Sports

Nearly 1,200 fans packed the Castlegar Complex on Friday night to cheer on their favourite teams in the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League’s first double-header.

Black Press newspaper reporters and readers from across B.C. live-chat the Canucks Stanley Cup playoff run.

Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers will finally have their chance to take to the track in competition, as their first bout of the season hits the floor at the Complex on Friday night.

Athletes from all over the Kootenays came to compete in the Kootenai Open No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Tournament last Saturday.

The Bulldogs are on a roll.

West Kootenay golfers in the junior circuit improved their games last weekend at Christina Lake, with the first-place winner finishing with an even par.

The Castlegar Rebels continue to move players on to higher levels of hockey, announcing a pair of U.S. college commitments.

With the first tournament of the year out of the way, junior golfers in the West Kootenay are working to improve their games through regular season play before the B.C. Junior tournament at RTCC Birchbank this summer.

With the snow gone, summer-minded folk are coming out of hibernation and looking forward to warm-weather activities. The Columbia Canoe and Kayak Club is no different and they have a ton of outings planned, with the first one set for May 7.

Connecting gay and lesbian seniors from all over the province is a goal of the first openly gay BC Seniors Games team, as its members get set to compete this August in the West Kootenay.