Bombers cruise past East Kootenay teams to capture Comets Hoop Tourney
By Bruce Fuhr The Nelson Daily Sports The L.V. Rogers Bombers rode the red-hot scoring from Matt Zukowski and John Zak to sweep to the title at the Prince Charles Comets High School Boy’s Basketball Tournament Saturday in Creston. Zukowski dropped in a game-high 16 to lead LVR past the host Comets 78-23 in the final contest...
Novice kids put on great show during intermission at Nelson Leafs/Castlegar Rebels game
There's more to Nelson Leafs hockey games than just hockey. Between periods the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League franchise does its best to keep the fans entertained. There's figure skaters, shooting contests and, of course, bingo. Friday the novice players from Nelson Minor Hockey kept the spectators entertained...
No playoffs for Bantam Rep Leafs as squad loses numbers game with B.C. Hockey
Playoffs will not be in the cards for the Nelson Leafs Bantam Reps after B.C. Hockey designated the Nelson Minor Hockey Association squad Tier II for the upcoming post season. Realizing the team, which plays in the Tier III division, cannot compete with the elite Trail Tier II squad, Nelson has decided not to enter the playoff...
Mallard's Team of the Week — LVR Bombers Sr. Girls Basketball
The L.V. Rogers Bombers take flight this weekend to Invermere to participate in the David Thompson Lakers Invitational Girl's Basketball Tournament. This is the first taste of East Kootenay opposition for LVR, which has attended two tournaments this season in Vernon. Staff at Mallard's Source for Sports would like to give the...
Nelson skaters shine at Kootenay Regional Championships
Soleil Babcock and Sophie Borhi paced the Nelson Figure Skating Club, each wining gold, during Saturday’s Kootenay Regional Championships at the Johnny Bucyk in Creston. Babcock, competing in the Pre-preliminary ladies competition, wowed the judges to take home the first-place prize. Meanwhile, not to be outdone, Borhi took...
Community Performance Series allows figure skaters the chance to practice in front of the big crowds
The Nelson Figure Skating club Community Performance Series is back.During the recent KIJHL game between Nelson Leafs and Fernie Ghostriders, Saturday January 14, fans had the luxury of witnessing 11-year-old Charly Defouw skate a program before the more than 500 fans in attendance.Defouw was the first of many Nelson Figure...
Leafs ride Martens hat trick to 3-2 road win over Golden
The Nelson Leafs got it done on then road and it was sniper Patrick Martens leading the way.Martens sniped a natural hat trick to spark the Leafs to a 3-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the hometown Rockets Friday in Golden.Nelson, 22-14-0-4 for third spot in the Murdoch Division, concludes the...
Bombers bounce back against Crowe after finishing fourth at the Fulton Maroons tournament in Vernon
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsThe L.V. Rogers Bombers had a bounce back game Tuesday night at the Crowe, clipping the Hawks 78-35 in West Kootenay High School Boy’s Basketball League action in Trail.The victory helped heal the wounds of a pair of losses at the Fulton Maroons Tournament Saturday in Vernon.LVR finished ...
News on Gray coming soon, Nelson Leafs take flight for two game East Kootenay road trip
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsThe Nelson Leaf may have to wait until the cows to come home before the brass of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League makes a decision on the status of former Osoyoos Coyote forward Josh Gray.
Meaning Gray may never place a skate blade on the NDCC Arena ice.Then again, just when...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson's B.C. Games Reps
A quartet of local hockey players is off to Vernon next month to represent the Kootenays at the 2012 B.C. Winter Games. The four girls are from the West Kootenay Wildcats female hockey team and were selected during a U16 evaluation camp last weekend in Invermere. Staff at Mallard’s Source for Sports would like to add to the...
