Atlyn Proctor’s Team BC Blue finished sixth overall at the recent Canada Cup National Volleyball Tournament in Calgary. The Nelson volleyball player, who plays high school volleyball at L.V. Rogers and on the club scene with the West Kootenay U17 squad, helped Team BC Blue oust Team BC Red in its final match of the...

Nelson Soccer Association picked up a few medals during the Les Sinnott Memorial Boy’s Championship earlier this month in Kamloops. The Nelson U13 Selects, coached by Amy Stewart and Steve Willot, posted a 3-0 shutout of Sicamous in the Consolation Final to capture the Bronze Medal. Nelson U16 Selects also won a bronze medal...

Bob and Starla Ackney weren’t expecting much when they set out on for a mid-morning paddle Kootenay Lake last month.  “We took the kayaks out and decided to drop a line in the water and on my first cast I caught a nice rainbow trout,” Bob said. “Starla was having trouble with her rod, so I handed her mine and she cast out a...

The 15U West Kootenay Kestrels defeated Calgary West to capture the 15U AA Slugfest Tournament held earlier this month in Cranbrook. The Kestrels squad consists of players from three West Kootenay Minor Baseball Associations — Nelson, Trail and Castlegar. The three-day tournament featured teams from Calgary, Cranbrook, West...

Atlyn Proctor is off to Calgary to compete at the Canada Cup Volleyball Tournament as a member of Team BC following a successful tryout camp in Kamloops. Team BC opens the national tournament Thursday with games against Manitoba Gold and Alberta 15. The Nelson player began the rigorous selection process in June with a regional...

Dawson Abraham of Nelson recently returned from the BC Track and Field Championships in Surrey as a double gold medal winner. The Kootenay Chaos runner finished the provincial meet this past weekend in the Fraser Valley with four medals — two gold, a silver and a bronze. Abraham, who has been competing for the past three years...

The West Kootenay Senior Slopitch squad recently won the C-event division at the Salmo Canada Day Tournament. The squad is gearing up to represent the region at the 2022 Canada 55-plus Games next month in Kamloops. The lone loss for West Kootenay Senior Slopitch team came against the eventual Salmo Canada Day Champs. Mallard’s...

Nelson Hoops recently hosted a very successful Co-Ed Summer Basketball Camp at the L.V. Rogers Hangar. More than 40 players between the ages of nine and 12 years attended the four-day camp June 27-30 hosted by LVR Senior Boys coach and University of Victoria Vikes player Ryan McKinnon and Paul Naka, who formerly coached and...

Hume Innkeepers completed a season sweep of the awards in the Mallard’s Source for Sports Nelson Men’s Soccer League After winning the regular season crown, the Innkeepers captured the playoff title with a 3-1 victory over the Old Dogs Tuesday at the Lakeside Soccer Fields. Ryan Lewis scored two goals and Josiah Mori added ...

The BCHL and the Trail Smoke Eaters have announced the dates for the 2022 BCHL Showcase, once again taking place in Chilliwack this October. The Showcase will take place between Monday, October 17th and Thursday October 20th at the Chilliwack Coliseum, with the Smoke Eaters playing their two games on Tuesday and Wednesday. ...