Bombers tune up for High School Zones at Okanagan tourney
The L.V. Rogers Bombers tuned up for another shot at competing in the B.C. High School AA Boy's Soccer Championships by competing in a tourney this past weekend in Kelowna. The Bombers found the competition tough against Triple-A school from the Okanagan, finishing seventh overall. LVR opened the tourney losing in penalty...
Former Nelson Minor Hockey star invited to Hockey Canada selection camp
Former Nelson Minor Hockey star Adam Plant is among the 27 players from the BC Hockey League invited by Hockey Canada to the Canada West selection camp in preparation for the 2013 World Junior A Challenge. Plant, who currently plays for the West Kelowna Warriors, is one of the 24-defenceman receiving invitations to the upcoming...
LVR Bombers dominate West Kootenay Cross Country running championships
Micah May and Maddy Murphy made is a clean sweep of the senior division for L.V. Rogers at the West Kootenay Cross Country running championships Wednesday. May won the title by a few seconds over teammate Walker Dempster. Owen Thurston of LVR took third. May finished the course in a time of 25 minutes, 32.2 seconds. LVR runners...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Selkirk Eyecare
It sure was close, but Selkirk Eyecare finally got the last laugh in the Finley's Ladies Rec Soccer League. Selkirk managed to push across one goal en route to a hard-fought 1-0 victory over rival Lily Whites in the final held recently at Lakeside Pitch. Selkirk Eyecare and Lily Whites finished deadlocked after regular season...
Nelson Home Building Centre Leafs Player Profile of the Week — Brandon Sookro
From the first time Brandon Sookro stepped onto the ice in a Nelson Leafs jersey as an affiliate player with the Kootenay Ice Major Midget squad, hockey people in the know could see this player has what it takes to be successful in junior hockey. Sookro took another step up the progression ladder last week when he popped in...
Derby time goes well with fall fishing
By Kerry Reed, Reel Adventures Charters Here we go. Our water has finally cooled down and our fall fishing has begun. While most people were a little bit frustrated with the weather for the last half of September, we as fishermen were excited to see a cooling trend. And now with some snow in the mountains, we can expect our...
Leafs survive Murdoch Division test against high-flying Hawks
The Nelson Leafs survived the first major test of the season, scoring twice late in the second period en route to a 5-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks Friday night at the NDCC Arena. The game is the first of three meetings against Neil Murdoch Division rivals — Beaver...
Early season test for Leafs as Green & White host Murdoch rivals
The first of many Murdoch Division Showdowns play out this weekend in the Heritage City when the Beaver Valley Nitehawks and Castlegar Rebels invade the NDCC Arena. The Hawks start the three-game Murdoch Division series Friday with a tilt in Nelson. Beaver Valley, suffering its first loss of the season Saturday at home to...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Kootenay Co-op
Kootenay Co-op rode timely scoring and great goalkeeping to the 2013 Leo's Men's Open Soccer Championship at the Lakeside Pitch. Kootenay Co-op thumped defending champion Old Dogs FC before knocking off regular season champ Innkeepers 2-0 in the final to claim the title. Staff at Mallard's Source for sports want to add to the...
Nelson Home Building Centre Leafs Player Profile of the Week — Travis Wellman
At 5’5”, 145 pounds, Travis Wellman isn’t going to overpower a lot of teams in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. However, Junior B players don’t need great physical size to be stars. Which is why Wellman is doing his talking with his scoring and currently leads the entire league in goals with 13 to start the ...
