Bombers dominate the opposition at Rockers Fieldhockey playday
It was a playday for the L.V. Rogers Bomber record books. The Bombers rode the stellar goalkeeping of Samantha Garbula en route to a convincing 19-1 shellacking of teams at a High School Girl's Fieldhockey Playday this past weekend at the Pass Creek Park in Castlegar. LVR won games over rival Rossland Royals, South Okanagan...
LVR's Mackenzie, May top opening race on West Kootenay Cross country circuit
Two L.V. Rogers runners — Rachel Mackenzie and Micah May — took home the top prize at the opening race of the West Kootenay High School Cross country running season Wednesday in Kaslo. Mackenzie finished the River Run course in a time of 18 minutes, 43 seconds to capture the Senior Girls race. Mackenzie edged Taylor Wilson ...
Leafs explode past Cats 3-1 to complete weekend sweep
The Nelson Leafs exploded for three third-period goal en route to a 3-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Creston Thunder Cats Saturday in the East Kootenay City. The win was the second of the weekend for the Leafs. Nelson opened weekend Thursday be edging the Grand Forks Border Bruins 2-1. Linden...
Meet the new Sheriff in town for the Leafs
There’s a new sheriff in town patrolling the ice surface at the NDCC Arena. Instead of a shiny badge this sheriff wears a “C” on his jersey. His name is Colton Schell and promises bigger and better times ahead for the Green and White on his watch. “I feel this year will be a lot better than last year,” the 20-year-old New...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Team Gus Adams
During the Leafs’ home opener the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League franchise reached back in the hockey archives to honour one of the great netminders in Nelson history, Gus Adams. The former Nelson Senior Maple Leaf backstop recently passed away at his home on the North Shore. Adams, whose son Greg was a household...
Let the Nelson City Soccer Playoffs begin
To Real Nelson the regular season means nothing. Real Nelson made the most of the start of the new season by doubling Bia Boro 4-2 in quarterfinal playoff round in the Jackson's Hole Men's Master League Sunday at the Lakeside Pitch. Real Nelson plodded its way through the 15-game regular season registering just one victory....
Coletti singing with the birdies at Missouri Valley College
L.V. Rogers high school graduate Josh Coletti is making the most of his senior year on the Missouri Valley College golf team in Marshall, Missouri. The 22-year-old golfer, who earned is playing stripes at the Granite Pointe at Nelson course, carded an even round of 72 to finish second at a NAIA collegiate golf tournament on...
Cats open net season on fire, sweep opposition en route to Crowe title
The Mount Sentinel Wildcats began to set the wheels in motion on what the players hope is a championship season after the squad captured the J. Lloyd Crowe High School Girl’s Volleyball tournament Saturday in the Silver City. The Cats, pretty much the same team that represented the zone at the B.C. High School A Girls...
Mates, Hour Glass have easy time during week two of WKMFFL; showdown set for Sunday
The Dam Inn Mates continue to have an easy time with teams in the West Kootenay Men's Flag Football League after waltzing to its second easy win in as many weeks. The Mates, defending WKMFFL champs, dumped a short-staffed Rossland Brewers squad 46-13 in action Sunday at the Mount Sentinel Field. Unfortunately, for the Brewers...
Sports Day in Canada comes to Nelson September 29
To mark this year’s Sports Day in Canada, a national celebration of sport, from grassroots to high‐performance levels, Nelson Regional Sports Council is hosting the Get Out Get Active (GOGA) and Try It day on September 29th 1 to 4 p.m. at Lakeside Soccer fields. “Sport can be a powerful and positive influence in our communities,”...
