A handful of Bombers returned from the BC High School Sports Swimming Championships held this past weekend with some impressive results, highlighted by the amazing performances of Kallie Badry and Megan Bonikowsky. Badry and Bonikowsky advanced to Saturday final witih Badry finding her way to the podium with a pair of amazing races. Badry, competing […]

It’s been a crazy couple of months and the time has flown. Here’s your latest fishing report: Kootenay Lake: We experienced some pretty decent fishing throughout September and October, and now that the water temperature is at its optimum, we expect to see some of the best yet to come. October saw the water temps […]

Reece Hunt of Nelson was named Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) Forward of the Week following a five-point performance during a sweep of St. Thomas this past weekend in Duluth. Hunt, who played minor hockey in Nelson and was on the roster of the Kootenay Wildcats for three seasons before attending the Okanagan Hockey Academy […]

L.V. Rogers runners made the most of a trip to the Lower Mainland to compete in the BC High School Cross Country Championships Saturday in Surrey. The Bombers Senior Girls earned a Silver medal in the AA Team event while Senior Boys runner Mitch Erickson came within a whisker of a medal, finishing seconds out […]

The L.V. Rogers Senior Bombers continue to prep for the post season after capturing the gold medal at the Selkirk College High School Girls Volleyball tournament this past weekend in Castlegar. The Bombers bounced Selkirk of Kimberley in the best-of-three final, capturing the match in straight games — 25-15 and 25-20. LVR advanced to the […]

Swimmers from L.V. Rogers used home pool advantage to capture most of the medals at the Kootenay Zone Regional High School Swim Meet this past weekend at the NDCC facility. The Bombers women’s and men’s teams finished, first and second respectively in team competition against schools from Golden, Fernie, Kimberley , Creston, Trail, Rossland and […]

L.V. Rogers and Trafalgar runners booked spots for the upcoming provincials following a successful showing at the Kootenay Zone Cross Country Championships Wednesday in Salmo. Highlighting the Zone Championships were Trafalgar’s Dawson Abraham and LVR’s Mitch Erickson, winners of the Junior and Senior Boy’s races, respectively. Abraham won the Junior Boy’s four kilometer race in […]

Approximately 35 volunteers came out over the course of two sessions to clear, weed, mulch, and plant native species on the hillside above the tennis and pickleball courts at LV Rogers School during early October. The landscaping work parties were under the expert guidance of horticulturalist Genevieve Bergeron of Gen Bear Gardens, who specialises in […]

Former Granite Pointe golfer Brian DeBiasio was recently welcomed into the Golf Hall of Fame of BC. DeBiasio, who was a former administrator in the Kootenay Lake School District at L.V. Rogers High School before retiring and moving to Vancouver Island, joins Craig Doell of Victoria, Shelly Stouffer of Nanoose Bay and the late Ron […]

Friends and family recently joined together for a game of soccer at the Kerry Dyck Memorial Tournament at the Lakeside Fields in Nelson. Kerry Dyck, who graduated from L.V. Rogers High School, was a leader in Nelson Soccer for many seasons, coaching and serving on the executive. Annually since Dyck died from cancer, players banded […]