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 ...
The Action fail to gain any ground on Innkeepers, play to 1-1 draw
The Action failed to gain any ground on defending league champion Innkeepers as the two front runners played to a 1-1 draw in Leo’s Men’s Open League play Tuesday evening at Lakeside Pitch.The Innkeeper currently sits on top of the standings with a four-point bulge over The Action.Each team has only one loss this season.In ...
Selects repeat as champs at Sam Steele Days tourney
The best result for the Nelson Selects would be to repeat at champions of the Sam Steele Day’s U14 Boy’s Soccer Tournament while going unscathed in the injury department.The soccer Gods must have been smiling on the Heritage City lot as the Select swept through the competition en route to the gold medal.“Last year, after...
Collier, Matthew pace Neptunes Silver City attack
Samuel Matthew and winter club swimmer Niallan Collier captured gold medals to lead the Nelson Neptunes at the Trail Stingrays meet Sunday in the Silver City.Matthew won gold in division three boys while Collier, who swims for the Kootenay Winter Club squad, topped the O Cat 2 Boys category.The medals highlighted the weekend...
Reel Adventures June Fishing Report
Reel Adventures Fishing Report for June 2010Kootenay LakeFishing in Kootenay Lake comes down to one word, “unbelievable.”What can I say?My favorite month for fishing has always been May, however things seem to be a month behind this year. There is one good thing about our dreary spring weather, it has kept the fishing going...
Endless Adventure in Crescent Valley plays host to fun-filled weekend
Really, it's the start of summer.And the folks at Kootenays — Borderline Boaters are stoked to be presenting this year's Kootenay Whitewater Festival this weekend on the Slocan River near Crescent Valley.The event, hosted at Endless Adventure, starts off with some meet and greet at the Endless Adventure campground and leads...
Selects lose out to the big dogs at the Sam Steele Tourney
The Nelson Selects got the tune up the team wanted prior to the upcoming B.C. Soccer Provincial B Cup after scoring a silver medal in the U17 Boy’s Division at the Sam Steele Days Youth Soccer Tournament Sunday in Cranbrook.The Selects, a U15 age squad, lost in shootout to Columbia Valley U17s in the gold medal game Sunday.“It...
