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BASKETBALL: St. F.X.'s Reddick, Thomas and Dal's Christie get pro opportunities
Three AUS basketball stars will get a taste of the pro game this spring and summer. League most valuable player Malcolm Christie of the Dalhousie Tigers and Dondre Reddick and Koat Thomas of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men were picked in the top 15 of ...
South West Storm win third consecutive N.S. Junior C hockey championship title
The South West Storm have three-peated as the Hockey Nova Scotia Junior C champions, winning the best-of-seven championship series against the East Hants Penguins in the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League. The Storm were leading the series 3-1 ...
‘We were very unlucky not to get a point out of this’ – Wanderers lose 1-0 in season opener at Pacific FC
Patrice Gheisar has a glass half-full kind of approach to coaching. Despite his Halifax Wanderers dropping a 1-0 decision to Pacific FC in their 2024 Canadian Premier League season opener on Saturday, the second-year head coach found plenty of ...
Gilmour to speak at Acadia Hockey Celebrity Dinner in Wolfville, N.S.
A key cog in two of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ last semifinal appearances is coming to speak in Wolfville. Hockey Hall of Fame member Doug Gilmour is the featured guest at the 23rd edition of the Acadia Hockey Celebrity Dinner, which will take place ...
Golf season tees-off in southwestern Nova Scotia for 2024 season
With three provincial championships and stops on the Golf Nova Scotia Junior Invitational Tour on the schedule this summer, it’s shaping up to be a solid golf season in southwestern Nova Scotia. On April 5, the West Pubnico Golf and Country Club was ...
Head coach Joel Isenor parts ways with Truro Junior A Bearcats
Head coach Joel Isenor will be parting ways with the Truro Bearcats after one season. The junior A team announced Isenor's departure in a press release on April 11, stating they "have mutually agreed to part ways." Isenor was brought on board ...
Missing a bone in her arm, Katie Pegg is a shot put champion, possible Paris Paralympian
Katie Pegg smiles at the face of adversity. Born without a radial bone in her right forearm, Pegg played eight years of football in her hometown of Scarborough, Ont., the lone girl among over 300 players in the minor program. She also threw shot put ...
Sidney Crosby hitting new career heights while making miracles for Penguins
Sometimes for Sidney Crosby, when it rains it pours. The Pittsburgh Penguins centre hit two major milestones and lifted his team to a monumental win all at once on Thursday night. The 36-year-old from Cole Harbour's overtime pass to Erik Karlsson on ...
Mooseheads' Mathieu Cataford makes jump to pro hockey
The Halifax Mooseheads may be done for the year but their leading scorer is still playing hockey. Mathieu Cataford suited up for his first-ever pro game on Wednesday after joining the AHL's Henderson Silver Knights. The Silver Knights are the farm ...
Curiosity
Record crowds to fill Centre 200 for Cape Breton Eagles playoffs this weekend
It’s a sellout. Centre 200 will be packed to the roof with fans on Friday night to watch the Cape Breton Eagles open the second round of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs against the Chicoutimi Saguenéens. In fact, it will be the ...