Dust off the racquet. The Nelson Tennis Club is hosting its season opener at its brand-new facility above L.V. Rogers High School on Saturday April 27. “All are welcome — come check out the new tennis and pickleball courts, and grab a bite to eat,” said a NTC organizer.     The event, that runs between 2-6 p.m., is free, with...

Nelson Boxing Club fighters get a taste of national competition as these local boxers prepare to participate at the National Boxing Championships which began Monday at the Westin Bear Mountain Resort Community in the City of Langford. Under the guidance of Team BC coach Jesse Pineiro, no less than four boxers will take...

It was a banner weekend for eight gymnasts from Nelson’s Glacier Gymnastics Club at the 2019 BC Provincial Championships this past weekend on the Lower Mainland. The Glacier gymnasts returned from the trek west with 12 medals, including a pair of All Around titles as well as 20 top-ten placement ribbons.      “We are very...

Spring has sprung which is good news for soccer enthusiasts. Nelson Youth Soccer season will take to the pitch following the Easter weekend with more than 800 currently registered players. There was a coaches meeting scheduled for Wednesday....

Ryan Bedard scored three times to pace Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Champion Revelstoke Grizzlies to the 2019 Cyclone Taylor Cup Sunday afternoon in Campbell River. The Grizzlies dumped Victoria Cougars 5-1 to claim the second Cyclone Taylor Cup title in three seasons for the KIJHL. Tied 1-1 after 20 minutes,...

They went a gambling in a high-stakes game of hockey and came home with a pot of gold. Nelson Amigos dumped Edmonton Moosemen 7-2 to capture the Gold Medal at the Gamblers Cup Las Vegas this past weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. The win allowed the Amigos to Three-Peat at the annual Gentlemen’s Hockey Tournament in Las Vegas. ...

Nelson Minor Hockey capped off an amazing season both on and off the ice by hosting its annual Awards Banquet at the Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus. Some of the award winners included Liam Malpass winning the Barry Pearce Memorial and Eliot Rude taking home the John Reichardt Memorial, both awards for Atom Player who...

There’s a new Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Champion. The Revelstoke Grizzlies surprised everyone by knocking off the Kimberley Dynamiters in five games to claim the 2019 crown Thursday night in the Bavarian City. Revelstoke scored three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the Nitros 4-1 to clinch the...

Kootenay Chill Club Basketball is hosting tryouts for the upcoming Spring Hoop League beginning Thursday (April 4) from 5-7 p.m. at the L.V. Rogers Gymnasium. Now that coaches and gym times have been confirmed, the tryouts will continue April 9th and April 11th from 5-6:30 p.m. If any player is unable to make any of these...

Spring Break may be over for students, but not before more than 40 basketball players learned a little more about the game of hoops at the Kootenay Chill Spring Basketball Camp held at the L.V. Rogers Gymnasium. Under the direction of former European Professional player Sean Denison, Kari Jackson, three-time CIS QUA Allstar...