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Bombers Baseball back at Queen Elizabeth Friday

Bombers Baseball back at Queen Elizabeth Friday

Baseball is back for another season at Queen Elizabeth Park as the L.V. Rogers Bombers host its annual High School Tournament Friday and Saturday at the Fairview-based park.

Bombers open the three-team tourney playing a twin-bill Friday begining at 5 p.m. against the Selkirk Storm of Kimberley.

LVR then meets Mount Baker Wild at 7 p.m.

The Bombers battle the both Baker and Selkirk Saturday at 12:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday to conclude the tournament.

Kootenay Lake Fishing Report

Chris Dejong is all smiles after landing the Big One. — photo courtesy Reel Adventures Charters

By Kerry Reed, Reel Adventures Charters

Well another month down and another step closer to my favorite time of year. 

March was another tough month for fishing.  Weather was up and down and so was the fishing. 

We did have a few really good days however, with more than 10 fish to the boat.  Other days made us have to work for our dinner, but we seemed to still manage a good fish each day.

Mallard's Team of the Week — Dirty Dozen Ladies Rec Champs

The team includes, back row, L-R, Ruth Sutherland, Karen Duffy, Kelly Peloso, Lisa Ranta, Wendy Horan, Tracey Kooznetsoff, Melissa Keyserlingk and Heather Dyck. Front, Kelly Newhouse, Jennifer Dunn Moynes. — photo submitted

The Dirty Dozen and the Lily Whites battled through the duration of the Bridge Ladies Rec Indoor Soccer Season.

The Lily Whites managed to win the regular season title, but it was Dirty Dozen having the last laugh in the playoff final, knocking off the champs 5-2 in the final to capture the championship.

Mallard's Source for Sports is eager to add to the celebration with Team of the Week honours.

Saints continue to build for next season, ink Arie Postmus of the Hawks

Arie Postmus of the Nitehawks skates away from Leaf forward Carsen Willans during KIJHL action in Nelson.

The Selkirk College Saints Men's Hockey program has dug into the Beaver Valley Nitehawks program to score defenceman Fruitvale native Arie Postmus to the Saints beginning in the 2013/14 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season.

Postmus joins the Saints following three seasons with the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League's Beaver Valley Nitehawks.

Women's roller derby season opener intense

Intense and exciting kept fans jumping at the West Kootenay Roller Derby  season opener. — Photo courtesy Nick Diamond

West Kootenay Roller Derby proved that it’s anyone’s’ season this year.

Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers faced off against Salmo’s Babes of Brutality in the first bout of the night.

It was a close game through both 30-minute halves, with the Babes leading by as few as 40 points and ultimately winning with an unofficial score of 179-136.

Track cutting penalties near the end of the first half left the Babes with excellent scoring opportunities in the form of power jams.

Nelson golfer earns Conference Men's Golfer of the Week award

Josh Coletti . . . what a week

L.V. Rogers Bomber grad and Missouri Valley College Junior Josh Coletti has been named the Heart of America Athletic Conference Men's Golfer of the Week for his performance at the Missouri Valley College Invitational last week.

Coletti, who toiled with Bombers during his high school days and has been a constant player at the B.C. Men's Amateur the past few years, finished the Invitational tied for second place after posting a 36-hole total of 148 (+4) at Indian Foothills Golf Course in Marshall, Mo.

Ex-Nelson Leaf players making noise at next level of hockey

Patrick Martens is off to the Royal Bank Cup with the Yorkton Terriers.

The Nelson Leafs franchise prides itself on moving to players onto the next level.

As the junior hockey concludes and most players ponder which to use, Titleist over Nike, one grad remains on the ice while another saw his career conclude.

Patrick Martens is off to the Royal Bank Cup after the Yorkton Terriers won the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Canalta Cup in six games over the Humboldt Broncos.