Sports Day in Canada comes to Nelson
Come one, come all. Friday is the kick off to Sports Day in Canada with third Jersey Day in downtown Nelson. The Nelson Regional Sports Council is encouraging the public to wear their favourite jersey to work, school or just while shopping. Donate a $1 to KidSport Nelson and wear the jersey at the NDCC and be entered into...
Injury-riddled Leafs face test against Murdoch leading Castlegar
How long can the Nelson Leafs keep winning with an injury-depleted roster of players? Hopefully a little while longer as Leaf coach and GM Dave McLellan continues to work the phones looking for prize prospects to fill in the injury-depleted lineup. Nelson managed, with the help of a few affiliate players from the Kootenay Ice...
Mallard's Team of the Week —Trafalgar Thunder Girl's Volleyball
They're back in the Mallard's Team of the Week winner's circle. The Trafalgar Girl's Volleyball team earned the elite status after capturing the West Kootenay Junior Girl's Volleyball Championships Saturday at Mount Sentinel Gymnasium in South Slocan. It was Trafalgar versus Trafalgar in the final, with Trafalgar winning the...
Trafalgar culminates volleyball season with West Kootenay Title
In the end, it was Trafalgar versus Trafalgar for all the bragging rights. Trafalgar A needed three sets to outlast their school rivals, Trafalgar B, to capture the West Kootenay Junior Girl’s Volleyball Championship Saturday at Mount Sentinel Gymnasium in South Slocan. “This was a great group of girls and their overall play...
Former Leafs Willans, Horswill lead Vikes against Saints in crucial pre-Christmas series
The Selkirk College Saints will be shooting for a strong finish to the first half of the season this weekend when they take on the University of Victoria Vikes at the Castlegar Recreation Centre. The defending British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) champions are getting set to head into the Christmas break and...
Mount Sentinel finishes sixth overall at A Boy's Volleyball Championships
The Mount Sentinel Wildcats dropped a straight set match to the Fernie Falcons to finish sixth overall at the BC High School A Boy's Volleyball Championships Saturday in Abbotsford. The Cats, ranked third overall heading into the tournament, lost a pair of close games 27-25, 26-24. Mount Sentinel advanced to the consolation...
Kootenay Ice looking to bounce back against Fraser Valley
After garnering a point during last week's set against the North Island Silvertips, the Kootenay Ice return home to meet the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds in a pair of BC Major Midget Hockey League games Saturday and Sunday at the NDCC Arena. The Ice, dropping to 2-12-2 on the season, lost the back half of the two-game series ...
Mallard's Team of the Week —Kootenay Volleyball Champs Wildcats
Mount Sentinel Wildcats are currrently in the thick of the action at the BC High School A Boy's Volleyball Championships in Abbotsford. The Cats, representing the West Kootenay zone at the 12-team tournament, started the day 2-0 in round robin play with wins over Fernie Falcons and Chemainus. Mallard's Source for sports want...
Top flight curling takes over Nelson Curling Club at Open Cashspiel
Sixteen elite curling teams from southern BC is in Nelson this weekend to compete in the 2014 Open Cashspiel at the Heritage City Curling Club. The field includes rinks from around the Kootenay and Okanagan regions, which includes several former B.C. Champions. Headlining the event is Tom Buchy of Kimberley, who qualified for...
Leafs host Border Bruins in Murdoch Division clash
After spending two plus weeks away from home, the Nelson Leafs are finally back at the friendly confines of the NDCC Arena to host the Grand Forks Border Bruins in a rare mid-week Kootenay International Junior Hockey League contest Wednesday. The Leafs enter the contest fresh from a 4-1 victory Sunday over the defending KIJHL...
