Team West Kootenay, consists of players from Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Rossland and Kelowna, picked up a Silver Medal in Mixed Slopitch at the 2022 Canadian Senior Games in Kamloops. Team West Kootenay dropped a heartbreaking 15-12 decision to host Kamloops in the Mixed Slopitch Championship Friday. The setback did not cloud...

By Erika Mathieu Granite Pointe Club Manager, Reg Clarkson has qualified to compete at the upcoming 2022 Canadian Men’s Senior Golf Championship in Red Deer this September. The former owner of Eagleview golf course in Balfour placed in the top 23 players in the Province last month during the B.C. Men’s Senior/Super-Senior tournament...

Paul Burkart of Granite Pointe recently took home the top prize at the Kaslo Senior Men's Golf Tournament. The Nelson golfer shot a 18-hole total of 74 to claim the overall low gross prize. The tournament attracted more than 40 players from courses in the West Kootenay region. The Kaslo Senior Men's Tournament is one of many...

Nelson Soccer Association U16 Boys won the bronze medal during the Les Sinnott Memorial Boy’s Championship last month in Kamloops. The Selects defeated host Kamloops Blaze 4-1 in the final to capture the medal. Nelson finished second in round-robin action with wins over Pinnacles FC (4-1) and LUSA Rathor (5-2).. Mallard’s...

The West Kootenay Senior Slopitch squad is taking their game to new level with an upcoming date in the 2022 Canada 55-plus Senior Games in Kamloops. Team West Kootenay, consisting of players from Nelson, Castlegar, Trail, Rossland and Kelowna, begin play Tuesday at the Canadian Senior Games with a contest against Team Ontario....

Now that the ice is back ready for play at the Nelson and District Community Complex, the Nelson Figure Skating Club is ready to kick off the upcoming season with a three-week summer camp, beginning August 15th. The Nelson Club is pleased to announce that the camp will feature some very talented guest instructors — including...

Former Nelson Leafs winger and Castlegar Rebel Adam Maglio is back on a Western Hockey League (WHL) bench. Vancouver Giants General Manager Barclay Parneta announced in late July that Maglio, a Nelson native, will join the Giants coaching staff in 2022-2023 where he will serve as Associate Coach. Maglio, 36, is entering his...

The Spokane Braves have made the decision to withdraw from the upcoming Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season after the team said it would not be able to commit to operating by an August 1st deadline that had previously been set to determine their status. “The Braves have been working hard over the last number ...

Three Nelson Reflections swimmers won medals at the BC Summer Games in Prince George. Competing for the Kootenay Zone at the provincial event, Ashley and Brooke Sonnichsen won medals in Synchronized Swimming while teammate Jessica Fitchett achieved a personal best, finishing in fourth place during the meet. Ashley...

Bronson Schimdtke of Nelson was a triple-medal winner at the recent BC Summer Games in Prince George. Schimdtke, a member of the Kootenay Towed Water Sports team, won three medals — two gold and one bronze — at the provincial competition. Schimdtke won gold in Wakesurf and Wakeskate and a bronze medal in Wakeboard....