Local athletes took a host of medals at the BC Summer Games held this past weekend in Nanaimo. Samuel Matthew of Nelson led the medal parade by claiming six podium finishes in the pool. Matthew, won silver medals in 200-meter boys Individual Medley and 800-meter freestyle along with bronze in 100 meter Breaststroke, 400-meter...

Heiko Ihns, Fynn Keywood and Moss Caney each scored to pace Team Kootenay to a 3-1 victory over Vancouver Island in Boy's Soccer at the BC Summer Games Sunday in Nanaimo. The win powered Team Kootenay to a fifth-place finish in the eight-team tournament. "All together it was a fantastic showing from our guys," said Jamie...

The Unknowns took the unknown route to the 2014 Nelson Mixed Slopitch Championship Sunday afternoon at the Lakeside Diamonds, rebounding from a loss earlier in the day to blast Louie's 13-2 in the tourney final. It's the second consecutive year Louie's lost in the final after winning the title in 2012. The Unknowns breezed ...

Let the playoffs begin. The Nelson Mixed Slopitch League holds its year-end playoff weekend beginning Thursday at the Lakeside Diamonds. Louies and Unknowns enter the weekend at the early favourite after finishing deadlocked for top spot following the regular season. The two teams completed the season with identical 11-3-1 ...

Kootenay athletes, including a host from the Nelson area, are flocking to Nanaimo for the 2014 BC Summer Games. During the next four days, more than 2500 athletes between the ages of 11 and 18 years will compete in 19 different sports at venues throughout Nanaimo.  Competitions for athletes with a disability are also included...

Castlegar’s own Kootenay Jiu Jitsu Academy brought home a golden haul from the 2014 Western Canadian Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships in Pentiction on June 28- including winning first place overall in the Adult No-Gi Division. Led by coaches Ben Jolicoeur, Ken Postnikoff, and Brent McDonald, the academy took on approximately...

The Nelson Neptunes shot of the team standing ladder to finish third at the Castlegar Aquanauts swim meet Sunday in the Sunflower City. Host Castlegar used home pool advantage to edge second place Grand Forks and the Neptunes for the overall title. "We are happy with our overall placing and hope to maintain it for Regionals...

Trail Allstars watched Highlands score 10 runs in the final two innings to dump the host squad 12-5 at the BC Little League 9-10 Baseball Championships Tuesday at Andy Bilesky Park. The loss dropped the Trail Allstars record to 1-3. Hastings Allstars lead the standings with a 4-0 record after pounding Beacon Hill of Victoria...

The Trail Allstars are 1-2 after Day three of the BC Little League 9-10 Baseball Championships. The Trail Allstars lost 11-1 to White Rock in five innings Monday at Andy Bilesky Park in the Silver City. Nelson's Noah Quinn drove home the only run for Trail with an RBI in the fourth inning. White Rock scoreed two in the first...

The Canadian Press reported Monday that former Kootenay International Junior Hockey League coach and current associate skipper of the Detroit Red Wings Tom Renney will be named as the new Hockey Canada president and CEO Tuesday. Renney coached in Trail, Rossland and Columbia Valley before gaining national recognition by leading...