Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson Brewers
Nelson Brewers came within a single run of capturing the West Kootenay Minor Baseball Championship, dropping a 5-4 decision to Beaver Valley Blue Jays in the tournament final Sunday in Fruitvale.
The Brewers appeared poised to win the tournament after opening the championships with a 15-4 win over Grand Forks Friday, 13-8 decision over Castlegar Royals and 9-2 victory over Trail Mariners Saturday.
Sunday, the Brewers got past Nelson Pirates 11-4 before defeating Trail Dodgers 7-2 in the semi-final.
Mallard’s Source for sports would like to salute the silver medal winning Brewers with Team of the Week honours.
The team includes, coaches Kevin Dewar, Jordan Konken and Aaron Shrieves and players Cash Nay, Cohen Wolbaum, Gavin Franklin, Levi Konken, Moss Beattie, Austin Shrieves, Larson Proctor, Connor Peters, Dax Dewar, Gunner Evenson and Sebastien Conne Correnti.