Smoke Eaters Add Size With Murphy-Johnson On Backend
The Trail Smoke Eaters Junior ‘A’ Hockey Club is pleased to announce defenceman Jackson Murphy-Johnson has committed to the team for the 2019/20 season. Murphy-Johnson, 17, comes to the Smoke Eaters after playing with the Vancouver North East Chiefs of the BC Major Midget League, where he played in all but two games over the...
Selkirk College Saints Add Two More Building Blocks
The Selkirk College Saints continue to sculpt a squad for the upcoming British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season that puts emphasis on success at both ends of the ice. Former Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) standouts Garrett Hilton and Derian Bamber have committed to the Saints for the...
Hume Innkeepers shutout Oso Negro to capture Mallard's Soccer Title
Ryan Lewis scored twice and goalkeeper Mitch Melanson pitched a shutout sparking Hume Innkeepers to a 4-0 win over Oso Negro in the final of the Mallard's Men's Open Division Tuesday at the Lakeside Pitch. The win completed a sweep of the hardware for the Innkeepers, which also captured the regular season title with an...
Local Nelson Soccer star off to train in Real Madrid Foundation
Hard work and dedication to the game is paying off for Nelson Youth Soccer star Callum Cutler. Not only did the 16-year-old player pick up the Kerry Dyck Memorial Scholarship from the Hume Innkeepers, but Cutler also earned one of the two Generation Adidas nominations to train in Madrid, Spain at the Real Madrid Foundation....
Mallard's Team of the Week — L.V. Rogers Bombers Top Athletes
The L.V. Rogers Athletic Department saluted its top athletes for the past high school season recently at a ceremony in the Hangar. Rylee Zondervan and Matti Erickson were selected the top All Around Athletes for the past high school season at the Fairview-based school. Zondervan also was selected the Top Scholar Athlete along...
Zondervan, Erickson selected as top All Around LVR Bomber Athletes
Rylee Zondervan and Matti Erickson were selected the top All Around Athletes during the L.V. Rogers Athletic Awards Ceremony held Wednesday at the Hangar. Zondervan and Erickson led their respective Bomber teams, with Erickson capturing the gold medal at the recent BC High School Track and Field Championships in Langley....
Nelson Boxers Eberle, Martinez, Raffo sweep bouts
Nelson Boxers won a trio of medals during a recent fight card in Spokane, Washington. Leah Eberle, Riel Martinez and Marino Raffo all won their respective bouts this past weekend in the Lilac City. Eberle, 16, won a very tough, fast paced decision against #6 (USA) ranked Rosalee Ruiz from Walla Walla, WA. Eberle was coming ...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Nelson U15 Selects
Nelson Youth Soccer will again have solid representation at the BC Soccer Provincial B Cup in July after no less than seven teams qualified for the girl’s and boy’s tournaments in Prince George and Burnaby. Nelson squads attending the Provincial B Cup Girl’s Tournament in Burnaby are U13, U14, U15 and U17 while boy’s teams,...
Reel Adventures Fishing Report
Well, the warm weather is upon us, and the water temperatures have warmed up and the fish have become aggressive! Here’s the latest reports: Kootenay Lake: The Lake has been super productive for the last month. Water temp has finally jumped above 50 degrees, and the fish are feeding. We saw a pretty good flying ant hatch...
