Sports News
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Tuesday Sep 28 2010
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Mount Sentinel High School in South Slocan is the next stop on the West Kootenay High School Cross Country schedule.
The race, set for Wednesday at 4 p.m., is expected to draw competitors from throughout the West Kootenay region, including teams from Salmo, L.V. Rogers in Nelson, Kaslo’s J.V. Humphries and the host Wildcats.
The...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Tuesday Sep 28 2010
By Bruce Fuhr,
The Nelson Daily Sports Editor
The Nelson Leafs will be looking to get back on the winning track when the club plays host to the Spokane Braves in a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League contest Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the NDCC Arena.
It’s the first meeting between the two clubs since Nelson ousted the Braves in seven games during last...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Monday Sep 27 2010
By Bruce Fuhr,
The Nelson Daily Sports
While friends were chilling on the beach during the summer Aimee DiBella was in the gym working the weights.
While those same friends chumming with others the 5’7” Team B.C. product was running the highways between Nelson and Taghum.
But while DiBella’s buddies are shoveling snow in February, the hockey protégé...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Monday Sep 27 2010
By The Nelson Daily Sports
Nelson native Geoff Kinrade remains on the training camp roster of the Ottawa Senators but isn’t getting much of a chance to prove his value to the National Hockey League club.
Once again the pride of Nelson was left out of the lineup as the NHL club prepares to meet the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday in the annual Kraft Hockeyville game in...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Monday Sep 27 2010
By The Nelson Daily Sports
It’s down to six teams as the Nelson City Soccer League determines its champion in the three leagues — Men’s Open, Women’s Over 30 and Men’s Over 35 — Sunday at the Lakeside Pitch.
The Nelson Innkeepers meets rival Kootenay Co-op in the Men’s Open Final. The Innkeepers outlasted U18 Reps 9-8 in a wild one at Lakeside.
Meanwhile, Co-...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Sunday Sep 26 2010
By Bruce Fuhr,
The Nelson Daily Sports
It’s clear watching video of Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the Fernie Ghostriders the Nelson Leafs need to make plenty of improvement before the club can even begin to think about competing with the league’s heavyweights.
Bolstered by a lineup filled with veterans ready to host the Cyclone Taylor Cup in April of 2011, the Eddie...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Saturday Sep 25 2010
By Bruce Fuhr,
The Nelson Daily Sports Editor
Thomas Abenante scored his second goal of the game on a penalty shot to spark the visiting Fernie Ghostriders to a 4-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Leafs Saturday night at the NDCC Arena in Nelson.
It was the second game of the weekend Nelson played without head coach Chris Shaw,...
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Thursday Sep 23 2010
The Nelson Daily is committed to showcasing local athletes from the Nelson and area. Each week TND will feature a team that has accomplished, well, just about anything. The inaugural The Nelson Daily Team of the Week honour goes to the L.V. Rogers Bombers Fieldhockey team.
The squad, consisting of many first-year players, came away with the boat load of experience at...
