Neptunes continue to build from ground up; several great swims in Colville
Castlegar continues to dominate the Kootenay Summer Swim Association season. But don't overlook the improvement of the Nelson Neptunes. The club continues to build from the grass roots, turning in several exceptional performances during the recent KSSA stop during the wekeend in Colville, Wash. "We were in awe of our younger...
Main Street Diner — The Place in Nelson to watch World Cup action
The place to be for World Cup Soccer excitement, for those people in Nelson not able to make it to Brazil, is the Main Street Diner on Baker Street. Nick Diamond of Main Street has two large televisions on the patio for patrons viewing while having a bite to eat. "We are publishing the day's feature menu and game viewing...
Balfour golfers play 360 holes on ALS Longest Day of Golf fundraiser
On the longest day of daylight of the year, Craig Wilkinson and Braden Chown gained a few blisters on their golfing hands. The two Balfour golfers played for 15 hours on the Balfour Golf Course to to raise awareness and funds for ALS, which is a rapidly progressive neuromuscular disease that can affect anyone at any time. The...
LVR grad Sean Denison experiences career year playing pro hoops in Romania
When Sean Denison hopped a flight last summer for Romania, he hoped the move to the European Basketball team would be a good one. Well the move proved to be good for CSM Oradea, Denison’s new club, and amazing for the former L.V. Rogers hoop star. Not only did CSM Oradea make history but also Denison realized a happiness about...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson Killjoys
The Golden Boot is up for grabs Saturday at the NDCC Arena as the Nelson Killjoys and Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers duke it out for bragging rights in the West Kootenay Roller Derby League. The defending champion Killjoys meet the Rollers at 7 p.m. in Mountain Mayhem 5 while at 5 p.m. Valley Brutality and the Rossland Trail ...
Robertson-Weir, Holitzki, Cowan pace Neptunes medal parade in Creston
Morgan Robertson-Weir, Matthew Holitzki and Olivia Cowan each won silver medals highlighting the Nelson Neptunes results during a weekend Kootenay Summer Swim Association meet in Creston. Robertson-Weir won the medal in Division on girls while Holitzki and Cowan captured medals in Division four boys and Division five girls,...
Golden Boot is up for grabs — Killjoys meet Dam City Rollers
The Golden Boot is up for grabs. And the Nelson Killjoys want it — again. The defending West Kootenay Roller Derby champs are back in the final, this time against Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers as the league culminates a season with the Mountain Mayhem 5 Saturday at the NDCC Arena. The Final goes at 7 p.m. with the consolation...
Nelson Minor Baseball shifts from regular season to allstar campaign
Nelson teams were shutout of the championship winner's circle in the West Kootenay Little League Baseball League season. Nelson Cardinals, winners of the West Kootenay Little League Minor Division the two previous years, lost out in the semi finals in the major division. The Nelson Pirates had two close games but finished...
International Skateboarding Day comes to Rosemont Skatepark
International Skateboarding Day is coming to the new Rosemont Skatepark. Skateboard Ambassador, Matt LeBlanc and Nelson & District Youth Center is hosting a fundraising hotdog sale and day filled with activities. LeBlanc, along with implementing some ground rules for everyone’s safety and enjoyment, is also hosting skate...
Little League All Stars gearing up for provincials
Veteran little league players are working toward the big goal of national competition, after the region’s little league all-star team was picked last night at Andy Bilesky Park. Twenty-one baseball players, aged 11-12, tried out for the team but only 12 were chosen, six of whom are veterans from last year's all-star team....
