Sports News
by Lone Sheep Publishing on Tuesday Sep 20 2022
With the start of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League just days away, the league announced Monday that two players on the Creston Valley Thunder Cats have been suspended for an alleged hazing incident.
As well, the Thunder Cats have been fined and placed on two years probation by the KIJHL following a week-long investigation into hazing allegations.
"The KIJHL was...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Saturday Sep 03 2022
As Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams begin training camps on the eve of the 2022-23 Junior B season, the league announced Friday a change to the Kootenay Conference playoff format for the upcoming season.
In a media release on the KIJHL website, the league said the new format, which was necessitated by the withdrawal of the Spokane Braves for a third consecutive season...
by Contributor on Friday Aug 05 2022
Former Nelson Leafs winger and Castlegar Rebel Adam Maglio is back on a Western Hockey League (WHL) bench.
Vancouver Giants General Manager Barclay Parneta announced in late July that Maglio, a Nelson native, will join the Giants coaching staff in 2022-2023 where he will serve as Associate Coach.
Maglio, 36, is entering his fourth season coaching in the WHL. He has spent the past...
by Contributor on Thursday Aug 04 2022
The Spokane Braves have made the decision to withdraw from the upcoming Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season after the team said it would not be able to commit to operating by an August 1st deadline that had previously been set to determine their status.
“The Braves have been working hard over the last number of months in preparation to rejoin the KIJHL this fall and...
by Boundary Sentinel on Wednesday Aug 03 2022
Former staff member and Christina Lake native James Dergousoff is coming home from the Commonwealth Games with a silver medal.
Dergousoff, 25, swam the breast stroke leg for the Canadian entry in the 4 x 100 meter mixed medley relay that finished in second place.
The team of Dergousoff, Kylie Masse, Maggie Mac Neil and Ruslan Gaziev finished with a collective time of 3:43.98...
by Contributor on Saturday Jul 23 2022
Bob and Starla Ackney weren’t expecting much when they set out on for a mid-morning paddle Kootenay Lake last month.
“We took the kayaks out and decided to drop a line in the water and on my first cast I caught a nice rainbow trout,” Bob said.
“Starla was having trouble with her rod, so I handed her mine and she cast out a few times and she caught one, too.”
Two shiny...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Monday May 23 2022
Granite Pointe assistant pro Nicklaus Kennedy came within a few strokes of taking the first step to qualifying for the 2022 U.S. Open, set for June 16-19 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Kennedy finished with a 1-over-par 73 at the U.S. Open Local Qualifying tournament last week at Tumble Creek Club in Cle Elum, Washington.
Kennedy’s score was two strokes from the...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Wednesday May 11 2022
The Toronto Blue Jays may be in a bit of a slump on the field, but off the diamond the Major League Baseball club is shining bright in the Heritage City.
The Blue Jays are combining with Nelson Baseball Association to recognize former coach and highly decorated athlete and member of Canada's National Women's team Amanda Asay by hosting a clinic Sunday at Queen Elizabeth Park....
