California center, Nick Newman skates away with most hardware at Leafs player awards banquet
It was awards night for the Nelson Leafs Sunday night. And the big winner of the 2011-12 edition of the Green and White was California native Nick Newman, who took home three awards including most popular player as voted on by his teammates. Traditionally the team awards banquet follows the end of the Kootenay International...
Winters rocks Valentine's Spiel, captures A event at annual Nelson Curling Club mixed event
Jill Winters reached into her contact bag to pull out a provincial winner to help the Nelson skip capture the Valentines Mixed Bonspiel Sunday at the Nelson Curling Club. Winters, third Dean Horning, second Grant Davidson and lead Marcie Stefiuk, defeated Al May of Nelson in the A Final. Myron Nichol of Castlegar finished...
Blue Jays back the GFI
The organizing committee of the Grand Forks International GFI is pleased to announce that the Toronto Blue Jays will be a Bronze Star Sponsor of the 2012 baseball tournament. Exciting doesn't begin to describe the news of this sponsorship that is welcomed by the volunteers, fans and teams. “We are extremely proud and excited...
Three games before playoffs as Leafs play out string on KIJHL regular season
It's come down to three games for the Nelson Leafs to work out the bugs prior to the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League post season. The Green and White travel to Grand Forks Thursday to begin the final stretch run before concluding the season with a home-and-home series against Murdoch winning Beaver Valley Nitehawks....
Will the real Nelson Leafs please stand up?
By Bruce Fuhr The Nelson Daily Walker Sidoni exited the Leafs dressing room for a post-game interview, his ears still ringing after coach and GM Frank Maida blasted the players for a second poor performance in as many days. It’s not Maida’s M.O. to rip the players after a loss. But for two consecutive games the Leafs looked...
LVR rink books ticket to 2012 B.C. Winter Games
Sometimes finishing second is better than first. While the Prince Charles Comets are off to the B.C. High School Curling championships, the L.V. Rogers Bombers get to experience the sights and sounds of the 2012 B.C. Winter Games. The Bomber rink of skip Lauren Walgren, third Jade May, second Leslie George and lead Noelle...
Bombers, Wildcats co-host Sr Girls Hoop tourney beginning Friday
Coming off a third-place tourney finish a week ago, the L.V. Rogers Bombers return to the court to co-host the Senior Girl's Basketball Kootenay Klassic High School Girl's Basketball Tournament at the Hangar and Mount Sentinel gymnaisum. Ironically, it was the Wildcats the Bombers defeated 51-28 in the consolation final at ...
Mallard's Source for Sports Team of the Week — Team WH2O
A quartet of Whitewater Skiers will be in Vernon later this month to compete at the 2012 B.C. Winter Games. The foursome made the grade during a qualifying race earlier this season and is now off to represent the Kootenay Zone at the provincial competition. Staff at Mallard’s Source for Sports wants to add to the celebration...
Junior Bombers robbed of win; LVR seniors Grace and Zak go out on high note Tuesday at the Hangar
By Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily The L.V. Rogers earned a split Tuesday against their counterparts from J. Lloyd Crowe in West Kootenay High School Boy’s Basketball action at the Hangar. Or did they? A mix up at the scorer’s bench allowed the Hawks to escape with a 47-44 decision over LVR in the Junior Boy’s contest — the first...
Loss of key players too much to overcome for LVR, Junior Girls finish fourth
The L.V. Rogers Junior Bombers found what it’s like to hit the ground from a high height after the Golden Eagles pounded the host club 79-21 at the Bomber Jr. Boy’s High School Basketball Tournament Saturday at the Hangar. Granted the Bombers were missing most of its starting lineup due to a school exchange trip to Quebec. ...
