Update: Atmosphere puts Raid the North challengers to the test
SLOCAN VALLEY — A portion of the tagline for Atmosphere Raid the North Extreme (RTNX) reads “Real Wilderness.” After more than three days of racing the RTNX unmarked course in BC’s West Kootenay, participating teams have no doubt that they are being tested in some of the most ‘real wilderness’ imaginable. And they have to […]
Wednesday Update: Wilderness Traverse.com dominates Raid the North Extreme - Kootenay Kaos moves into seventh
Wilderness Traverse.com with two members each from Canada and New Zealand, continue to be light-years ahead of the field at the 2011 Raid the North Extreme. The Canadian/New Zealand squad (team captain Bob Miller and Jakob Van Dorp of Ontario and Sarah Fairmaid and Gordon Blythen of New Zealand) was heading into Renata late Wednesday. […]
Dress rehearsal a success for rookie triathletes, Cyswogn'Fun big day goes Sunday at Lakeside Park
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports Similar to a Capitol Theatre performance, rookie triathletes also need a dress rehearsal to work out any cobwebs before opening night — or in this case, day. Which is just what members of the Nelson Triathlon received during the weekend as the cast did a run through of the […]
Race along with Raid the North Extreme, starting this weekend
Atmosphere Raid the North Extreme (ARTNX), Canada’s premiere expedition-style adventure race, is proud to announce a new media strategy that focuses on gaining maximum exposure for all stakeholders through a unique online experience that evolves in tandem with the race itself. “Adventure racing is a dynamic and exciting sport and we have chosen to move […]
Gresley-Jones, Coletti make cut at B.C. Men's Amateur Golf Championships
Josh Coletti of Granite Pointe and Ben Gresley-Jones of Rossland/Trail made the cut and will play in round three following day two of the B.C. Men’s Amateur Golf Championship Wednesday at The Dunes in Kamloops.Both West Kootenay players carded identical rounds of 74 to slip under the cut line — Coletti by the narrowest of...
Leafs turn another page after Chris Shaw jumps to BCHL
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports There will be a new captain at the helm of the Good Ship Nelson Leaf after head coach and general manager Chris Shaw accepted a position with the Vernon Vipers of the B.C. Hockey League Tuesday. The Vipers announced on their website Tuesday Shaw is joining the three-time defending […]
IOC brings Olympic sized opportunities to Rossland
In one fell swoop, Olympic-sized opportunities were cracked open for Rossland last week (and indeed for young skiers and snowboarders the world over) as the International Olympic Committee announced the inclusion of three new ski and snowboard disciplines beginning in Sochi, Russia for 2014. With the addition of slopestyle skiing and boarding as well as […]
Gresley-Jones leads local contingent after round one at B.C. Men's Amateur Championship at The Dunes in Kamloops
Ben Gresley-Jones of Rossland/Trail is tied for 22nd following the opening round Tuesday at the B.C. Men’s Amateur Golf Championship at The Dunes near Kamloops.Gresley-Jones, who stumbled a bit on the front nine, shot a first-round 1-under-par to sit five shots behind first round leader Jeremy Osborne of Salmon Arm. Gresley-Jones...
Kinrade takes his game to Czech Republic
Fresh off winning the 2011 Calder Cup, Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade is taking his game across the big pond to Czech Republic after inking a deal with HC Plzen 1929 of the Czech Elite league. No terms of the deal were released. Kinrade, 25, spent that last two seasons with the AHL affiliate of the Ottawa […]
Dam City rolls past Lumber Jackies in West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League action in Nelson
The West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League made its final stop Friday in the Heritage City and for dramatics, the final game of the regular season did not disappoint. The Dam City Rollers of Castlegar staged a late-game rally to edge Nelson’s Lumber Jackies 139-137 in game two of the doubleheader before a […]
