For Erin Fitchett, Head Coach of Nelson Reflections Artistic Swimming, giving children participating in artistic swimming good memories to take into their adult lives has been more important than medals. “The medals were the icing on the cake. It was my goal for all these years to create athletes for life that don’t...

Prior to the conclusion of the high school athletic season, Trafalgar's Suzanna Banyard-Swanson and Ciara Morris-Dennis both won medals at the BC Archery NASP Provincials. The tournament was held in a hybrid model with students able to participate virtually in their own gymnasiums or archery facilities. The live tournament ...

Almost 100 youth players took advantage of some top calibre coaching as the recent Heritage City Basketball Camp at the L.V. Rogers Hanger. The basketball camp, hosted by LVR Bombers Senior Boys coach Ryan McKinnon, attracted at total of 94 players in two separate sessions. A portion of the proceeds from the four-day camp...

Nelson Soccer Association is sending a handful of rep teams to provincial championships — the Provincial Girls B Cup beginning Thursday in Kamloops. Nelson Soccer U15, U16 & U17 squads begin play Thursday at McArthur Park in Kamloops. The U16 Girls defeated Kootenay East Soccer Rovers 2-1 and 4-0 in the two-game qualifier....

The Flying Steamshovel Senior Mixed Slopitch Team tuned up for the upcoming BC Senior Games by capturing the B-event at the recent Salmo Canada Day Tournament. The Flying Steamshovel, claiming the $800 B-event prize, opened with a loss before winning three straight — 21-7 in the B-event final. The next tournament for the the...

Atlyn Proctor’s summer just got a lot busier. The Nelson volleyball player was recently selected to the BC Selects U18 squad for 2023 provincial team season. Proctor, who plays for the L.V. Rogers Bombers Senior Girls and Kootenay Bombers Club Volleyball teams, earned the spot following a two-day tryout camp at...

Following a season that saw the Dryden Hunt play for four different teams, the Nelson Minor Hockey star is staying in Calgary. The Calgary Flames announced Sunday that the NHL club signed free agent winger Dryden Hunt to a two-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 per season. Hunt played 17 games for the Flames American Hockey...

Aurora Panko-Dool and Mitch Erickson were selected the Top All Around Athletes at the recent L.V. Rogers Athletic Awards Ceremony. LVR Athletic Department salutes the top athletes at the conclusion of the school term from fall, winter and spring sports to culminate the high school sports season. Panko-Dool earned the Top All...

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League hoping a decision by the BC Hockey League to move to an independent league will open the door for the Junior B league to be reclassified as the Junior A league in the province. At the recent KIJHL Annual General Meeting in Sicamous Saturday, June 17th, league governors decided...

Dave Johnston and his fishing buddies have hauled dozens of trout out of Kootenay Lake over the past year and one of them netted him a brand new 2022 Ford F-150, with the off-road Tremor package, from Nelson Ford. Nearly 8,000 trout have been entered in the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program over the past 12 months for ...