Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson U17 Selects
The Nelson U17 Selects look to be gearing up for the Kootenay Playdowns after posting a silver-medal result at the recent Slurpee Cup in Kamloops. The Selects, missing a few key players to injury, managed a silver medal against some top-calibre opposition. Staff and management at Mallard’s Source for Sports would like to...
Sens behind eight ball heading into Game 4 of Calder Cup Finals
The Binghamton Senators face a must win early in the 2011 Calder Cup Finals.Nate Prosser scored the game-winner as the Houston Aeros downed the B-Sens 2-1 in Game 3 of the AHL Finals Wednesday. The win gives the Aeros a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with game three set for Friday in Binghamton.Matt Hackett made 28 saves...
Selects send message to rest of zone with lopsided win at Creston Blitz tourney
The Nelson Selects looked good in a tune up for the Kootenay Zone Playoffs by sweeping away the competition in the U14 Boy’s Division of the Creston Blitz Youth Soccer Tournament Sunday in the East Kootenay City.The Selects, defeating Columbia Valley 4-0 in the Final, outscored the opposition 17-1 in the tournament.Micah May...
Melanson gets better of Coletti for second straight tourney, captures Men's Qualifier
For the second week in a row Jordan Melanson got the better of his Granite Pointe teammate.Melanson shot a 1-under-par 71 to edge Josh Coletti by a stroke to claim the title at the Zone One West Kootenay Men’s Qualifying Tournament Sunday at Granite Pointe.The captain of the Simon Fraser University Men's golf team out dueled...
B-Sens ride wave of O'Brien's OT winner to square series against Houston
The Binghamton Senators once again worked some playoff magic in overtime.Jim O’Brien scored the game winner on a delayed penalty at 7:54 of the extra session as Binghamton earned a 2-1 road win over Houston Aeros Saturday.The win evened the best-of-seven 2011 Calder Cup Finals at 1-1.Game 3 goes Wednesday back in Binghamton.The...
Bomber face uphill climb as the Kootenay reps meets top-ranked Collingwood in qualifying action at the B.C. High School AA Boy's Rugby Championships
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsThe L.V. Rogers Bombers are head and shoulders above the opposition in the Kootenays.So much that most high school teams in the Kootenays don’t want to play the boys in the blue and white.That changes drastically Monday when 16th-ranked LVR tackles the best team in the province at the AA ...
Mallard's Team of the Week — LVR Bomber Points Winners
The athletic department at L.V. Rogers saluted its top athletes of the 2010-11 high school sports season during the award ceremony prior to the end of the school year. Staff and management at Mallard’s Source for Sports would like to add to the honour by selecting the Bomber elite as Team of the Week winners. Pictured are the...
Melanson, Baker capture top prizes at the 2011 Creston Blossom Open Golf Tournament
By The Nelson Daily SportsGranite Pointe golfer Jordan Melanson staged a final round charge to edge clubmate Josh Coletti and capture the 2011 Creston Blossom Open Golf Tournament Sunday in the East Kootenay City.Melanson finished ahead of Coletti by two shots and Creston players Jared McMillan and Daniel Brown — the latter...
Kootenay's amazing playoff run comes to an end with semi final loss at 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup
The amazing playoff run for the Kootenay Ice finally came to an end.Devante Smith-Pelly scored twice to power the hometown Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors to a 3-1 victory over the Western Hockey League champs Friday in the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup semi-final game.The Majors will now face the Saint John Sea Dogs in...
Aeros rally for three third-period goals to edge B-Sens in Calder Cup opener Friday in Houston
It took eight games but a team finally stopped the road warriors from Binghamton.Jed Ortmeyer scored twice as the Houston Aeros rallied from a 1-0 deficit with three third-period goals to edge the Binghamton Senators 3-1 in game one of the 2011 Calder Cup Finals Friday in the Lone Star State.The loss was the first for the...
