Leafs road to the Cyclone Taylor Cup begins Friday the 13th
It’s obvious from the blockbuster trade the Leafs made with Castlegar during the summer, the pressure is on Leaf coach Frank Maida to advance past the first round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs this season. Maida and Company, eliminated last season by Beaver Valley in the first round of the Murdoch...
Silver the colour of the day for Mitch Popadynetz at Canada Summer Games
Mitch Popadynetz and Team BC had to settle for silver at the Canada Games in Sherbrooke, Que. Team Quebec scored a 2-0 victory over the West Coasters in the Gold Medal Final of Men's Soccer Saturday at the 2013 Canada Summer Games. Raphael De Chantal Dumont and Andreas Troche scored for Team Quebec to power the host province...
Ice coaches keep options open following Major Midget evaluation camp
Step one on the road to playing for the Kootenay Ice came and went during the weekend at the NDCC Arena. More than 50 players test the Major Midget waters to sway evaluators sitting in the stands and find a spot on the Ice roster. "The camp went very well," said Kootenay Ice head coach Mario DiBella. "We had 54 players at...
Grab a jersey or donate — Doctor's orders
Dr. Jim Noiles has seen a lot of patients in his time as a physician. However, this may be his simplest diagnosis as he helps in the fight to find a cure for MS (Multiple sclerosis). The local doctor Jim Noiles has a unique fundraising strategy for this weekend's West Kootenay Glacier MS Challenge. Donors can either register...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson Neptune (Aquanaut) Swimmers
A little reno work at the Nelson and District Aquatic Centre didn't stop nine local swimmers from competing on the Kootenay Summer Swim Association Season. The local contingent made the trek almost daily over to Castlegar to join the Aquanauts Swim Club for the recent 2013 season. Five of the nine swimmers qualified to...
Nelson Youth Soccer grad joins prestigious UBC Thunderbirds Men's Soccer program
In some sports, the rich just keep getting richer. And part of those riches for University of B.C. Men’s Soccer head coach Mike Mosher includes a 5’10” midfielder from Nelson Youth Soccer. Mosher has landed an impressive recruiting class that promises to make the defending national champions even strong when the Canadian...
31st Nelson Cyswog 'N' Fun Triathlon results
31st Annual Nelson Cyswog 'N' Fun Nelson, BC Olympic Distance Individual Results (1.5 Km Swim - 39 Km Bike - 10 Km Run) 1 2:03:43 Eddie SMITH Penticton 1/6 Men 30-39 2 2:04:18 Gary WADE Kelowna 1/14 Men 40-49 3 2:07:25 Chad REID Kelowna 2/6 Men 30-39...
Jones tops Ted Allen's Jewellery Low Net Tournament title
Veronica Jones fired a net 69 to run away with the top prize at the Ted Allen's Jewellery Low Net Tournament held recently at the Granite Pointe at Nelson course. Jones edged out Lorna Maxwell and Dorthy Garland for the winner's trophy. Both Maxwell and Garland finished the day with scores of 75. Cathie McLaren, with a 76, ...
MacArthur, Smith capture top prizes at 31st Cyswog'n'Fun Triathlon
Locals were shut out of the top prizes at the 2013 Nelson Cyswog’n’Fun Triathlon Sunday under warm, sunny skies at Lakeside Rotary Park. Eddie Smith of Penticton ran away with the men’s long course — Olympic Course is 1.5 kilometre swim, 39 km bike and 10 km run — top prize while Sarah MacArthur of Calgary won the women’s...
Nelson Cyswog’n’Fun gets ready to roll out red carpet for 2013 race
For 30 years the streets and highways in an around Nelson have been turned into one of the most picturesque triathlon courses in BC. Sunday, beginning at Lakeside Rotary Park, the 31st edition of the Nelson Cyswog’n’Fun Triathlon kicks off with a bang at 8 a.m. sharp. Hundreds of participants from throughout B.C., Alberta and...
