Bomber seniors Andrea Stinson and Shawn DeGroot claim Kootenay Cross Country titles Wednesday in Fernie
Bomber seniors Andrea Stinson and Shawn DeGroot lived up to some pre-race hype by capturing respective Kootenay High School Cross Country titles Wednesday in Fernie.The L.V. Rogers runner, who dominated the West Kootenay circuit for most of the season, won the Senior Girl’s crown in a time of twenty minutes, 17 seconds.The ...
Bomber grad Dylan Zaitsoff begins post-season push at PacWest Men's Soccer Playoffs beginning Friday in Kelowna
Former L.V. Rogers Bomber soccer star Dylan Zaitsoff and his UBC Okanagan Heat teammates face a tough test in the first round of the Pacific Western Athletic Association Men’s Soccer Playoffs Friday in Kelowna.Zaitsoff and Company meet Kwantlen College Eagles of Surrey in quarter final action.The Heat earned a berth in the ...
Summerland has enough Steam to upset Murdoch Division leaders 6-5 in Sunday KIJHL action at the NDCC Arena
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsIt doesn’t really matter who the Leafs play — a heavyweight contender like the Fernie Ghostriders or a struggling 6-9 team like Summerland — if Nelson plays anything like the team that was on the ice Sunday, there’s little chance of winning.Summerland Steam took advantage of a lackluster ...
Leaf profile: Patrick Martens reaches back to his Atom roots to find pot of goal at end of hockey stick
Throughout the KIJHL season The Nelson Daily Sports Editor Bruce Fuhr will take a capsule look at the players on the Nelson Leafs hockey club. Today the focus in on the red-hot Patrick Martens. The Maple Ridge Minor Hockey grad has been on one of the most amazing streaks in Nelson Leafs hockey history and now leads the KIJHL...
West Kootenay Wildcats blast the boys, taking a pair of games over Nelson house teams
The West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats proved the girls can play with the boys.The Cats flexed some offensive power en route to skating away with a pair of convincing weekend victories over the Nelson Bantam House squads in minor hockey action in the Heritage City.West Kootenay blasted Bantam House # 1 6-1 before riding the shutout...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Lily Whites Soccer Champs
There’s a new champion in the Finley’s Ladies Rec Soccer League as the Lily Whites captured the Cup over Dirty Dozen in the final recently at the Lakeside Pitch. Mallard’s Source for Sports is all game to salute the Lily Whites with Team of the Week honours. The team, celebrating with a champagne shower, includes, back row,...
Bombers finish in the medals, score bronze at 16-team Summerland Rockets Tournament in South Okanagan
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsThe L.V. Rogers Bombers tuned up for the upcoming Kootenay AAA playoffs by registering a bronze medal during the 16-team Summerland Rockets High School Boy’s Soccer Tournament last week in the South Okanagan.The Bombers rode the scoring of Luis Loeschnik, Trace Cooke and Ryan Lewis to dump...
Update: Leafs sweep road swing through South Okanagan, shutout Penticton 4-0 and drub Summerland 9-2
News flash: The Nelson Leafs can win away from home.The Nelson Leafs swept a pair of road games in the South Okanagan, completing the two-game set with a 4-0 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League win over Penticton Lakers Saturday at the South Okanagan Events Centre.Nelson opened the weekend Friday by drubbing the...
Leafs off to South Okanagan for two-game road test
The Nelson Leafs take to the road this weekend for a pair of Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games in the South Okanagan against Okanagan Division opponents.The Leafs, first in the Murdoch Division, meet 4-6 Summerland Friday before travelling south on Highway 97 to Penticton to play the 6-2 Lakers Saturday.The...
Mallard's Source for Sports Team of the Week — CBT Youth Advisory Committee
The Columbia Basin Trust rolled out the red carpet on its 2011 Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) recently in Golden. YAC members are motivated and involved youth age 15-29 who provide advice on youth-related grants and events at CBT. The YAC is an important means for CBT to engage with Basin youth and through their participation...
