Kootenays send large squad to BC Championships
The BC Summer Swim Association has been in operation since 1958. With affiliates over 60 clubs in 60 communities in BC., the association hands out awards in four aquatic sports: Speed Swimming, Diving, Synchro & Water Polo during the annual championships, this year hosted this past weekend in Surrey. The Kootenay Region...
Competition intense at Nelson Leafs training camp
The Nelson Leafs are once again the first out of the gates as the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League franchise hosted its 2018-19 training camp this past weekend at the NDCC Arena. Leaf brass welcomed 45 players in Nelson for main camp, which concluded Sunday afternoon. “I’m really pleased with what I’ve seen so far,”...
Saints add trio to already solid blueline core
The Selkirk College Saints ability to keep the puck out of the back of the net in the upcoming British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season has been bolstered by the addition of a trio of towering defencemen. When the 2018-2019 season opens next month, the Saints blueline corps will welcome Brendan Campbell,...
Hollywood North Ninja coming to Nelson
Stunt performer Carl Fortin, with moves that defy gravity, is bringing his unique skill set of martial arts, parkour and acrobatics to Nelson on August 24 for workshops at Kootenay Martial Arts’ new studio. Fortin starred in one of the world’s first viral parkour videos and has appeared as a stunt performer in...
Mallard's Team of the Week — Total Chaos Mixed Slopitch Champs
Total Chaos made it a Three-Peat during the recent Nelson Mixed Slopitch Championships. The squad scored early and often en route to capturing the Nelson Mixed Slopitch Championship at the Lakeside Diamonds with a lopsided win over regular-season winner, MainJet. The final was a rematch of the 2017 champion, with Total Chaos...
Leafs kick off KIJHL quest with training camp
The Nelson Leafs start the quest for a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title when the franchise kicks off the season with its main training camp beginning Friday at the NDCC Arena. Nelson is coming off a very successful 2017-18 campaign as the Leafs returned to the top of the league, winning the Murdoch Division...
Brother of Terry Fox visits Nelson
The Kootenay Rhythm Dragon (KRD) boat paddlers were recently privileged to meet with the brother of Terry Fox during a visit to Nelson. Fred met with members of the Rhythm Dragons who organize the annual Nelson Terry Fox Run, to discuss the Nelson event and talk about future plans for the Run as the 40th anniversary of Terry’s...
Mallard's Team of the Week — MainJet Slopitch Reg. Season Champs
MainJet came ever so close to completing the sweep of the Nelson Mixed Slopitch League. MainJet captured the regular season crown before falling to Total Chaos in the League Championship during the season-ending playoffs at the Lakeside Diamonds. Mallard’s Source for sports would like to salute the MainJet squad with Team of...
MS Bike cyclists ride for a cure, hope
On August 18 and 19, the MS Bike – West Kootenay Challenge returns to Lakeside Park to raise funds and hope to find a cure for multiple sclerosis. Approximately 100 cyclists will take part in this two-day weekend ride that will have them travel between 137 km and 161 km, heading to Crescent Valley on the first day of the tour,...
Three-peat Slopitch Championship for Total Chaos
Total Chaos scored early and often en route to capturing the Nelson Mixed Slopitch Championship Sunday at the Lakeside Diamonds. Total Chaos blasted regular season champion MainJet 29-9 to claim the title for the third consecutive season. The final was a rematch of the 2017 champion, with Total Chaos winning 10-9. In B Division...
