Saints land Cats forward Scott Swiston for next season
The Selkirk College Saints Men’s Hockey program continues to get better, and the season is still four to five months away. The Saints announced a commitment from forward Scott Swiston (Calgary, AB) to attend Selkirk College and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2012/13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Swiston joins Selkirk College following […]
Hits, Whips and Two Smoking Jammers
The ladies of the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League are back and ready for a full season of action! The off-season was hard on everybody, but the team’s have been working hard, and fans around the west Kootenays can now get their much-anticipated derby fix! The next bout of the 2012 season takes place […]
Schneider Stars As Canucks Defeat Kings To Force Game Five
Leigh Ramsden lives in Vancouver and is an avid Canucks fan, having been a partial season ticket holder for over 10 years. He’s old enough to have witnessed all three Stanley Cup losses, as such, his prime goal is to remove those scars by seeing a Cup brought to Vancouver. Leigh is Fighting For Stanley’s […]
Reel Adventures Fishing Report — Weather hampers fishing
Well it looks like Spring is here. Or is it, as the weather seams to change by the hour. And that still means the fish are still confused. Some days they are feeding heavily and other days they don’t want to move. March saw some good fishing days, with five to 10 fish coming in […]
Gnarlie's Angels, Babes of Brutality coast to easy victories on opening night of the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League
Rossland’s Gnarlie’s Angels and the Babes of Brutality from Salmo served notice the road to the league championship will go through them. The two 2011 finalists cruised to easy victories on opening night of the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League Friday in the Golden City. Defending league champion Gnarlie’s Angels looked to be in […]
Great season ends on a downer for Nitehawks as KIJHL champs finish out of medals at 2012 Cyclone Taylor Cup
The amazing run for the Beaver Valley Nitehawks came to a crashing halt Sunday at the Cylcone Taylor Cup in Abbotsford. The Hawks lost 5-3 to Pacific Junior Hockey League champ, Delta Ice Hawks in the bronze medal game to finish fourth at the provincial junior B tournament. The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League rep […]
Kings Burn Canucks' Special Teams To Take 2-0 Series Lead
Leigh Ramsden lives in Vancouver and is an avid Canucks fan, having been a partial season ticket holder for over 10 years. He’s old enough to have witnessed all three Stanley Cup losses, as such, his prime goal is to remove those scars by seeing a Cup brought to Vancouver. Leigh is Fighting For Stanley’s […]
Curtain raises on 2012 West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby League
It’s back!!!!!!! The 2012 edition of the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League kicks off Friday at the Rossland Arena with a doubleheader night. This season promises to be an exciting one for the league with two new expansion franchises joining the existing five teams from 2011. “We’re excited and anxious at the same time […]
Hawks, Calvin open Cyclone with 1-1 tie against Delta
Dallas Calvin continued his torrid playoff scoring streak, netting the only marker for the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in a 1-1 tie against the Delta Ice Hawks Thursday in the opening game of the 2012 Cyclone Taylor Cup in Abbotsford. Calvin’s goal came in the second period and tied the game. The tally increased Calvin’s playoff […]
Beaver Valley opens Cyclone Thursday against Delta Ice Hawks
Fresh from a four-game sweep to clinch the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship, the Beaver Valley Nitehawks continue their playoff season Thursday in Abbotsford at the Cyclone Taylor Cup. First up for the Hawks is the Delta Ice Hawks in the opening game of the four-team tourney. The Ice Hawks won the Pacific Junior […]