Birchbank opens doors for 2011 B.C. Junior Golf Championship
By The Nelson Daily SportsNine players from the Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf Tour take to the Rossland/Trail Birchbank course Tuesday for round one in the B.C. Junior Boy’s Golf Championship.“The key to playing well at Birch is to drive the ball well,” said Zone One coordinator Rob McKay on the eve of the four-day...
Taylor can't seal the deal at B.C. Am tourney, falls to 13th
Lauren Taylor of Nelson ballooned to an 81 on a the difficult Alberni course to finish in a tie for 13th at the 2011 B.C. Women’s Amateur Golf Championship in Port Alberni.After cruising to a 71 during round three Thursday, the Granite Pointe golfer registered nine bogeys to drop out of contention.However, Taylor wasn’t the...
Hard work pays dividends for Red Mountain Racer Sasha Zaitsoff
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsFor Sasha Zaitsoff, it’s the walk in the park he enjoys the most during his stay in Calgary.Of course that walk is not of friendly variety say down the sidewalk at Lakeside.This walk . . . well, let’s just say it’s more than a walk.This walk has this soon to be 21-year-old skier building ...
Update: Taylor moves up leader board at 2011 B.C. Women's Amateur Golf Championships
Lauren Taylor is slowly but surely moving up the leader board at the 2011 B.C. Women’s Amateur Golf Championship in Port Alberni.The Granite Pointe golfer shot an even-par 71 during Thursday’s third round to climb into a tie for eighth spot.The final round goes today. Taylor teed off shortly after 9 a.m.Taylor, coming off a...
Salmo Falcons honour top athletes for 2011
Rebecca Beaulieu and James Tod were selected the top athletes at the annual Salmo Falcons’ Athletic Award Ceremony held at the end of the recent school year.Beaulieu, voted the top Senior athlete, topped the female category after helping the Falcons to the Provincial Combined Championship at the High School Ski Meet in...
Neptune Fantastic 14 blow doors off Creston meet
The Nelson Neptune Fantastic 14 won a total of seven medals during the recent stop on the Kootenay Summer Swim Association in Creston.Led by Eliminator winner Sam Matthew, the Neptunes won a gold, four silver and two bronze to make head coach Michelle Lorusso one happy skipper.“I was very happy with our solid 14 swimmers at...
LVR salutes top Bomber athletes of 2011
L.V. Rogers saluted its major award winners for the 2010-11 high school athletic season during the final day of classes at the Fairview-based campus.Headlining the winners was the combo of Shawn DeGroot and two-sport athlete Sarah Fuhr.The pair went above and beyond the in their respective sports as DeGroot and Fuhr won the...
Ultimate offers plenty of exercise and fun
Those people tossing the Frisbee at Lakeside are part of the Nelson Ultimate League.The league runs Sundays and Thursday at Lakeside and is open to anyone interested in a good run and a lot of fun.Ultimate is a non-contact sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. The objective of the game is to score points by passing the ...
Woods, Chown raise 900 big ones for ALS
It wasn't the longest day of the year for golfers, but it probably seemed like it to Brad Woods and Braden Chown.The two golfers played more than 160 holes during the ALS Golf-A-Thon earlier this month at the Balfour Golf Course.Woods, the club professional at Balfour, and Chown, a former star on the Zone One West Kootenay ...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Kootenay Whitewater Festival
Andrea and Chris at Endless Adventures in Crescent Valley have joined forces with Kootenays — Borderline Boaters to once again host the Kootenay Whitewater Festival Saturday and Sunday on the Slocan River. Management and staff at Mallard’s Source for Sports are eager to help with the promotion by saluting 2010 participants ...
