Mallard's Team of the Week —Mountain Spirit Triathlon Club
For the past two months, the Mountain Spirit Triathlon Club — a local non profit sports club — has been gearing up for the 2014 Nelson Cyswog'n' Fun Triathlon set for Lakeside Park. The club kicks off training in May, turning novice athletes into triathlete machines that set goals of finishing the Olympic or Short Course...
Leafs hope to finally have their man, announce signing of Dave McLellan as skipper of the KIJHL franchise
The Nelson Leafs are hoping a second chance will pay big dividends come playoff time. Less than a week after having first choice Matt Hughes quit on the Green and White - figuring a directors position at the Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy in Kelowna was reason enough to leave the Kootenay International Junior Hockey...
Nelson's Isaac MacLeod stuck in a time warp — forced to play NHL waiting game
Like many college or university graduates Isaac Macleod has been busy scanning the employment pages looking for a place to hang his hat. Having recently graduated from Boston College with business degree from the Carroll School of Management with a concentration in Economics, the Nelson native is hungry to gain meaningful...
Nelson's Sam Matthew recognized for BC Games medal run
Samuel Matthew of Nelson was one of 16 talented athletes recognized with a Coast Capital Savings Athlete Bursary at the Closing Ceremony of the 2014 BC Summer Games in Nanaimo. Matthew won six medals in the pool in the Hub City. The athletes are from 16 different communities around the province. “Coast Capital Savings is...
KIJHL Leafs dealt huge blow after coach Matt Hughes resigns
The Nelson Leafs were dealt a huge blow during the weekend when current skipper Matt Hughes resigned his position as head coach and General Manager of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League team. Hughes, who was selected to the position from a list of more than 25 applicants in May of this year to replace Frank Maida,...
Only days until the 2014 Nelson Cyswog'n'Fun Triathlon
It's days until the horn blows for the 2014 Nelson Cyswog'n'Fun triathlon. Saturday, at the Lakeside Park beach, the 2014 Nelson Cyswog'n'Fun club took to the water for a test run of the triathlon distance. Club members have been training for up to two months, swimming in the NDCC pool along with running and riding distances...
KidSport gets shot in the pocket book with donation from TELUS Community Action Team
The TELUS Community Action Team was back in gear recently, pulling out all the stops to donate a whacking $2000 to KidSport-Nelson. TELUS Community Action Team supports charities that help to educate and empower youth to improve their quality of life and to enable them to reach their full potential. These investments are the...
Nelson's Pat Price inducted into BC Hockey Hall of Fame Friday in Penticton
This is the weekend Pat Price has been waiting for for a long time. Friday, in Penticton, the Nelson native and Minor Hockey grad, will be inducted into the B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame. "This is absolutely fantastic," Price said moments after being recognized during the Hall of Fame presser earlier this year. "It's always something...
Mallards Team of the Week — Nelson Mixed Slopitch Champs, Unknowns
The Unknowns didn't get mad, the team just got even. The Unknowns overcame an early-tournament loss to rout Louie's 13-2 to capture the 2014 Nelson Mixed Slopitch Championship Sunday afternoon at the Lakeside Diamonds. The Unknowns scored early and often en route to the team's 14th crown in the last 20 Nelson Mixed Slopitch...
Nelson swimmer Samuel Matthew wins big at BC Summer Games
Samuel Matthew made the long trek to Vancouver Island not knowing what to expect at the B.C. Summer Games. A few days later the Nelson swimmer needed to put in a call to the local freight company for a quote on moving a trunk load of metal back to the Heritage City following an amazing six-medal performance in the pool in the...
