Baker wins again, but needs extra time to defeat Bombers 3-1 in Kootenay High School AAA Boy's Soccer Final at Lakeside
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsThe L.V. Rogers Bombers had dreams of returning to the B.C. High School AAA Boy’s Soccer Championships.The squad had been on a roll of late. The Bombers were playing the Kootenay High School AAA Boy’s Final at home at the friendly Lakeside Pitch.And LVR had the luxury of a raft of student...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson Leafs Bantam Reps
The Nelson Leafs looked unstoppable during a recent Bantam Rep Tournament in Osoyoos. The Reps ran the table to capture the tournament title Sunday in the South Okanagan City. Staff and management at Mallard’s Source for Sports would like to congratulate the Bantams with Team of the Week honours. The team includes, back row,...
Six Questions with Steve Archdekin
In September of 1993, the eighth to be exact, Steve Archdekin came down with what he thought was a case of the common cold.Little did the Brampton, Ont., native know was this common cold turned into a full blown case of rare form of arthritis called, Reiter's Syndrome.However, instead of letting the disease get the better of...
LVR's Mori makes his mark during his rookie CIS soccer campaign
by Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsDespite not playing the final weekend of the season, L.V. Rogers grad Luke Mori has “ no regrets” about his rookie season with the University of Calgary Dinos.The Nelson Youth Soccer grad logged more minutes than past rookies and did not look out of place after making the jump from high...
Bombers face Wild in Kootenay AAA Boy's soccer showdown Thursday at Lakeside
It’s one game for all the marbles. And it’s on the home field of the L.V. Rogers Bombers.LVR takes to the Lakeside pitch Thursday at 2 p.m. against roundball rival Mount Baker Wild in the Kootenay High School AAA Boy’s Soccer Championship.At stake is a berth in the B.C. High School AAA Boy’s Soccer Championship in Burnaby.“The...
NOTEBOOK: Leafs hit with more defensive casualties
Healthy defencemen on the Nelson Leafs are getting to be as extinct as honest politicians in Ottawa.The Leafs lost two more rearguards during the weekend, increasing the number of injured defencemen to four — and five if you include Walker Sidoni resting comfortably in sickbay earlier this season.Team captain Tyler Parfeniuk...
Mount Sentinel Wildcat teams continue to build for post season zone tournaments
The bad news for Mount Sentinel is the Golden Eagles won the Selkirk Storm High School Girl’s Volleyball Tournament in Kimberley.However, the good news for the Cats is, despite finishing fourth in the eight-team event, Mount Sentinel is getting ever so close to the elite teams in the Kootenay zone.Meaning, when the Kootenay...
Leafs end skid with 4-3 win over defending KIJHL champion Osoyoos Coyotes
The winless streak is over for the Nelson Leafs.Patrick Martens scored with six minutes remaining to snap a 3-3-tie and power the Leafs to a 4-3 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Osoyoos Coyotes Sunday in the South Okanagan City.The win ended a five-game losing streak for the Heritage City...
Chiefs send Leafs to fifth straight loss, double the Green and White 6-3 in Central Okanagan City
Before the weekend, like any optimistic coach, Leaf skipper Frank Maida said the Heritage City squad was gunning for six points as the club set out on a three-game road trip through the Okanagan Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.Now the Leafs will be lucky to get two.Shawn Holliday scored four times...
Kootenay hosts Vancouver NE in weekend Major Midget action in Trail
The Kootenay Ice takes a 1-8-1 record into a pair of weekend games at the Cominco Arena in Trail against the Vancouver Northwest Chiefs.Despite sitting at the bottom of league standings, the Ice continues to take a positive approach to the season.“This week is a challenge but last time I checked their players had two arms and...
