LVR need tie-breaker to capture Bomber Baseball Invitational
The L.V. Rogers Bombers bounced back from an early loss to capture the Bombers High School Baseball Tournament Saturday at Butler Park in Trail. The Bombers won the tournament on a tie-breaker after three teams — LVR, Mount Boucherie of Kelowna and Cranbrook's Mount Baker — finished in a three-way tie with 3-1 records. LVR ...
Bentley, MacLeod fall short at 2015 Allan Cup Tournament
Nelson native Alex MacLeod said during the 2015 Allan Cup Tournament all the teams at the were very evenly matched. MacLeod's Bentley Generals met their match in the tournament final, falling 2-0 to Manitoba's South East Prairie Thunder Saturday in a packed Clarenville, N.L. arena. South East Prairie Thunder capture the 2015...
Whitewater's Sam Kuch grabs silver at IFSA Freeride Championships
Whitewater Freeride skier Sam Kuch captured second place at the 2015 IFSA North American Junior Freeride Championships held recently at the Grand Targhee Resort near Alta, Wyoming. Kuch finished second to Zander Guldman of Sugar Bowl Freeride in the male 15-18 category. Guldman scored 4084 points to 3304 for Kuch. Grifen...
Alex MacLeod — back to having fun again playing hockey at the Allan Cup Tournament
A hockey player from Nelson is trying to accomplish what no Nelson team has ever done before — win the Allan Cup, emblematic of Canadian Men’s Senior AAA Hockey supremacy. Nelson Minor Hockey grad Alex MacLeod is currently in Clarenville, Newfoundland playing in the six-team 2015 Allan Cup Tournament for the Bentley Generals....
Nelson U12 Boys return from Icebreaker Tourney with silver medal
The Nelson Youth Soccer U12 Boys lost 1-0 to Kelowna in the gold medal final of the Icebreakers Tourney recently in the Okanagan. The tournament was the first of the competitive rep season for the U12 squad. Nelson missed a pair of penalty kicks that came back to haunt the squad as Kelowna would score the only goal in the...
Kootenay Lake Fishing Report — Chasing early spring Bull Trout
March is done and now it's time to move into April as Kerry Reed of Reel Adventures Charters drafts up another few tips for fishing on Kootenay Lake with the Kootenay Lake Fishing Report. So read and enjoy. March saw some mixed weather patterns rolling in, so our days were hit and miss. We did spend a lot of time on the...
UPDATE: Hunt scores, but Tigers drop opener to Hitmen
Nelson's Dryden Hunt scored once but the Hitmen replied with three of their own as Calgary posted a 3-1 victory over Medicine Hat Tigers Friday in the opener of the Eastern Conference Semi-Final at The Arena in Medicine Hat. Calgary takes a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with Games two and three set for Sunday and Monday...
Catch the Spirit: GFI prepares for another exciting year
Catch the Spirit, the Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament (GFI) is back for another year, starting June 30th and ending July 5th 2015. I have been involved in different capacities with this tournament since 2008 and am very excited to be in this position, working with such enthusiastic and dedicated, board of...
Nitros fall short at Cyclone Taylor Cup, drop 6-5 decision to Storm in Final
The Kimberley Dynamiters came within one game, within one goal of capturing a BC Junior B Hockey Championship. Gage Colpron had three assists to spark the Campbell River Storm to a 6-5 victory over Kimberley in the Junior B Hockey Final of the Cyclone Taylor Cup Monday in Mission City. The Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League...
Whitecaps High Potential Player Showcase Week a 'huge success' for Kootenay players
More than 20 players from Nelson Youth Soccer received a chance to experience high-level soccer first hand during the Whitecaps High Potential Player (HPP) Showcase training sessions held last week in Vancouver. “The weekend was a huge success,” said Brett Adams, Whitecaps Kootenay Regional Head Coach. “The teams played amazing...
