The Nelson Selects ran out of offence, dropping at 2-0 decision to Chilliwack Attack in the Gold Medal Match of the BC Soccer U18 Girl’s Provincial B Cup Sunday in Penticton. The loss gave Nelson the Silver Medal. In 2014, the same group of players won the Bronze Medal as Nelson defeated the same Chilliwack Attack 6-1. Nelson,...

Sometimes winning bronze is just as good, if not better, than capturing gold. The Nelson Selects scored in the final minute of the game to edge Powell River Predators 1-0 in the Bronze Medal Match of the BC Soccer U14 Girl’s Provincial B Cup Sunday at the Lakeside Soccer Pitch. “This is really exciting especially score the ...

The Nelson Selects ran out of gas on the final day of the BC Soccer U15 Girl’s Provincial B Cup, dropping a 2-0 decision to WCAGFC Storm of Maple Ridge in Consolation round action Sunday at the Lakeside Soccer Pitch. The loss was the third consecutive defeat for a U15 squad that opened the tournament on a roll. The Selects ...

It was a mixed bag for Nelson Selects teams at BC Soccer Provincial B Cup Tournament action. In Nelson, the U15s were the only squad to taste victory as the Selects edged North Shore 1-0 in opening day action at the Lakeside Fields. In other action Thursday in Nelson, Selects lost 4-1 to Kelowna in the U13 Division while the...

The Nelson Selects U14 Girls squad is one of three teams from the host association playing in the BC Soccer Provincial B Cup at the Lakeside Fields. The Select enter the eight-team provincial tournament on a positive note after recently capturing the Invermere Clash of the Titans Championship. Staff at Mallard’s Source for ...

Organizers will be monitoring the heat, and smoke, from the local Sitkum Creek Wildfire when the BC Soccer Girl’s Provincial B Cup comes to Nelson beginning Thursday at the Lakeside Fields. Tournament Coordinator Kim Palfenier said officials are hopeful the city has seen the worst of the fire that began Saturday. “The air...

Veteran Kootenay Junior International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) forward Derek Georgopoulos will suit up for the Selkirk College Saints starting this September. The defending British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) champion Saints announced this week that the Cranbrook resident will join the team for the...

The Nelson/Trail Scotia bank has been a strong supporter of the L. V. Rogers High School baseball program for the past couple of years. Again this year they stepped up to help the team with their fundraising, seen here are members of the Scotia Bank team giving a cheque to two Bomber players, the cheque matched the amount...

Nelson Youth Soccer is playing host to the BC Soccer Girl’s Provincial B Cup July 9-12 at the Lakeside Soccer Pitches. The Heritage City association is hosting three divisions — U13, U14 & U15 — in the four-day tournament. Mallard’s Source for sports is spotlighting the Nelson teams with Team of the Week honours. This...

It’s a proven fact to always have a backup plan just in case that original idea goes south. Dryden Hunt knows all too well things do not always go as planned as the Nelson Minor Hockey product prepares to enter the world of professional hockey. After not hearing his name called out for the second consecutive year last week ...