It was “return the favour time” for the Nelson Leafs. After being shutout in the last meeting between the two teams, Leaf netminder Brett Soles picked up his mates with a 21-save performance to lead Nelson to a 3-0 victory over rival Castlegar Rebels in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Friday night at the […]

The Castlegar Rebels slipped out of top spot in the Murdoch Division without even lacing up a skate. The Beaver Valley Nitehawks used a mid-week-game-in-hand to dump Spokane 4-1 to move ahead of Castlegar in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Murdoch Division standings. The Hawks, winners of three straight, used two-point performances from Nick […]

Two up and two down. After struggling through most of last season the Selkirk Saints is the early surprise in the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League. The Saints look to make it three-for-three Friday at the Castlegar Rec Complex Arena when the squad hosts Trinity Western University Spartains at 7:30 p.m. “TWU is a hard-working, defensively […]

Reel Adventures Fishing Charters guide Kerry Reed has been away on th West Coast of late. Reed gives a capsule account of life on the ocean as well as helping local fishermen catch the big one on Kootenay Lake. Well, we finally made it back from the West Coast a couple weeks ago.  This year’s […]

Okay, it’s time already to break up the Selkirk Saints. Defenceman Lucas Hildebrand scored at 33 seconds in the extra frame to give the visiting Saints at 5-4 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League overtime victory over the University of Victoria Saturday night at the Ian Stewart Complex in the provincial capital. The win was the second […]

The Dam Inn Mates held off a late charge by Castlegar to remain undefeated in the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League. The Mates Kelly Voykin tossed a pair of touchdowns sparking the home side to a 26-24 victory over the Castlegar Vikings Sunday at Mount Sentinel Field. The win was the fourth of the […]

Thanks in part to a two-out-of-three win weekend, the Castlegar Rebels surged atop the Neil Murdoch Division as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its first month of the season. The Rebels looked like world-beaters during the two wins, scoring a total of 15 goals against Grand Forks and Spokane. However, it was the […]

If this keeps up college staff may want to reserve the marching band for the victory celebrations. The Selkirk Saints closed out the preseason Sunday undefeated after stopping Eastern Washington Eagles 6-1 in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League action at the Castlegar Complex. The Saints dominated possession and established a 21-6 advantage in shots on goal, […]

It appears Beaver Valley forward Brandon Butlin suffered a severe concussion after being checked near the boards during Saturday night’s Kootenay International Junior Hockey League at the NDCC Arena between the Leafs and Nitehawks. The hit, happening with 2:45 remaining in the third period, silenced the more than 300 people in attendance. “When (Beaver Valley […]

Hockey took a back seat with just over three minutes remaining in Saturday night’s Kootenay International Junior Hockey League contest between the Nelson Leafs and Beaver Valley Nitehawks at the NDCC Arena. That’s when a collision near boards by the Leafs bench sent 17-year-old Brandon Butlin into convulsions, forcing the Nitehawks forward to be taken […]