Mallard's Team of the Week — L.V. Rogers Bombers 1981 Basketball
With high school basketball the latest sport to get cancelled due to coronavirus COVID-19 — grounding the L.V. Rogers Bombers — Mallard’s Source for sports thought it was a good time to take a look back at the hardcourt history with the latest installment of Team of the Week. The 1981 LVR Bombers are featured as Team of the...
Kootenay Lake Fishing Report
Happy New Year Everyone. And welcome to a better year to come. In looking at back at 2020, we can reflect and focus on the positive. While we didn’t have much work during the first half of the year, we made up for it in the second half. We’d like to thank our locals for supporting our company and helping to keep us in...
KI remains committed to resuming play this hockey season
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League remains committed to its goal for providing a season despite of the recent Provincial Health Order extension to February 5, 2021 limiting sports activities and travel. KIJHL Commissioner Jeff Dubois said the league remains hopeful of resuming regular season play at that time and...
BC Hockey cancels 2021 Cyclone Taylor Cup, KIJHL still looking at restart to season
In a prepared statement Tuesday, the BC Hockey has announced the cancellation of the 2021 Cyclone Taylor Cup and 2021 Coy Cup. The Cyclone Taylor Cup is BC Hockey’s Junior B Championship which features league winners from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL), the...
Mallard's Team of the Week — 1967-68 Cyclone Taylor Champs Nelson Jr Leafs
As junior hockey teams around the province await permission from the BC Public Health Office to resume play during COVID-19 pandemic, Mallard’s Source for sports thought it would be fitting to take a look back at Nelson’s only B.C. Junior B Hockey Championship for the Team of the Week. In 1968, the Leafs, coached by Fritz...
Kootenay Lake fisherman Rick Taylor November winner in KLAIP
Rick Taylor has lived on Kootenay Lake for 40 years and has seen some ups and downs in fish numbers and size but commented that the last few years have been catastrophic for the Kokanee numbers. The Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program (KLAIP) is designed to help the iconic kokanee salmon population recover after their...
Floris finds early chemistry with Leaf teammates
By Emanuel Sequeira, KIJHL Director of Communications (As the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League awaits word on when competitive sports can continue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Director of Communiciations Emamuel Sequeira has been updating hockey fans with stories from around the league.) Hunter Floris wanted to ...
COVID-19 pandemic shuts down Victoria 2021 55+ Games
In a media release Monday, the BC Seniors Games Society (BCSGS) in consultation with the 2021 Greater Victoria Host Society have made the difficult decision to postpone the 2021 55+ BC Games. The Games were to run September 14-18, 2021 in Victoria. Because of the ongoing public health concerns due to the pandemic, the Games...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson Oldtimers Hockey Club
During the coronavirus pandemic, Mallard’s Source for sports continues to dip into the past to showcase teams from yesteryear in this edition of Team of the Week. The Nelson Oldtimers Hockey Club is featured as Team of the Week, standing on the ice for a team photo after capturing the Penticton Tournament. The team includes,...
LVR's Maddy Bonikowsky runs her way to NCAA Scholarship
Nelson’s Maddy Bonikowsky loves to run. She loves the rawness and simplicity of running. And she has loved running from a young age, racing recreationally against peers in elementary school. “No equipment, no technical components; in running you must grind it out by yourself, for yourself,” the Grade 12 student at L.V. Rogers...
