The Castlegar Rebels enjoyed a successful weekend of hockey.
The local squad earned three out of a possible four points on the weekend, losing 4-3 in overtime to Spokane on Friday and beating up Grand Forks 9-3 on Saturday.
The Spokane game saw the Rebels fall behind early as Danton Oliver opened the scoring for the Braves.
But the Rebels quickly battled back thanks to first period goals by Cal Owens and Bryan Lubin.
The Braves tied the game at 2-2 in the second when Jonny Marzec found the back of the net.
In a closely contested third period, the Rebels took a 3-2 lead when Yannis Soukas bulged the twine. However, Spokane tied the game again thanks to a marker by Tanner Stolz.
The game went into overtime and the Braves ended it when Stolz scored again.
Castlegar shook off the loss quickly as they pummelled the Grand Forks Border Bruins the next night.
The Rebels scored first as Bryan Lubin and Aaron Petten gave the locals an early 2-0 lead, but Grand Forks battled back with a pair of first period goals by Stephen Shikaze and Reid Robertson.
The Bruins took a 3-2 lead in the second when Matt Lucero scored but it was all Castlegar after that.
Two more goals by Petten gave him a hattrick while single markers went to Cal Owens, Lindan Calliou, Carson Wornig, Mike Bhatoa and Darren Medeiros.
The Rebels next home game is on Sunday, October 26 at 2 p.m. when the Golden Rockets come to town.