Nelson’s Keiran Marchand ready for Canada Winter Games
It’s been a love for more than a decade. Next week in Red Deer, AB, Nelson’s Keiran Marchand gets to test his skills against the top athletes in the country as a member of Team BC at the 2019 Canada Winter Games. Marchand, 19, is competing in the Biathlon event — a sport which combines competitive, free-technique...
West Kootenay Basketball refs BLOW the WHISTLE on CANCER
BC Basketball Officials Association is calling an unsportsmanlike foul on cancer during its Pink Whistle Campaign. During the first few weeks of February, fans watching local high school basketball games probably have noticed game officials using a Pink Whistle to make calls. The annual campaign strives to raise funds for all...
Nelson rinks sweep West Kootenay Club Challenge Playdowns
Nelson Curling Club is sending two teams to the Provincial Tournament later this year following the West Kootenay Men’s and Women’s Club Challenge Playdowns Saturday at the Heritage City facility. Marla Dreher and Garry Meadows of Nelson captured the zone titles in the best-of-three playdowns. Saturday, Dreher, ...
Pan, Erickson power Bombers to Hawks Tournament Title
The L.V. Rogers Bombers swept all three games en route to capturing the Hawks Invitational Junior Boy’s Basketball Tournament Saturday in Trail. The Bombers defeated host J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks, Stanley Humphries of Castlegar and Salmo to claim the title. LVR is now undefeated in six games. The Bombers opened the tournament...
Leafs roll past Thunder Cats, Nitehawks
The Nelson Leafs added two more wins to the season record, exploding past Beaver Valley Nitehawks and Creston Valley Thunder Cats in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League weekend action. Nelson rang up 12 goals en route to wins over the Hawks, 7-4, and Thunder Cats, 5-1, Saturday and Friday, respectively. The wins bolster...
Leafs look to inch closer to second Murdoch Division Banner
The Nelson Leafs are looking to move a little closer to adding a second consecutive Murdoch Division regular season banner to the trophy case when the Heritage City franchise hosts Creston Valley Thunder Cats in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Friday at the NDCC Arena. Nelson, 30-10-2-1, holds a 15-point ...
Nelson Boxers power Team BC at Alberta Golden Gloves tourney
Nelson Amateur Boxing Club was well represented at the Alberta Golden Gloves 2019 competition with a quartet of fighters competing for Team BC this past weekend at the Carriage House Inn in Calgary. Nelson Amateur Boxing Team attended as part of Team BC, which brought clubs from Nanaimo, Cranbrook, Salmon Arm and Fort St....
Selkirk College Saints Return Home with Enhanced Focus
With four games left in the British Columbia Intecollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) regular season, the Selkirk College Saints have already transitioned into a post-season frame of mind. The Saints return to the Castlegar & District Recreation Centre for the first time since early-January for a weekend series with the...
Marcoux, Johnson Help Smoke Eaters To Shootout Win Over Centennials
The Trail Smoke Eaters used a 32-save performance from Adam Marcoux along with a shootout winner from Kent Johnson to help them to a 3-2 shootout victory over the Merritt Centennials on Saturday night at the Trail Memorial Centre. In an opening period that did not lack for entertainment, the Centennials were first to jump on...
Mallard's Team of the Week — LVR Junior Bombers
The L.V. Rogers Bombers outlasted Sparwood to capture the Consolation Final at the Fernie Falcons Junior Boy’s Basketball Tournament Saturday in the East Kootenay City. Kelton Forte scored 12 points to pace the Bombers to a 59-45 victory over Sparwood. Forte also earned Bomber player-of-the-game honours. LVR opened the...
