Ian Walgren of Nelson captured a pair of Speed Skating medals — Silver and Bronze — at the Special Olympic Winter Games February 21-23 in Vernon. Walgren, competing for Region 1 — Kootenays, is the first ever SOBC speed skater to represent Region one and the first to medal in the Speed skating event.  Walgren also carried the...

During playoffs, nothing comes easy. Case in point — the first game of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Murdoch Division Semi Final between Nelson and Spokane. Nelson enters the post season 30 points better than the Braves after the regular season. However, it was the Green and White needing a late game...

Nelson Boxers made it a clean sweep at the Tacoma Golden Gloves competition in Tacoma, Washington. Boxers Stryder Sutton, Riel Martinez, Leah Eberle and Makalu Babott all won their respective divisions against fighters from Washington State, Oregon, BC and Alaska. Mallard’s Source for sports would like to salute the boxers ...

Mount Sentinel Wildcats scored early and often en route to a convincing 68-37 victory over Golden Eagles in Consolation action at the Kootenay High School A Boy’s Basketball Championships Saturday afternoon at the Nakusp Secondary School. Kyle Kabatoff scored 21 points to lead the Wildcats, which lost in the semi-finals to ...

Hockey fans received a taste of the upcoming Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Murdoch Division Semi Final Series between Nelson and Spokane Saturday at the NDCC Arena. In what promises to be a closer series than a usual one-versus-four matchup, Shawn Campbell’s third-period goal snapped a 1-1 tie sparking the...

It was a clean sweep for Nelson boxers at the Tacoma Golden Gloves tournament held recently in Washington State. All four athletes won their respective divisions with impressive determination during the Golden Gloves competition in Tacoma. Stryder Sutton, Riel Martinez, Leah Eberle and Makalu Babott all returned at Golden...

Who says Kootenay Boys aren’t tough. Brayden Hellekson proved it, and then some, after stopping Seamus of Newfoundland with a second-round technical knockout to capture the Bronze Medal at the Canada Winter Games Thursday in Red Deer, AB. Team BC’s Hellekson, who trains with the Nelson Boxing Club, earlier defeated Quinn Neald...

The Trafalgar Thunder Boy’s Basketball Team is quickly restoring the proud name for hoops on the West Kootenay Grade 8 High School circuit. The squad recently posted wins over Stanley Humphries in Castlegar, J. Lloyd Crowe in Trail and Mount Sentinel. Mallard’s Source for sports is pleased to showcase the Thunder as Team of...

Nelson Leafs continue to build for the post season after the Heritage City franchise posted a pair of home-ice wins during Kootenay International Junior Hockey League play at the NDCC Arena. Nelson scored a pair of one-goal victories, Friday, over Spokane Braves 3-2 and Saturday, against Fernie Ghostriders 4-3. The wins...

As the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League heads into the final two weeks of the season, only a few of the playoff spots remain up for grabs — all three in the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference. The Sicamous Eagles, in the Doug Birks Division, and Osoyoos Coyotes and Princeton Posse, appear to have the inside track for post...