NYS sends large contingent of teams into provincial battle
Nelson Youth Soccer is sending a swarm of soccer teams to Provincial B Cup action beginning Thursday in North Vancouver and Prince George. Nelson Select teams in the U14, U15 and U16 Girl's Divisions will be at Inter River Park in North Vancouver to begin medal quest Thursday. Meanwhile, in Prince George at Rotary and Glen...
Sage, Bogustown in control as Nelson Mixed Slopitch enters final phase of season
Sage and Bogustown remain undefeated as Nelson Mixed Slopitch League enters the final month of the 2013 season Both teams entered this week with identical 10-0 records, and a commanding eight-point lead over third-place Can Filters in league standings. MainJet is fourth with a 5-3-1 record, one point in front of Molson Finleys...
Local players battle with the best at Spokane Hoopfest
You can take the player off the basketball court, but you can't take the basketball sport away from the player. A group of West Kootenay players from Nelson and Salmo teamed up to compete at the 2013 Spokane Hoopfest 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament this past weekend in the Lilac City. Thousands of hoopsters from across the Pacific...
Nelson Priority Concrete Cardinals take flight en route to West Kootenay Little League Minor crown
The Nelson Priority Concrete Cardinals finished the minor baseball season as double-winners after capturing the West Kootenay Little League Minor Division title Sunday in Nelson. The Cardinals rode the late-inning pitching heroics of nine-year-old Kelton Forte to hold onto the 7-5 victory over Beaver Valley. Forte also doubled...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson Special Olympians
The Provincial Special Olympics are calling, and members of the Nelson chapter of Special Olympics are ready to take up the challenge. The local Special Olympians have recently completed an outstanding season of competition and are now ready to take put their skills to the test against the best in the province at the Special...
LVR athletic department crowns top Bombers for 2013
L.V. Rogers saluted its top athletes of the 2012-13 school term during a recent ceremony at the Fairview-based high school. Top scholar athlete honours were presented to Jordan Mulvihill and Jayden Roch. Mulvihill earned the award for his performance on the Bomber volleyball team and a number 1 Canadian ranking in skip rope...
Bombers Rugby salutes year end winners
The end of the school term means time to hand out athletic awards at L.V. Rogers High School. Two Bombers garnering top honours were Grade 12 players Simon Yole and Simon Yole and Mariah Maglio. Yole, powerful, high work rate, durable and commited, captured the Most Valuable Player award for the Bombers Rugby side. Yole also...
Solid season for Angels ends with silver medal at Little League Championships
The Nelson Angels ran out of gas in the final of the 2013 West Kootenay Little League Baseball Championships Sunday in Trail. Despite playing a great game, the Angels lost 9-1 to a Trail team that did not make an error in the entire game. “Still a great season finished second in the league in the regular season beating Trail...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson Angels
The Nelson Angels came close, but lost out to Trail in the final of the 2013 West Kootenay Little League Baseball championships in the Silver City. The Angels ran out of gas in the final losing to the host Trail club 9-1 en route to the silver medal. Mallards Source for sports would like to salute the Angels for a job well ...
Late goal by Enns powers U16 Selects to bronze
Hanna Enns scored with ten minutes remaining in the game to give the Nelson Selects a 1-0 victory over the Kootenay East Youth Soccer Association Reps from Cranbrook in the consolation final of the U16 Girl’s Division Sunday at the Sam Steele Tournament. Enns took a pass from fellow striker Kerrin Janssen before curling a...
