival Castlegar Rebels Friday in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League play in the Sunfower City. Brandon Sookro scored twice for the Leafs which held period leads of 3-1 and 3-2. Austin Lindsay, Linden Horswill and Adam Hodge added singles […]
