Sports

Nelson’s Rhythm Ropers have skipped their way to another successful B.C. and Yukon Championship.

The ‘98 Kootenay Avalanche team closed out the spring hockey season on a high note.

Geoff Kinrade and the Binghamton Senators continue their romp through the American Hockey League post season.

Regional finals are on the way, and the L.V. Rogers senior boys rugby Bombers are riding high.

Kootenay Savings has signed on as a major partner for this summer’s Raid the North Extreme adventure race that will bring outdoor lovers to the Kootenay in late July.

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.