Balfour's Craig Wilkinson hitting links to fight ALS
Balfour Golf Course club professional Craig Wilkinson is hitting the links to help ALS Society of BC. Wilkinson is golfing all day long on (Monday) June 22 in a fundraising effort for the ALS Society through PGA of BC’s Golf-A-Thon for ALS. “This year I will be playing solo in an effort to beat my personal record of 283 holes...
Trail AA Orioles AA American Legion squad hosts tourney at Butler Park
The Trail AA Orioles AA kicks off the season this weekend by hosting the Trail Invitational Baseball Tournament at Butler Park. The Orioles play in a new division of the American Legion Baseball League against teams from Colville, Asotin, Mt. Spokane, Lewis and Clarke, Gonzaga Prep, Mead, Rogers and West Valley “Last year we...
Mallard's Team of the Week — NYS U15 Selects
Silver was the colour of the day for the Nelson Selects U15 Boy's Soccer team. The club returned from a successful weekend at the Columbia Valley Clash of the Titans Soccer Tournament in Invermere this past weekend, finishing second overall in the U16 Division. The Select lost in shootout in the final to the Calgary U16 team....
Let the FIFA Women's World Cup Begin
Was it a penalty, or was it a "play-on"? Who cares as Canada won its opening match at the FIFA Women's World Cup Saturday in Edmonton. The Nelson Daily was there with a brief video of the Canadian anthem to start the game between Canada and China. Have a look....
Mallard's Team of the Week — LVR Bombers Baseball Team
The L.V. Rogers Bombers baseball team recently completed a very successful campaign on the diamond. LVR compiled an impressive 21-5 record against American and Canadian opposition that included a victory in the Bombers home tournament. The Bombers seven trips south of the boarder and played a combination of Varsity teams and...
Playing golf at the Balfour Golf Course has its Advantages
Membership has its privileges with the BGC Advantage Program at the Balfour Golf Club. And those privileges are more than just playing on one of the most picturesque Les Furber designed courses in the province packed with spectacular views of the surrounding mountains or Kootenay Lake. “The BGC Advantage Program is a brand ...
Nelson's Bruno Campese switches gears on coaching career, takes OHA job
It didn’t take Nelson’s Bruno Campese long to find a new job in hockey. The Nelson Minor Hockey grad, who spent the past eight seasons at coach and GM of the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League, has agreed to be head coach of the Okanagan Hockey Academy in Penticton. The announcement was recently made on the ...
Bombers outlast G.W. Graham to finish 11th at AA Rugby Championships
Ryan Lewis continued his stellar play to lead the L.V. Rogers Bombers to an impressive 36-26 win over G.W. Graham of Chillwack at the BC High School AA Boy's Rugby Championships Saturday in Abbotsford. Lewis, who scored all the points in LVR's earlier win over Sir Charles Tupper of Vancouver, scored twice as the Bombers got...
Bombers finish sixth overall at BC High School AA Girl's Soccer Championships
The L.V. Rogers Bombers finished the BC High School AA Girl's Soccer Championship in sixth spot following a loss to Ballenas of Parksville in consolation round match Saturday. The Bombers dropped a 4-0 decision to the high-powered Vancouver Island squad. However, the sixth-place finish is one of the better results for the...
UPDATED: Bombers edge Brookswood 1-0 at AA Soccer Championships in Burnaby
The L.V. Rogers Bombers will play for fifth spot at the 16-team BC High School Girl's AA Soccer Championships in Burnaby. Naomi Perkins scored the only goal of the game to lead LVR to a thrilling 1-0 win over Brookswood Friday afternoon in playoff action. LVR advances to meet Bellenas of Parksville on Vancouver Island in the...
