During the mid-1990s, there was a movement in the Kootenays to court some of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams to join a Junior A League, dubbed the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League. After a few years, the league folded and teams from Nelson, Creston, Kimberley, Fernie and Castlegar returned to the...

The Nelson Soccer Association was shutout of medals at the recent BC Soccer Provincial B Championships in Kamloops and Langley. The NSA saw no less than six teams, with the seventh being a regional squad consisting of local players, qualify for the provincial tournaments. Mallard's Source for sports would like to salute one...

From July 15-23, 2023, Vancouver-based brand WIRTH Hats is hosting the Quad Tandem World Championships. The one-of-a-kind adventure race that starts in the Okanagan before concluding through the Slocan Valley and ending in Nelson on Sunday, July 23, is the first of this scale for the company, draws teams from around...

For the past two-plus years, Nelson Boxer Lola Brouillette has been pounding the heavy bag, dodging, and weaving punches in the training ring and skipping for what has seemed to be an eternity to make her mark in the sport she dearly loves. Just last month, the 17-year-old Nelson Boxer received news that she hopes will...

For Erin Fitchett, Head Coach of Nelson Reflections Artistic Swimming, giving children participating in artistic swimming good memories to take into their adult lives has been more important than medals. “The medals were the icing on the cake. It was my goal for all these years to create athletes for life that don’t...

Prior to the conclusion of the high school athletic season, Trafalgar's Suzanna Banyard-Swanson and Ciara Morris-Dennis both won medals at the BC Archery NASP Provincials. The tournament was held in a hybrid model with students able to participate virtually in their own gymnasiums or archery facilities. The live tournament ...

Almost 100 youth players took advantage of some top calibre coaching as the recent Heritage City Basketball Camp at the L.V. Rogers Hanger. The basketball camp, hosted by LVR Bombers Senior Boys coach Ryan McKinnon, attracted at total of 94 players in two separate sessions. A portion of the proceeds from the four-day camp...

Nelson Soccer Association is sending a handful of rep teams to provincial championships — the Provincial Girls B Cup beginning Thursday in Kamloops. Nelson Soccer U15, U16 & U17 squads begin play Thursday at McArthur Park in Kamloops. The U16 Girls defeated Kootenay East Soccer Rovers 2-1 and 4-0 in the two-game qualifier....

The Flying Steamshovel Senior Mixed Slopitch Team tuned up for the upcoming BC Senior Games by capturing the B-event at the recent Salmo Canada Day Tournament. The Flying Steamshovel, claiming the $800 B-event prize, opened with a loss before winning three straight — 21-7 in the B-event final. The next tournament for the the...

Atlyn Proctor’s summer just got a lot busier. The Nelson volleyball player was recently selected to the BC Selects U18 squad for 2023 provincial team season. Proctor, who plays for the L.V. Rogers Bombers Senior Girls and Kootenay Bombers Club Volleyball teams, earned the spot following a two-day tryout camp at...