One of the pillars of successful athletes in any sport is perseverance and the British Columbia Summer Swim Association’s Nelson Neptune Swim Club has epitomized that from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.  “We had over 60 swimmers in our spring 2020 session when the facility closed and youth sports were shut down, but...

Glacier Gymnasts have had to deal with competing during the COVID-19 pandemic virtually. However, even a pandemic can’t stop this group of athletes as the Glacier Junior Olympic Level 6 finished near the top during the recent 2021 BC Provincial Virtual Championships. Mallard’s Source for sports would like to salute the gymnasts...

By Emanuel Sequeira, KIJHL Director of Communications A winning hockey program combined with small classes sizes made Adrian College the right fit for Nelson Leaf Ethan McLaughlin. McLaughlin did a virtual tour to get a sense of what Adrian College, based in Adrian, Michigan, and their hockey program is about. The Bulldogs ...

Thirteen gymnasts from Nelson’s Glacier Gymnastics Club are celebrating their performances from the 2021 BC Provincial Virtual Championships over the Easter weekend. The team won 22 medals, including three All Around titles and 24 top-ten placements. The nine gymnasts on Glacier’s Junior Olympic Level 6 team, also...

The warmer weather has chased the snow away at Granite Pointe, allowing Golf Operations Manager Reg Clarkson to open all 18 holes for play beginning Friday, April 16, 2021. The course conducted a soft opening Monday, April 12 with players filling the back nine with golfers throughout the week. With temperatures pushing into...

Emanuel Sequeira, KIJHL Communications For a fifth straight year, the University of Jamestown Jimmies are playing in the American Collegiate Hockey Association national championship tournament. The Jimmies will be pursuing a Division I men’s championship in Saint Louis, Mo., this month. Ranked 15th among the 20 teams in the...

The Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program is designed to help the iconic kokanee salmon population recover after their collapse in 2013. In 2017, only 12,000 spawners were estimated in the main lake. Conservationists have been trying to reverse the decline by conducting kokanee egg plants and fry release for the past five ...

Two athletes from the Junior Racing team at Nelson Nordic Ski Club have been recognized for their commitment to the pursuit of high performance goals in their sport.  Maya Abraham, 14, has been named to the Cross Country BC Ski Team Development Squad while Aleah Smith, 12, was named to the Talent Squad, a feeder program to ...

Glacier gynnasts continue to find ways to compete after 22 athletes competed against gymnasts from the Kootenay region, Alberta and Prince Rupert in their first virtual competition. The Key City Classic Virtual Competition, hosted by Cranbrook’s Key City gymnastics club, took place March 7-16. Video routine submissions were...

Mallard’s Source for sports is taking another trip down memory lane with Team of the Week with the 2005-06 L.V. Rogers Bombers Basketball team. Fifteen years ago coach Bernie Love coached the Bombers to a seventh-place finish at the BC High School Boy’s AA Basketball Provincials in Kamloops. This is the third best finish ever...