Mixed results at Kamloops Slurpee Cup, U17 Girls grab silver
By The Nelson Daily SportsThere were night and day results for a pair of Nelson Youth Soccer Rep teams during the Slurpee Cup Sunday in Kamloops.The Nelson Selects came home with the silver medal after dropping a narrow 2-1 decision to the European Football School from North Vancouver in the final of the U17 Girl’s...
Kootenay starts Memorial Cup Ice cold, face must win contest Tuesday
It’s definitely not the start the Kootenay Ice wanted at the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Mississauga, Ont.Mississauga’s Rob Flick broke a 1-1 tie 11:51 into the third period to power the St. Michael’s Majors to a 2-1 victory over Kootenay in round robin action Sunday.The loss drops the Ice to 0-2 and last in the four-team...
Change in climate, and university, just what the doctor order for LVR grad Jordan Melanson
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsWalking out on the course at the Vancouver Golf Club during a winter practice round with his Simon Fraser Clan teammates Jordan Melanson probably thought, “What the heck am I doing here?”You see the 20-year-old L.V. Rogers grad had just spent two years on a golf scholarship in Alabama at ...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson U13 Selects
The Nelson U13 Selects started the rep season off on fires, capturing the gold medal at the recent Kootenay South Youth Soccer tournament in Fruitvale. The Selects breezed through the competition en route to the gold medal. Mallard’s Source For Sports would like to salute the Selects with Team of the Week honours. The team ...
Rhythm Ropers shine at Provincial Skipping Championships
The Rhythm Ropers had a very successful Provincial championships Saturday and Sunday at the L.V. Rogers Hangar in Nelson.The club this year had several new skippers who were competing in their first competition.They started out the weekend by placing second in the 14-and-under large group category, which was great since their...
Bombers shot down at Lethbridge Bulls tourney, finish tied for third
By The Nelson Daily SportsThe McCoy High Colts battered Bomber pitchers around through most of the game en route to a convincing victory in action at the Lethbridge Bulls Invitational High School tournament Saturday in the Southern Alberta City.The loss dropped LVR into a tie for third spot overall in the tourney.Connor Bojey...
Selects get rough ride in Coeur d' Alene
By The Nelson Daily SportsA pair of Nelson Selects Rep squads made the short trek across the 49th parallel to compete in the Coeur d’Alene Youth Soccer Tournament this past weekend.The Nelson U14 girl’s and U15 boy’s experienced mixed results at the two-day event.U14 Girl's DivisionThe Nelson Selects found it very difficult...
Roundballer players hit with yellow card as City shuts down Lakeside for two week rest
Right when the roundballers thought the season was a foot, the City of Nelson tossed a monkey wrench into the mix by closing the fields for two weeks.Barry Turner of the City of Nelson informed the Regional District of Central Kootenay booking officials Friday of his decision to give the soccer pitches rest.“The fields will...
Kinrade & Company rout Charlotte to take commanding 3-0 lead
The Binghamton Senators are one win away from the Calder Cup Final.The B-Sens scored six times in the final two periods to rout the Charlotte Checkers 7-1 Tuesday in game three of the AHL Eastern Conference Final in Binghamton.The Ottawa Senators farm team leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 with game four Wednesday in...
Trail's Crowe Hawks outlast Bombers 3-2 to claim second Kootenay Roundball title in three years
By The Nelson Daily SportsFor the second time in three years the J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks are off to the B.C. High School AA Girl’s Soccer Championships.The Hawks used timely scoring before holding off the Bomber charge to knock off defending champion L.V. Rogers 3-2 in the Kootenay High School AA Girl’s Soccer Championships...
