After churning out a five-game Kootenay International Junior Hockey League win streak, outscoring the opposition by a 24-12 count, the Nelson Leafs are turning wins on the ice into success off the ice by partnering with the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation to raise funds for the local charity. Starting November 1, the public...

A basket in the final minute was enough to power Fernie to the narrow victory over LVR Goon Squad in the final of the Bomber High School Boy's 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Saturday at the L.V. Rogers Gymnasium. The tournament was the first event since COVID-19 derailed high school sports in the province. Eleven teams from the...

The Trafalgar Cross Country Team ran its way to the Junior Division Title at the recent West Kootenay Cross Country Championships in Castlegar. Paced by Aleah Smith and Dawson Abraham, Trafalgar was no match for the rest of the field. Mallard’s Source for sports salutes the Trafalgar squad with Team of the Week honours. The...

Aleah Smith and Dawson Abraham Trafalgar swept the Junior Division races at the at the recent West Kootenay Cross Country Championships in Castlegar. Smith edged Maya Abraham of L.V. Rogers by a second to capture the 4.5-kilometer Junior Girl’s race in a time of 18 minutes, 55 seconds. Kallie Badry was fifth in at time of...

Two Kootenay Chaos Track Club runners earned medals at the 2021 BC Club Cross Country Championships this past weekend in Victoria. Dawson Abraham who was the silver medalist in the U-14 Boys 3-kilometer race with a time of 10 minutes, three seconds. Kootenay Chaos teammate Aleah Smith won a bronze in the girls 3km race in a...

Everyone participating in the Greater Vernon 2022 BC Winter Games next February will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 said a Friday a news release from the BC Games . The BC Games Society Board of Directors has announced the proof of vaccination requirement to help maximize the safety of athletes, coaches, officials,...

The L.V. Rogers Bombers edged Mount Baker Wild of Cranbrook 3-1 Wednesday in a Kootenay High School Soccer Playday Tournament at the Lakeside Fields. The contest was the second of the day for the Bombers during the five-team event. LVR opened the day outlasting J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks of Trail 3-0. Man of the Match against the...

Nelson boxers have finally made it back into the ring following a long layoff due to COVID-19. The boxers, coached by Jesse Pineiro, opened the October schedule with some solid results during a BC-Alberta fight card in Edmonton. Djavan Mayer won by Referees Stoppage in the second round over Dean Beck from Edmonton while Riel...

Several local youngersters won great prizes in the fall kids’ derby draw of the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program (KLAIP).  The youngsters submitted Rainbow or Bull trout heads that they caught on the main body of Kootenay Lake and were eligible to win Pelican Magna kayaks, Kokanee Mountain...

September was a fun month, and October has started off with a bang said Kerry Reed
 of Reel Adventures Sportfishing. Reed is ready to give the latest update for fishing on the West Kootenay waters. Kootenay Lake: The water temperature has dropped, and the fish are coming to life.  So far, the past couple weeks have been great. ...