Sports News
by Bob Hall on Thursday Jul 05 2018
If the Selkirk College Saints are to return the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) championship trophy to the West Kootenay, it will take a dressing room full of dedication to get them to the ultimate goal.
As Saints’ head coach Brent Heaven assembles his roster for the upcoming 2018-2019 season, leadership is a quality that scores high on his charts. With the...
by Bob Hall on Thursday Jun 28 2018
The Selkirk College Saints will welcome a pair of proven offensive threats when the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season begins in September.
With the departure of offensive powerhouse Dallas Calvin, a priority on head coach Brent Heaven’s off-season to-do list is to find players to help fill the gap for the 2018-2019 season. The Saints’ coach will...
by Bob Hall on Wednesday Jun 20 2018
The Selkirk College Saints didn’t need to look far to find a pair of top forward prospects to join the recruiting class for the upcoming 2018-2019 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season.
As the Saints gear up to plot a return to the BCIHL championship final, Saints’ head coach Brent Heaven has announced that Beaver Valley Nighthawks graduate Nolan...
by Nelson Daily Sports on Wednesday Jun 13 2018
There's going to be a new person at the helm when the puck drops on the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League in September.
Longtime KIJHL president Bill Ohlhausen has decided to step down as President of the 20-team Junior B Hockey League. Ohlhausen, who has been at the helm of the interior league for the past 17 years, made the annoucement during the KIJHL/BC Hockey AGM this...
by Boundary Sentinel on Friday May 25 2018
There’s been another casualty due to the Great Flood of 2018.
On its Facebook Page Friday, the Grand Forks International Baseball Committee said it is cancelling the 2018 Tournament due to the spring flooding that has devastated the Boundary City this spring.
“The Grand Forks International Committee is saddened to make the difficult decision to Cancel this year’s Grand Forks...
by Contributor on Tuesday May 22 2018
By Ethan Linck, for High Country News (republished with permission)
The twin summits of the mountain that U.S. Geological Survey Capt. George Davidson called “The Brothers” are 60 miles from Seattle on the far side of Puget Sound. From my office in the biology department at the University of Washington, I can just see their upper...
by Contributor on Wednesday May 16 2018
The Kootenay Robusters Dragon Boat team cancelled practices because of high water, wave action and high levels of debris on the lake, but paddlers from Rossland, Trail and Castlegar been driving over almost daily since flooding began, to help flood-afflicted areas by filling sandbags. They're still getting a good core workout, using shovels instead of paddles -- and helping local communities...
by Contributor on Tuesday May 01 2018
The MS Bike – West Kootenay Challenge returns for its seventh annual event this August 18 and 19 to cyclists ready to take on the road for a good cause.
Veering from tradition, the annual event will not follow the 222 kilometre Kokanee Glacier loop as in years past. Instead, cyclists will start and finish each day of the ride in Nelson, taking the scenic route to Cresent Valley on the...
