The L.V. Rogers Bombers are currently traveling the roads of Ireland on Rugby tour.The team, which has been raising money to help offset the costs, left last week from Nelson and opened the tour with a 27-5 win over the Balgriggan Rugby Club.LVR Vice Principal Frank Marisco, who is with the team on the tour along with coach...

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsIt’s been a while since Doris Hausleitner strapped on the cris-cross skis competitively.Marriage and a couple of young children will do that to almost every athlete who once tasted glory during their teens.But last week at the Masters World Cup Cross Country Skiing 2011, held at Sovereign...

The L.V. Rogers Bombers are currently traveling the roads of Ireland on Rugby tour.The team, which has been raising money to help offset the costs, left last week from Nelson.LVR Vice Principal Frank Marisco, who is with the team on the tour along with coach Michael Joyce, is going to blog the tour for The Nelson Daily.Monday,...

It’s clear from the response of the participants the Capital One Rocks & Rings program rocks.The Capital One Rocks & Rings is an off-ice program that has been able to generate interest in the sport. The program focuses on children and families who would not otherwise receive the opportunity, with the ultimate goal...

The L.V. Rogers Bombers are currently traveling the roads of Ireland on Rugby tour.The team, which has been raising money to help offset the costs, left last week from Nelson.LVR Vice Principal Frank Marisco, who is with the team on the tour, is going to blog the tour for The Nelson Daily.Here's his first contribution.Tries...

 In the end, Ontario's Glen Howard couldn't win on home soil.Jeff Stoughton's steal of two in the sixth paved the way for Manitoba to capture the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier. Stoughton, Jonathan Mead, Reid Carruthers and Steve Gould defeated Howard 8-6 in the final Sunday night at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ont. It's the ...

By The Nelson Daily SportsBeing the top seed or early favourite guarantees nothing in sport.Mount Sentinel grad Kendra Wayling and her UBC Okanagan Heat teammates found out the hard way as the B.C. Champs finished out of the medals at the Canadian College Athletic Association Women’s Volleyball Championships in the G. Forbes...

By The Nelson Daily SportsKiana Strand of the Kootenay Wildcats earned honourable mention status for the month of February as the B.C. Hockey Female AAA League announced its player of the month award.Strand, of Invermere, lost out to Megan Spooner of the Prince George Cougars in balloting.The Cougar netminder, Spooner, scored...

By The Nelson Daily SportsThe L.V. Rogers Junior Bombers bounced back after being knocked out of the championships round to claim the consolation title at the West Kootenay Junior Boy’s Basketball Tournament Saturday at the Hangar.The Bombers dumped Rossland Royals 56-31 in the consolation final with Tobin Eberle and Ethan ...

By The Nelson Daily SportsTop ranked UBC Okanagan Heat of Kelowna face a familiar opponent when Vancouver Island Mariners meet the B.C. Champs in semi final action Friday at the Canadian College Athletic Association Women’s Volleyball Championships in the G. Forbes Elliot Athletics Centre of the UNB Saint John Campus.The Heat,...