The West Kootenay Crusaders are off to the BC Hockey U15 AA Championships March 19-22 in Fort St. John. The Crusaders defeated East Kootenay Avalanche 4-2 in the in the BC Zone League Tier 1 AA Playoffs this past weekend in Kamloops. The teams were tied 2-2 heading into the third period before West Kootenay scored twice to ...

Well, I thought we were out of the woods and headed into spring, but apparently not! Oh well, one last blast of winter and we should be good to go. In saying that, we have still been on the water a bit, so here’s your latest fishing report: Kootenay Lake Like January, we had some good days and some slow days in February. ...

The L.V. Rogers Bombers recently completed the High School Basketball season. The Bombers lost out to J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks in the Kootenay High School Boys AAA Zone Final in Trail. The Hawks defeated the Bombers in the single-game zone final. Mallard’s Source for sports would like to salute the Bombers as Team of the Week. ...

The Trafalgar Thunder completed an excellent season on the local basketball courts by capturing the West Kootenay Grade 8 Boy's Championship Saturday at the J. Lloyd Crowe gymnasium in Trail. The Thunder capped off an undefeated season against West Kootenay competition by outlasting Stanley Humphries Coyotes of Castlegar 66-44...

The Canada Winter Games wrapped up Sunday in Prince Edward Island with a local contingent of Nelson athletes sinking their teeth into the national sports scene. Two athletes from the Nelson Boxing Club, Lola Brouillette and Riel Martinez, finished the Games with very successful results in the ring. Brouillette, 17, lost in ...

Whitewater skier Rylie Clark finished 26th overall in the women’s super-G Alpine Ski Race Tuesday at the 2023 Canada Winter Games in Prince Edward Island. Clark finished the race in a time of 48.73 seconds. Team BC teammate Roxy Coatesworth of Golden won the race in a time of 45.08 seconds. The medal was the first for Team ...

Basketball Officials in the West Kootenay are once again joining with their provincial colleagues to raise money and awareness in the 14th Call a Foul on Cancer — Pink Whistle Legacy Fund — which strives to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society — B.C. and Yukon Division. West Kootenay Basketball Officials joined more ...

Nelson Nordic ski club attended a cross country ski race that attracts racers from all over the province in Revelstoke on February 18 and 19. The Nelson Nordic Race team had an amazing group of 18 racers at the event; our biggest turnout at a BC cup race ever. During the weekend Nelson Nordic athletes had some amazing races...

The L.V. Rogers Senior Girls Basketball team recently completed a very successful High School season. The Bombers improved throughout the season to conclude the High School Girls Basketball campaign with an impressive victory over rival Stanley Humphries Coyotes at the Hangar. Mallard’s Source for sports would like to salute...

The Nelson Leafs Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season came to an end on a snowy Saturday night in the Beaver Valley. The host Nitehawks eliminated the Leafs in six games of the best-of-seven Murdoch Division Semi Final with a 6-3 victory at the Fruitvale Arena. Eithan Grishan scored the winner at 4:41 of the...