Mates hold down lead as WKFFL reaches mid-season mark
The South Slocan Mates hold down top spot in the West Kootenay Flag Football League standings at the mid-season mark of the schedule. Mates, undefeated in five games, lead Castlegar Vikings and Nelson Hour Glass by two games in league standings. The Brewers are fourth in the league with a 1-4 mark. Vikings, defending league...
Bia Boro, Selkirk Eyecare capture titles as City Soccer wraps up season
Bia Boro completed the run to the Jackson’s Hole Master League title by scoring a narrow 2-1 victory over Real Nelson in the final Sunday at the Lakeside Pitch. The win was the third in as many weeks for the fourth-place finisher in the regular season. Bia Boro opened with a 2-1 win over Red Dog before dethroning 2012 champs...
Rookie keeper Burkart sparks Bombers to 2-0 win over Crowe
The L.V. Rogers Bombers rode the shutout goalkeeping of rookie Kyra Burkart to a 2-0 victory over J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks in West Kootenay High School Fieldhockey League play at Pass Creek Park in Castlegar. The win in goal came in Burkart’s first-ever game guarding the cage. “Kyra did a fantastic job and made many key saves in...
Timely scoring lifts Co-op to Leos' Men's Open Soccer Crown
Kootenay Co-op needed to wait a year before celebrating. Co-op, fresh from a disappointing 1-0 loss in the 2012 final, scored in each half en route to a 2-0 win over Innkeepers in the final of the Leo's Men's Open Soccer League Saturday at Lakeside Pitch. Liam Burton and Rob Mastroddi each scored singles as Co-op knocked off...
Leafs hold off Nitros 3-1 to keep undefeated streak alive
At 5’5” and 140-pounds, Travis Wellman doesn’t overpower a lot of players with his size. However, Wellman has a gift many big men would love to have, and that’s scoring goals. The Calgary native scored his league leading 12th and 13th goals of the season to lift the Nelson Leafs past the Kimberley Dynamiters 3-1 in Kootenay...
Eddie Mountains teams invade NDCC Arena
The Nelson Leafs get an up close look the Eddie Mountain Division when Columbia Valley Rockies and Kimberley Dynamiters visit the NDCC Arena for a pair of Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Kootenay Conference games. Third-place Columbia Valley, 2-2-2-1, enters the Friday contest coming off a 3-2 loss to Spokane...
City Soccer crowns champs this weekend at Lakeside PItch
There will be no repeats in the men's side of the Nelson City Soccer Leagues. Both Old Dogs FC and Club Inter were eliminated during semi final action as the City Soccer League winds down. Old Dogs FC looked really old as Kootenay Co-op blasted the defending Leo's Open Men's Champs 6-0. The result was a bit of revenge for...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson Lion's Club
Members of the Nelson Lion's Club staged its annual Firewood Sale fundraiser near the older CPR station recently. Mallard's Source for sports wants to applaud the members for a job well done and its continued support of the Nelson community. The members of the club helping the fundraising cause included Klaus Rachdorf, Travis...
Kootenay Region Sees Growth in Cross Country Ski Numbers
The Kootenay Region is seeing growth in youth cross-country skiing thanks to an innovative program known as the Teck Regional Camp series. These camps bring together youth cross country skiers in each of the five regions in BC to train and socialize at an important part of their development phase. The Teck Regional Camp in...
Mount Sentinel Wildcats continue to build experience following narrow loss to top-ranked Immaculata in final of Kootenay Volleyball Classic
The Mount Sentinel Wildcats played well but could not match the experience of two-ranked Immaculata of Kelowna in the final of the Kootenay Volleyball Classic Saturday at the South Slocan-based school. Immaculata defeated Mount Sentinel 25-18, 25-16 to sweep the final in straight games. “Although we stumbled a little, this ...
