There’s some big news happening at Trafalgar Middle School. The Thunder Girl’s Volleyball team looked very impressive in capturing the South Okanagan Grade 7/8 Tournament this past weekend in Oliver. Trafalgar, defeating Okanagan Mission of Kelowna in the final, cruised to the title with wins over host South Okanagan, Vernon...

Trafalgar Thunder swept past Okanagan Mission of Kelowna in two games to capture the South Okanagan Hornets Grade 7-8 Girl’s Volleyball Tournament this past weekend in Oliver. Trafalgar was locked in from the opening serve of the tournament, finishing first overall after round robin action with wins over South Okanagan, Vernon...

A packed Rod and Gun Club was treated to an impressive evening of amateur boxing Saturday as the Nelson Boxing Club hosted Fight Night VII. Fight fans watched a dozen bouts featuring national-level fighters from Calgary, Spokane, Kelowna, Victoria, Cranbrook and Nanaimo, including the main event where Nelson’s Ryan Lewis...

Run-and-gun, tight-checking or simply winning a close hockey game, the Nelson Leafs are proving they can play any style to gain the two points. Case in point, Saturday night at the NDCC Arena. The Leafs shook off a mid-game rally by the visiting Golden Rockets to outlast the Eddie Mountain squad 7-5 in Kootenay International...

The Nelson Leafs will look to build on what has already been an impressive October when the club host a pair of Kootenay International Junior Hockey League games this weekend at the NDCC Arena. Nelson, entering the weekend riding a five-game winning streak, welcomes West Kootenay rival Castlegar Rebels Friday before hosting...

Nelson Boxing Club is once again hosting a Boxing Card Saturday (October 19th) at the Rod and Gun Club. Fight Night VII is a night of Olympic-style boxing featuring national-level athletes from Calgary, Spokane, Kelowna, Victoria, Cranbrook, Nanaimo and Nelson’s own Boxing Club. Highlighting the 12-bout card is a fight between...

The L.V. Roger Bombers book its ticket to the BC High School AA Boy’s Soccer Championships next month in Burnaby by stopping Stanley Humphries of Castlegar and David Thompson of Invermere Friday during the zone playoffs at the Lakeside Pitch. The Bombers edged a defensive-minded Stanley Humphries squad 2-1 before posting a ...

What a difference a month makes. During the opening month of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season in September, the Nelson Leafs struggled to keep the puck out of their net, giving up a whopping 23 goals in five games.  Over the past five games since the calendar was flipped to October, the Green and White...

Welcome back Shawn Campbell, and thanks for the solid showing in goal Anderson Violette. Campbell scored twice and goalie Violette stopped 15 of 16 shots to spark the Nelson Leafs to a convincing 5-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Spokane Braves Tuesday night at the NDCC Arena. The win was the ...

The BC Hockey League announced today that the city of Cranbrook has been awarded an expansion franchise. The Cranbrook Bucks will become the league’s 18th team and will begin play in the 2020-21 season, playing out of Western Financial Place in Cranbrook. “We are pleased to add Cranbrook as the 18th member of the BC Hockey ...