There is going to be two former Nelson Leaf teammates battling it out at the 2013 Crescent Point Energy Western Canada Cup in Nanaimo beginning Saturday in the Island City. After Patrick Martens booked his ticket to the Island City with the Yorkton Terriers, forward Nick Newman found a seat on the Junior A Hockey Tournament...

The Nelson Figure Skating raised more than $1800 during its annual Skate-a-thon at the NDCC Arena. The skate-a-thon is a precursor to the Family Showcase, set for Saturday, May 4 from 2-3 p.m. at the NDCC Arena. “The kids love the dress-up component, and everyone enjoys the music,” said in-coming club President Christine...

Baseball is back for another season at Queen Elizabeth Park as the L.V. Rogers Bombers host its annual High School Tournament Friday and Saturday at the Fairview-based park. Bombers open the three-team tourney playing a twin-bill Friday begining at 5 p.m. against the Selkirk Storm of Kimberley. LVR then meets Mount Baker Wild...

By Kerry Reed, Reel Adventures Charters Well another month down and another step closer to my favorite time of year.  March was another tough month for fishing.  Weather was up and down and so was the fishing.  We did have a few really good days however, with more than 10 fish to the boat.  Other days made us have to work for...

The Dirty Dozen and the Lily Whites battled through the duration of the Bridge Ladies Rec Indoor Soccer Season. The Lily Whites managed to win the regular season title, but it was Dirty Dozen having the last laugh in the playoff final, knocking off the champs 5-2 in the final to capture the championship. Mallard's Source for...

L.V. Rogers Bomber grad and Missouri Valley College Junior Josh Coletti has been named the Heart of America Athletic Conference Men's Golfer of the Week for his performance at the Missouri Valley College Invitational last week. Coletti, who toiled with Bombers during his high school days and has been a constant player at the...

The Nelson Leafs franchise prides itself on moving to players onto the next level. As the junior hockey concludes and most players ponder which to use, Titleist over Nike, one grad remains on the ice while another saw his career conclude. Patrick Martens is off to the Royal Bank Cup after the Yorkton Terriers won the Saskatchewan...

Former Nelson Leafs sniper Dylan Walchuk saw his junior hockey career come to an end Saturday night when the Spokane Chiefs lost 5-0 to the Portland Winterhawks in Game four 4 of the WHL Western Conference Semi-Finals. Walchuk played as a 16-year-old rookie for the Leafs in the 2008-09 season, leading Nelson in playoff scoring...

Something happened to the Old Boys FC on the way to the Nelson Ford Men's Open Indoor Soccer Championship — which proved to be music to the L.V. Rogers No. 2 squad. The Old Boys FC, early favourites to win the playoff title after going through the regular season undefeated, lost out in the semi finals opening the door for LVR...

The boys of summer have began quest for the Major League Baseball title and so have the L.V. Rogers Bombers on the High School Baseball circuit. The Bombers have been playing teams south of the 49th parallel to prepare for the annual LVR Invitational April 19-20 at Queen Elizabeth Park in Fairview. "So far the only days the...