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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Leigh Ramsden lives in Vancouver and is an avid Canucks fan, having been a partial season ticket holder for over 10 years. He's old enough to have witnessed all three Stanley Cup losses, as such, his prime goal is to remove those scars by seeing a Cup brought to Vancouver. Leigh is Fighting For Stanley's (www.fightingforstanley.ca/vancouver)...

Novice-city showdown.Battle of the all stars.War on ice.The Nelson Junior Leafs and Nelson Junior Tidbit Tornados had it out Sunday afternoon during the Nelson Ford Novice Shootout tournament.The game was just one of many enjoyable moments on the ice as the novice players from Spokane to Cranbrook flocked to the Heritage City...

Leigh Ramsden lives in Vancouver and is an avid Canucks fan. He's been a partial season ticket holder for 10 years, and is old enough to have cried after all three Stanley Cup losses. His dream is to see the Canucks bring the Cup to the west coast. Leigh is Fighting For Stanley's http://www.fightingforstanley.ca west coast ...

Whitewater skiers did not disappoint the coaching staff as the squad experienced some great results at the Kinder Kootenay Zone race held recently at Panorama near Invermere.Jamis Beattie paced the Whitewater team with two fourths and a fifth during the giant slalom race weekend.Haley Mitchell registered a pair of eighth-place...

The biggest tournament of the year for Nelson Minor Hockey is about to kick off Friday at the Nelson and District Community Complex and Civic Centre Arenas.The Nelson Ford Novice Shootout tournament is a minor hockey tournament that showcases the young, up-and-comers from the novice divisions.Teams from Spokane, Castlegar, ...

The L.V. Rogers Bombers took it on the chin at the annual Fulton Maroons Senior Girl's Basketball Tournament Saturday in Vernon.The Bombers lost all three games to teams from the Okanagan.LVR opened with a 48-28 loss to Rutland Voodoos Friday.Devyn Parker led the Bomber attack with 12 points while senior forward Samantha...