The event is so popular, the 2014 derby is already sold out. So for those lucky fishermen, dig out the best hook for the second annual Kootenay Lake B.C. Family Day Fishing Derby, February 8-10. "The 2012 Fishing derby was a huge success," said organizer Robert Di Pietro. "(The event) was also completely sold out and we had...

Mitchell Popadynetz scored twice to spark Here for the Beer to a 4-1 victory over In Deep in the final of the Soccer Quest Christmas Co-Ed Tournament Sunday at the Soccer Quest Indoor Facility. Popadynetz, back in town to spend the holiday season with family, helped UBC Thunderbirds capture the CIAU Men's Soccer championship...

Grads 2004-06 overcame a late game deficit to edge the Grads 2007-10 64-54 in the inaugural Blair D'Andrea Memorial Bomber Alumni Tournament Boxing Day at the L.V. Rogers Hangar. The annual Boxing Day event was changed to the Blair D'Andrea Memorial Bomber Alumni Tournament after the former LVR coach and teacher died suddenly...

The Dragon Shredders — Gavin Dean and Henry Craven-Shreenan — came away the big winners at the Nelson Tech Club (NTC) RoboGames 2013, held recently at the Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus, Mary Hall Building. However, everyone was a winner on this day as tech wizards battled it out against one another for robosupremacy...

When Nolan Percival heard Nelson won the right to host the 2014 Cyclone Taylor Cup, his eyes lit up. What better way to showcase his talents for scouts than at the B.C. Junior B Hockey Championship. So the Nelson native took to the workout routine to prepare himself for the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League training...

Mid-season slumps have become all-too familiar to some players on the Nelson Leafs. So after the Beaver Valley Nitehawks pounded the Leafs 7-3 Friday in Fruitvale, Nelson was in need of a stopper to halt the slide. Veteran Jamie Vlanich proved to be that stopper as the Trail native scored four consecutive times to spark the...

The Mount Sentinel Wildcats rebounded from a heartbreaking semi final loss to hammer the J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks 70-50 in the Consolation final at the Cats High School Boy's Basketball Tournament Saturday in South Slocan. Prince Charles Comets of Creston won the tournament by dumping Grand Forks Wolves 84-33. The Comets, defeating...

It was close to a year ago when the high-flying Nelson Leafs began their descent out of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. Nelson was sitting pretty prior to the Christmas holiday break, and was primed to improve the view from the Murdoch Division penthouse after disposing of the Castlegar Rebels on home...

The future looks bright for girl's volleyball at L.V. Rogers High school after the Bombers captured the West Kootenay Junior Girl's Championship recently. The Junior Bombers, one of two teams entered from LVR, dominated the West Kootenay finals in Castlegar, with 5-0-1 record. The Bombers posted wins over host Stanley Humphries...

By Terri Richardson, Nelson Curling Club Well, if you were watching the “Roar To The Rings” Olympic curling qualifier on television this past week, you were probably glued to your seat as you watched sixteen of Canada’s, and probably the world’s, best curlers battle it out for the optimum experience of any athletes career, ...