Ice coaching staff select 12 players after training camp for BCMMHL squad
Cole Arcuri of Nelson and Scott Davidson and Jake Lucchini of Trail head the list of players following training camp for the Kootenay Ice Major Midget squad this past weekend at the NDCC Arena in Nelson.Arcuri, a defenceman, is a rookie on the Major Midget squad.He’s joined by Davidson and Lucchini, both returning for their...
LVR Bomber great Greg DeVries in a class of his own — selected to U of Alberta Sports Wall of Fame
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsThe only player in Bomber history to have his number retired is now one of a few Golden Bear basketball stars to be inducted into the University of Alberta Sports Wall of Fame.L.V. Rogers’ grad Greg DeVries earned the elite honour during ceremonies in Edmonton in the fall of 2010.DeVries,...
LVR coach leads B.C. Capitals to silver medal — Ron Mace turns back the clock and returns to the diamond as a player
Ron Mace of Nelson sparked the B.C. Capitals to a silver medal at the 50-plus National Baseball Championships B.C. Day Holiday Weekend in Burlington, Ontario.Mace, coach of the L.V. Bombers Baseball team, registered a hit in the final game before Red Deer hitting took over as the Alberta squad pounded the B.C. Capitals 11-1...
Mallard's Source for Sports Team of Week - U13 Selects
It’s not every day a team from Nelson wins a silver medal at the B.C. Provincial B Cup. But that’s just what happened when the Nelson Selects shocked the tournament before losing out to Prince George 2-0 in the gold medal final of the U13 Boy’s Division last month in Powell River. The Selects joined the U18 Boys from Nelson...
Kinrade takes a chance in Europe, inks one-year deals with HC Plezen 1929 in the Czech Republic
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsIt seems like only yesterday Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade was hoisting the Calder Cup over his head as a member of the Binghamton Senators.Clicking the fast-forward button on the remote finds Nelson’s favourite son in the Czech Republic gearing up for the Europe’s most prestigious ice hockey pre...
South Okanagan's Vandeweghe dominated short course — Nelson's Locke, Maly finish in medals
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsKirk Vandeweghe of Penticton usually cooks with the longer distance racers at the Nelson Cyswogn’Fun.However, the South Okanagan triathlete decided his sprint distance needed a little fine-tuning.After blazing over the Cyswogn’ Fun short course in near record time Vandeweghe can head back...
Team Wilderness Traverse.com tops 2011 Raid the North Extreme
Team Wilderness Traverse.com was clearly the cream of the crop at the 2011 Raid the North Extreme.The Canadian/New Zealand squad (team captain Bob Miller and Jakob Van Dorp of Ontario and Sarah Fairmaid and Gordon Blythen of New Zealand) dominated the field to capture bragging rights when the race finished Sunday in Trail.Team...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Jackson's Hole Mixed Slopitch Champs
All season Jackson’s Hole remained quietly close to the top of the Nelson Mixed Slopitch League. However, when playoff time came around the eventual champs put the gear in overdrive to capture its 15th Nelson Mixed Slopitch League title in the past 19 years Sunday at the Lakeside Ball Diamonds.Jackson’s built up a 13-0 lead...
Leafs skills camp a success
Before taking a job with Vernon Vipers of the BCHL, former Leaf coach Chris Shaw said he would run a hockey school for the Nelson Leafs.The former Leafs skipper delivered with the first ever Nelson Leafs Skills Development Hockey School."We have about 40 kids," Shaw said Thursday from the NDCC Arena during a break at the...
Neptune's Matthew golden streak ends in Kimberley
The gold-medal streak of Nelson Neptune swimmer Samuel Matthew was halted after the division three competitor scored a silver medal at the Kimberley stop on the Kootenay Summer Swim Assocaition Sunday in the Bavarian City.Matthew had won gold in the previous four meets before finishing second in Kimberley.Joining Matthew on...
