Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson U12 Selects
The Nelson Selects U12 Boys Soccer squad made it a weekend to remember, travelling recently to attend the West Coast Cup tournament in Langley. The Selects finished with a 0-2-2 record, playing four very close ball games against opposition from Langlely, North Delta and Maple Ridge in the U13 Silver Division. The tournament...
Leafs open KIJHL season Friday against defending champs from Beaver Valley
The colder weather can only mean one thing — hockey is back. The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season kicks of on five fronts as 19 teams look to dethrone defending champion Beaver Valley Nitehawks from the top of the podium. The Hawks made the 2014 campaign a season for the history books as the Fruitvale-based...
Nelson triathlete Denise Uhrynuk makes a strong showing at World Triathlon Championships
Denise Uhrynuk of Nelson braved chilly temperatures to finish 14th in her age group for Team Canada at the recent World Triathlon Championships in Edmonton. "It was my second time competing at the Worlds," said Uhrynuk, who competed at the Auckland event in 2012. "It is a week long event with parade, banquets, multiple events...
Leafs finish exhibition season by scoring 5-5 tie against Beaver Valley
The Nelson Leafs completed the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League exhibition season with a 5-5 tie against the Beaver Valley Nitehawks Sunday at the NDCC Arena. The game was the third in three days and fourth in five nights for the Leafs. Rayce Miller, Robson Cramer, Blair Andrews, Patrick Croome and Matt MacDonald...
Fall campaign kicks off for Nelson Youth Soccer
The Lakeside pitch near the Slopitch Ball Diamonds was once again a sea of soccer at Nelson Youth Soccer kicked off the fall season. Most leagues are back up and running during the final part of the house league season. Rep Teams were off to Revelstoke and Sandpoint, Idaho, for tournaments. The NYS House League season concludes...
Three-game weekend set concludes preseason for Leafs
It’s only September and already Leaf head coach Dave McLellan likes what he sees in his Kootenay International Junior Hockey League club. “Phase one is training camp, and we’re done that now,” McLellan said Thursday prior to a three-game exhibition weekend. “We’re now into phase two and I’m pretty happy with stuff that happened...
Roundball is back for the fall campaign on grass
Now that summer for most has ended, roundball is back. Nelson Youth Soccer kicked off the second half of the 2014 season this week at Lakeside Pitch. Most younger division players take to the pitch Saturday while the City Soccer Adult League started earlier this week. The fall season is a brief one, with league playoffs in ...
Mallard's Team of the Week —Kootenay Glacier Kings
The Kootenay Glacier Kings stepped outside the province to challenge the best in the country at the Canadian Senior Games held last month in Sherwood Park, Alberta. Nelson's Pat Severyn provided the heroics for the team, scoring the winning goal in overtime to power Team BC's Kootenay Glacier Kings to a 3-2 victory over...
UPDATED: Matt Brind' Amour scores twice to lead Leafs to 4-4 draw against Hawks
Matt Brind' Amour scored twice to pace the Nelson Leafs to a 4-4 tie against Beaver Valley Nitehawks Wednesday night in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League exhibition action in Fruitvale. Robson Cramer and Sam Weber added singles while Liam Hall has two assists for the Leafs. Nelson led 3-2 after one period before the...
Let the 'training camp' begin for the Nelson Leafs
Following an off-season of turmoil, new coach and GM Dave McLellan hopes to bring a sense of calm to the Good Ship Leaf as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League club kicks off the 2014-15 campaign with training camp Friday at the NDCC Arena. McLellan has been thrust into the leadership role with the Green and White...
