UPDATE: Okanagan sweeps Kootenay Wildcats out of playoffs
The hockey season for the Kootenay Wildcats came to an end Saturday in the Central Okanagan. The B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey squad lost 5-2 to Okanagan Rockets in semi final playoff action Saturday in Kelowna at the Capital News Centre. The Rockets won the best-of-three series 2-0 and now advance to the league final […]
Mallard's Team of the Week — Selkirk Saints
This selection was easy for the Mallard’s Source for Sports Staff and Management after the Selkirk Saints completed its rags to riches season Saturday at the NDCC Arena by capturing the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League Championship, in overtime no less. For those people just crawling out from under a rock the Saints went from a […]
West Kootenay Cats score draw in final game at provincials against Prince George
Julie Sidoni of Trail scored the lone goal as West Kootenay Wildcats played to a 1-1 tie Wednesday at the B.C. Hockey Bantam Female Championships in Vernon. The game was the final contest of the Championships after the Cats finished were eliminated from the playoffs with a 0-2-2 record. West Kootenay lost 5-1 to Tri […]
Kootenay South is now Kootenay South Storm
Kootenay Youth Soccer clubs are going to get a different look when teams travel into Kootenay South territory after the Trail/Fruitvale/Rossland/Castlegar-based association unveiled its newest logo for the upcoming season. Kootenay South Rep teams will now be called “Storm” following a contest to select the new name. “We received about 20 entries and the winning […]
UPDATED: Rebels clinch Kootenay Conference Championship
The Castlegar Rebels are off to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Final after making quick work of the Golden Rockets in the Kootenay Conference Championship. The Rebels completed the sweep Tuesday in Golden by edging the Rockets 3-2. Castlegar wins the best-of-seven series 4-0. Castlegar built a 3-0 lead on goals by Kody Disher, […]
UPDATED: Wildcats drop heartbreaker at provincials
What could go wrong, went wrong Monday for the West Kootenay Wildcats. Juan de Fuca, a team the Wildcats beat 2-1 earlier in the year, scored all the goals en route to a 3-0 win Monday at the B.C. Hockey Bantam Female Championships in Vernon. Castlegar, with 21 shots on goal could not get one […]
Rebels take sting out of Rockets with 7-1 pasting in Kootenay Conference Final
The Castlegar Rebels exploded for four first-period goals en route to a 7-1 trashing of the Golden Rockets in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff action Saturday night in the Sunflower City. The Rebels now lead the best-of-seven Kootenay Conference Final 2-0. Castlegar won the opener in the series 4-0 Friday. Games three and four […]
Fidgett marches Saints to 2013 BCIHL Championship with OT winner
Cinderella, please step aside. There’s a new rags to riches story and it’s staring the Selkirk Saints. Speedster Cody Fidgett scored minutes into the overtime to power the Selkirk Saints to the 2013 BC Intercollegiate Hockey League title with a 3-2 victory over Simon Fraser University Clan Saturday night at the NDCC Arena in Nelson. […]
Rebels shutout Rockets to grab early lead in Kootenay Finals
Many experts have said the Murdoch Division is the toughest in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League to win. The Golden Rockets realized the toughness first hand after the Castlegar Rebels didn’t skip a beat despite ending a seven-game slugfest against Beaver Valley Wednesday and bounced the Eddie Mountain Champs 4-0 in Game one of […]
Nichol rink drops pair at Mixed Curling Championships
Kootenay champion Myron Nichol is off to a sluggish start at the Williams Moving & Storage B.C. Mixed Curling Championships in Vancouver. Nichol, third Heather Nichol, both of Castlegar and Nelson’s Jamie (third) and Marlo (lead) Tedesco lost 8-4 to Keith Switzer and 9-4 to Fizz McKie during the first two draws Thursday. Switzer scored […]