The Nelson Neptunes are back! Following a one-season hiatus due to renovations at the Nelson and District Aquatic Centre, the Heritage City club experienced its first action as the Neptunes hosted the first meet of the 2014 Kootenay Summer Swim Association Season this past weekend in Nelson. “For the Neptunes it was highly ...

Due to the rotating teachers strike in School District 20, the annual track and field meet will no longer be held by the school district. But that doesn't mean it's cancelled. “When [the track and field meet] was cancelled last Monday, [The Trail Champion's Peter Sheets] messaged me and said there might be a possibility of ...

Soccer Quest coaching staff was "extremely proud" of the Bomber team as L.V. Rogers concluded the 2014 high school round ball season with a ninth-place finish at the B.C. High School AA Girl's Soccer Championships in Penticton. Host Princess Margaret, a team LVR suffered a narrow 3-2 loss to during round robin play, won the...

When Drew Summersides was a young boy, teams sports were not his forte. The Nelson native liked to go fast. He liked to do what he wanted, when he wanted and skateboarding provided that outlet. Saturday, 22-year-old Summersides joined a handful of his closest skateboarding pals to help with the official opening of the All-Wheel...

The L.V. Rogers Bombers meet Sands of Delta today in the 9th-10th game at the BC High School AA Girl's Soccer Championships in Penticton. The Bombers knocked off Crofton House of Vancouver 3-0 in consolation round action Friday. LVR won both games, but still were dropped into the 9th-12th seeding in the tournament after the...

Saturday Mother Nature is expected to shine down on the official opening of the All-Wheel Park located in Rosemont. The Official Opening Ceremony concludes a 12-year odyssey by the local skateboarding advocates, Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skatepark Society (KLOSP) and Daybreak Rotary. The ceremony begins with local dignitaries...

During the May long weekend, the Boys U11 and U13 Regional squads played at the very well organized Umbro Challenge Cup at Coastal FC in Surrey.   The U11 squad with players as young as nine-year-old went undefeated in all four games topping their U12 Metro group. Their first game against a deep Chilliwack Attack U12 team...

Kootenay Insurance Services staged one big thank you Wednesday to the many Emergency Responders in Nelson during the First Annual Community Appreciation Day. Nelson Police, RCMP, Beasley Fire and Rescue and Nelson Search and Rescue were present to received accolades from the community. During the ceremony in the KIS parking...

The L.V. Rogers Bombers open the 2014 B.C. High School AA Girl's Soccer Championships Thursday with a pair of games in round robin play. The Bombers, representing the Kootenay zone, meet Mark Isfeld of Courtney at 11 a.m. to begin play in the 16-team tournament. LVR battles host Princess Margaret at 3 p.m. to conclude Day one...

A shorthanded Nelson Eagles squad proved to be no match for high-power Okanagan competition as the Heritage City Spring Hoop squad dropped four games a the Kelowna Minor Basketball Association (KMBA) tournament this past weekend in the Central Okanagan City. "We were short-handed and over-matched physically for the most part...