2014 Nelson Cyswog'n'fun triathlon early bird deadline July 6
It's time to start training for the 2014 Nelson Cyswog'n'fun triathlon. And what better way to gain some incentive than to take advantage of the early bird registration deadline of July 6. The 2014 Nelson Cyswog'n'fun triathlon goes Sunday, August 3 at Rotary Lakeside Park. The main Olympic Course race begins with a 1.5...
Rushton, Sachs pace Neptunes to fifth place at Stingrays meet
Jaylen Rushton won a silver and Nava Sachs took bronze as Nelson Neptunes finished fifth at the Trail Stingrays stop on the Kootenay Summer Swim Association meet calendar Sunday in the Silver City. Rushton won the medal in Division two girls while Sachs scored bronze for the Neptunes in Division five girls category. Nelson ...
Trio of Nelson Selects eliminated during Kootenay Provincial Playdowns
The U17 Boys are among a trio of Nelson Select squads that failed to advance to the Les Sinnott Memorial Boys Provincial Cup next month in Richmond. The Selects finished third in the three-team U17 Boy’s round-robin tournament Sunday in Invermere. The other teams eliminated from further provincial action include the U13 and...
Let the 'Beautiful Game' begin
The Beautiful Game kicked off its World Cup Championship Thursday in Brazil, and while most of the public was at work, a few interested fans were locked in front of the television cheering on their favourite team. On opening day it was the Faraguna house in Nelson that was decked out in the Croatian colours as Guido and Boris...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Telus Ambassadors
The Telus Ambassadors were busy during the recent Telus Day of Giving on (May 31), filling backpacks with school supplies for area schools in Kootenay Lake School, Kootenay/Columbia and Boundary Districts for the upcoming term in September. Mallard's Source for sports would like to salute the Ambassadors with Team of the Week...
Neptunes tune up for next meet with solid showing in Boundary City
The Nelson Neptunes tuned up for the upcoming meet this weekend in Trail by finishing third at the recent competition in Grand Forks. "We are very happy with how all of our swimmers did this weekend," said Neptune assistant coach Rebecca Afford. "We saw so much improvement since our last swim meet last weekend in Nelson namely...
McKay boys, O'Keefe and Southam earn spots on Zone One Golf squad
Tyler McKay of Rossland fired a 36-hole total of 146 to capture the BC Amateur Qualifer Sunday at Birchbank Golf Course near Trail. McKay edged Karson O'Keefe pf Creston by one stroke, firing rounds of 71 Saturday at Redstone near Rossland and 75 Sunday at Birchbank. Braden McKay pf Birchbank was third at 148 followed by...
Saints added some grit to lineup of two-time defending BCIHL champs
The Selkirk Saints added some grit to the lineup for the 2014/15 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. The Saints announced a playing commitment from forward Tyler Kerner of Taber, Alta., to attend Selkirk College. "Tyler is a hard-working, physical winger who plays the game with lots of energy and competes hard," head...
Kootenay Lake Fishing Report
By Kerry Reed, Reel Adventures Sportfishing May is over and June is nearing the midway point. So there's plenty of time this month to hook a big one on Kootenay Lake. Kerry Reed of Reel Adventures Charters is here to give his monthly fishing report. So read and enjoy. Kootenay Lake The month of May was pretty good fishing. ...
Mallard's Team of the Week — LVR Athletic Award Winners
The L.V. Rogers Athletic Department recently saluted the best in Bomber Athletics during its annual award ceremony at the Fairview-based High School. Mallard's Source for sports would like to honour the athletes with Team of the Week status. The winners are: Top Scholar Athletes, Erica Austen and Braeden Zarikoff; Most...
