Kaslo/Nelson & Nakusp Midgets on fire at B.C. Hockey Championship Tournaments
Kaslo/Nelson edged Whitehorse 3-2 on Day one of the B.C. Hockey Midget Tier III championships Monday in Osoyoos. Kaslo/Nelson is one of a handful of Nelson Minor Hockey team remaining in post-season play. Kaslo/Nelson is locked in a four-way tie for top spot after the opening day of competition. The squad meets Abbotsford in...
West Kootenay Wildcats, Peewee Leafs open on wrong side of scoreboard at Minor Hockey tournaments
Nelson Leafs and West Kootenay Wildcats each lost opening round games as the B.C. Hockey Minor Hockey Championship tournaments kicked off Sunday on various locations around the province. The Nelson Leafs dropped a 4-2 decision to Kelowna at the Peewee Tier III tournament in Quesnel. Nelson returns to action Monday against...
Nelson's Barron grabs silver at B.C. Midget Cross Country Championships
Quinn Barron of the Nelson Nordic Ski club captured a silver medal, just missing out on gold, at the recent B.C. Midget Cross Country Championships at Telemark, in West Kelowna. Competing under sunny skies and temperatures that reached 8 degrees last Sunday, six young Nelson cross-country skiers raced against the best nordic...
Mallard's Source for Sports Team of the Week — Salmo Falcons Ski Team
Last year they were number one. In 2012, the Salmo Falcons Ski team had to settle for silver. The Falcons were edged out of the B.C. High School Alpine Combined Ski Championships by Cranbrook’s Mount Baker Wild at the recent meet. “Incredibly Salmo has been first and second in back to back years and all the team except for ...
Glacier gymnasts have been busy of late winning medals at Cranbrook and Surrey
Glacier gymnasts have been busy of late, attending a pair of meets in Cranbrook and Surrey. At the Key City Invitational the Glacier squad won a carload of medals, including several of the golden variety. Brianne Stefani started the walk to the podium with a gold in floor in the Provincial Level 7-8-years. Lennox Lockhurst ...
Bombers hold off late Rainmaker charge to grab 15th at AA Hoop provincials
The L.V. Rogers Bombers held off a second half charge to escape with a 73-67 victory over Charles Hayes of Prince Rupert in consolation round action Saturday at the B.C. High School AA Boy’s Basketball Championships in Kamloops. The win allowed the Bombers to finish with a 1-3 record in the 16-team field and stay out of the...
Hornets take sting out of Bombers, dump LVR 87-55
The South Okanagan Hornets put a sting into the L.V. Rogers Bombers beating the Kootenay squad 87-55 in consolation round action at the B.C. High School AA Boy's Basketball Championships Thursday in Kamloops. South Okanagan, the defending AA Boy's provincial champion, clamped down on the Bomber offence with a full-court...
Mallard's Source for Sports Team of the Week — LVR Bombers
After a one-year hiatus, the L.V. Rogers Bombers are back at the B.C. High School AA Boy’s Basketball Championships in Kamloops. The Bombers won the Kootenay zone title, and a berth in the 16-team tourney, by stopping David Thompson Lakers of Invermere in the final. Staff and management at Mallard’s Source for Sports want to...
Roadrunners run all over Bombers at B.C. High School AA Boy's hoop championships
The Mission Roadrunners ran all over the L.V. Rogers Bombers on day one of the B.C. High School AA Boy's Basketball Championships Wednesday in Kamloops. The Roadrunners opened the 16-team tournament as the top seed. Mission jumped all over the Bombers in the first quarter and never looked back holding a 19-6 advantage at the...
Wish Upon a Star more than a wish as Nelson Figure Skaters rock the NDCC Arena
Many skating fans had a chance to Wish Upon a Star at the annual Nelson Figure Skating Ice Show Saturday at the NDCC Arena. "It was a huge success with a large appreciative crowd," said Murray Kimber of Nelson Figure Skating Club. "The show rolled along without a hitch and we were delighted with the performances put in by all...
