U14 Selects pitch shutout en route to Kootenay Zone Playdown title
It's an age-old adage that defence wins championships. The Nelson Selects are well onto their way for a great performance at the B.C. Soccer Provincial B Cup in Kelowna after pitching a shutout in four games en route to the Kootenay Zone U14 Girl's Playdown title Sunday in Creston. Nelson defeated Creston, Kootenay South...
Mallards Source for Sports Team of the Week — Granite Pt. Kootenay Zone Champs
Granite Pointe recenlty played host to the annual Kootenay Ladies Zone Championships. While Cherie Baker of Creston walked away with two of the main piceces of hardware, it was a foursome from Granite Pointe that took home the team title. Staff and management at Mallard's Source for Sports would like to salute the ladies with...
Gerun, Taiatini-Senechal lead Selects to berth in Provincial B Cup in Kelowna
The Nelson Selects held off a pesky Kootenay South squad to nail down the Kootenay berth for the upcoming B.C. Soccer Provincial B Cup next month in Kelowna. The Selects finished the Kootenay U15 Girl's Playdowns with a 1-0 victory over West Kootenay rivals Sunday in Provincial Playdowns at the Lakeside Pitch. Aroha...
Late penalty powers U15 Selects to Provincial B Cup in Aldergrove
The Nelson Selects are going to the B.C. Soccer Provincial B Cup in Aldergrove after capturing the Kootenay U15 Boy's Playdowns Sunday at Moir Park in Cranbrook. The Reps finished the tourney undefeated against teams from Cranbrook, Columbia Valley (Invermere) and Creston. However, the road to the provinicals wasn't a smooth...
Nelson Youth Soccer Rep teams use home cooking to their advantage during Provincial B Cup qualifying action
If Nelson teams continue to have this much success at home the rest of the Kootenay zone may have a thing or two to say. Nelson Select teams swept the playdowns at the Lakeside Pitch, qualifying no less than four teams following Kootenay Provincial B Cup zone playoff action this weekend. The four teams — U16 and U18 Boys and...
Nelson Rep teams shoot for Provincial berth
Nelson Youth Soccer Rep Teams take to pitches throughout the Kootenays for the annual B.C. Provincial B Cup Playdowns. At stake is a berth in the Provincial B Cup, July 5-8. The girls tournament is being hosted in Kelowna while the boy's provincial is set for Aldergrove. The U14 girls travel to Creston while the U15 Boys are...
Spring and fish make for exciting days on the water
Spring has sprung on the water according to Kerry Reed of Reel Adventures Fishing Charters in Nelson. So let's get right to the details as Reed gives his take on what's been happening on the water.Kootenay Lake Spring fishing has provided some exciting days. May was a decent month for weather, but an even better month for...
All's well in Leaf land as Green and White begin preparation for upcoming season on solid financial footing
Despite being knocked out in the first round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs — in five games no less, meaning the squad hosted only two of the lucrative post season contests — the Nelson Leafs hockey franchise finished the campaign on solid financial footing according to treasurer Gord Davis. “I’m...
Selects ready for Kootenay playdowns with consolation tourney win in Kalispell, Montana
If it not were for some miscommunication and a couple of slip-ups in the back line during round robin play and Nelson Select quite possibly could have been playing in the championship final instead of the consolation game of the U15 Boy’s Division Sunday at the Kalispell Youth Soccer Tournament in the Montana State. The...
LVR Rugby Bombers finish 12th at B.C. High School AA Boy's Championships
An injury riddled team from the interior definitely has an uphill climb when competing against the best the province has to offer at the B.C. High School AA Boy's Rugby Championships. The banged-up Bombers fell 24-5 to Kelowna Christian in consolation play Saturday at the 16-team tournament in Abbotsford. The loss was the...
