It's Terry Walgren Rep Soccer Tourney time
by Nelson Daily Sports on Thursday May 23 2013

The Lakeside Fields are going to see a beehive of activity this weekend as teams from throughout the region travel to the Heritage City to compete in the 2013 Terry Walgren Rep Soccer Tournament.

Action begins Friday with games in most of the divisions as 29 teams from Revestoke, Creston...

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Mallard's Team of the Week — West Kootenay Roller Derby League
by Nelson Daily Sports on Thursday May 23 2013

The West Kootenay Roller Derby League has not only been a hit in the arenas and gymnasiums around the region but also outside in the community.

The league likes to support various groups with a portion of the gate proceeds arrived from Doubleheader Events.

Recently the WKRDL...

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Rossland's Brenan Moroney off to Missouri Valley in September
by Nelson Daily Sports on Tuesday May 21 2013

Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf coordinator Rob McKay announced Monday that golfer Brenan Moroney has inked a letter of intent to play golf in September at Missouri Valley in Marshal Missouri.

"Brenan is a very strong player who has represented Zone 1 in five straight BC Junior...

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16th Fat Tire Festival goes this weekend in Nelson

by Nelson Daily Sports on 23 Aug 2011
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16th Fat Tire Festival goes this weekend in Nelson

It’s an event that started as an idea to promote cycling in Nelson.
Sixteen years later, the Fat Tire Festival has grown into a three-day extravaganza.

Friday begins the 16th annual Nelson Fat Tire Festival.

The Fat Tire Festival begins with group rides and a kick off party at Jackson’s Hole before the event really shifts into high gear with cross country, dirt jams and trial demos at the new Rosemont Bike facility at Art Gibbon Park.

GFI: One player, two teams and two countries

by Gerry Foster on 23 Aug 2011
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Shawn Schaefer will be coming to the GFI with the Langley Blaze; Photo, submitted
It was May 27, 2006 and history was being made south of the border in Lewiston, Idaho, site of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) World Series. The University of B.C.

It's a Babes/Angels final as Salmo ousts Dam City in West Kootenay Flat Track Roller Derby playoff actions

by Nelson Daily Sports on 22 Aug 2011
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The Babes from Salmo (blue) are in the final of the West Kootenay Women's Flat Track Roller Derby League after disposing of Castlegar's Dam City Rollers Friday in Rossland. — Bruce Fuhr file photo

By Bruce Fuhr
The Nelson Daily Sports

The top two teams will duke it out in the championship game of the West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League.

Salmo’s Babes of Brutality booked its ticket to the September 11th title game by stopping the Dam City Rollers of Castlegar 180-106 in semi final action Friday at the Rossland Arena.

The Babes of Brutality now meet regular season champ Rossland’s Gnarlies Angels in a one-game, winner-take-all-final, at the Rossland Arena.

Shootout decides medals at 2011 West Kootenay B.C. Senior Games, host Zone 6 West Kootenay/Boundary loses in bronze-medal finale

by Nelson Daily Sports on 21 Aug 2011
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Players from both teams followed the bouncing ball during the soccer final of the Men's 60-plus Friday at Millennium Park in Castlegar. — Bruce Fuhr photo

At Millennium Park in Castlegar, shootout was the name of the game as the tie-breaker was needed to decide most of the medals during the sport of soccer at the 2011 West Kootenay B.C. Senior Games.


Host West Kootenay/Boundary loves that home cooking, soar to second in team standings at 2011 West Kootenay B.C. Senior Games

by Nelson Daily Sports on 21 Aug 2011
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West Kootenay/Boundary MLA Katrine Conroy was on hand to present medals at the soccer pitch Friday in Castlegar. — Bruce Fuhr photo

It’s nice to have home court advantage for once.

And Zone 6 West Kootenay/Boundary took full advantage of the home cooking to score its best result ever, finishing second overall at the 2011 West Kootenay B.C. Senior Games Saturday.

The provincial event was hosted jointly Castlegar, Trail and Nelson.
 

West Kootenay competitors win big at Nelson events during 2011 West Kootenay B.C. Seniors Games

by Nelson Daily Sports on 21 Aug 2011
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Cycling was a big event in Nelson as the long list of riders wait for their turn at the start. — Sarah Fuhr photo

The Kootenay Robusters won the silver medal for Zone 6 West Kootenay/Boundary at the 2011 West Kootenay B.C. Seniors Games Dragon Boat Races Friday at Lakeside Park in Nelson.

Dragon Boat racing was just one of the events staged in the Heritage City.

FLC Fortified Women of Fraser Valley edged the Robusters for the top prize.

Kootenay Rhythm Dragons, the other team from Zone 6 West Kootenay/Boundary entered, finished fourth.

Babes vs Rollers: The semi-final showdown...in Rossland!

by Rachel Selkirk on 19 Aug 2011
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Bruce Fuhr, photo

Heads won’t be the only thing rolling at the Rossland Area this Friday. Dozens of roller skates wheels will be lapping the track as Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers take on the Salmo’s Babes of Brutality for the West Kootenay Roller Derby Semi-Finals.