Sports

Nelson’s Carson Arcuri used home turf advantage over the weekend to force a playoff at the Granite Pointe stop of the West Kootenay Junior Golf Circuit on Sunday.

Competitive skipping comes to Nelson this weekend, when the Rhythm Ropers host the 2011 B.C. and Yukon Provincial Skipping Championships.

The City of Nelson will kick in $10,000 worth of labour from its public works crews for an “accessibility renovation” to the curling club building.

The Portland State women’s golf team wrapped up the NCAA West Regional Championship in 20th place at Washington National Golf Club over the weekend.

The Vernon Vipers’ quest for an historic third straight national Tier II Junior A title was thwarted Sunday night when the Pembroke Lumber Kings defeated the BCHL champs 2-0 in the RBC Cup final.

Former Nelson Minor Hockey defenceman Geoff Kinrade and the Binghamton Senators are one step closer to a shot at Calder Cup glory.

It was a great weekend for Nelson Youth Soccer’s girls rep teams as players matched skills with teams from around the region at the annual Terry Walgren Memorial Tournament at Lakeside Park.

There are so many reasons to love spring and local sports and recreation are certainly some of them.

The Nelson Selects boys teams took part in the annual tournament hosted by Kootenay South over the weekend. Games were played in Trail, Fruitvale and Castlegar.

The Nelson Figure Skating Club presented A Century on Ice at the Nelson and District Community Complex Saturday. The year-end show saw skaters of all skill levels and age ranges perform for an enthusiastic crowd of parents.