Local Sports
Valley Wildcats force Game 4 of N.S. under-18 semifinal with Steele
Porter Crowell’s goal three minutes into the third period was the winner March 14 at the Kings Mutual Century Centre in Berwick as the Bage Valley Wildcats extended their hockey season. The Wildcats doubled Steele Subaru 4-2 in Game 3 of their ...
Mooseheads star Dumais charged with impaired driving, suspended five games by team, QMJHL
Jordan Dumais, the Halifax Mooseheads‘ all-time leading scorer, has been charged with driving under the influence earlier this month in Halifax. Multiple reports say Dumais was cited at 2:20 a.m. on March 1 and charged with driving while impaired and ...
Ticket sales remain strong as World Women's Curling Championship hype builds in Cape Breton
SYDNEY, N.S. — The hype is on for the 2024 World Women’s Curling Championship in Sydney and so far, ticket sales are reflecting that. With the opening draw on Saturday, teams, officials and other tournament participants are rolling into town in time ...
Annapolis Valley, N.S., pro wrestling fans to witness ‘rebirth’ of local promotion
Annapolis Valley pro wrestling fans are about to witness the rebirth of a homegrown promotion, although it’s now under new ownership. Richard Boudreau, of Centreville, launched Atlantic Pro Wrestling (APW) in September 2022, promoting events in ...
South West Storm advance to NS Regional Junior Hockey League semi-finals vs Sackville
The South West Storm rebounded from a 2-1 series deficit to win their best-of-five quarter-final series against the Spryfield Attack 3-2 in the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League. The junior C team showed a lot of character, stuck to the plan ...
Halifax’s Hanratty will leave Rugby Canada following Paris Olympics to join University of Ottawa program
Halifax’s Jack Hanratty will begin a new chapter in his rugby coaching career following this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. Hanratty, head coach of Canada’s women’s sevens Team, will leave Rugby Canada following the Olympics to become the head ...
Over-budget bids lead Lunenburg to abandon plan for dedicated, accessible indoor pickleball facility
Lunenburg-area pickleball enthusiasts will have to keep playing at the local community centre. Plans for building a dedicated, indoor pickleball court facility in the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg have fallen through after bids came back ...
Hurry hard: Shelburne County clubs hosting two provincial championships
The first of two Nova Scotia Curling Association provincial championships being hosted in Shelburne County in March is set to go. Eleven teams total will be competing for the Nova Scotia senior men’s and senior women’s championship titles at the ...
St. F.X. looks to bounce back at U Sports women's hockey championship
The St. Francis Xavier X-Women get a second chance at this week’s GFL U Sports women’s hockey championship in Saskatoon. A week ago, the X-Women lost a heartbreaker, a 2-1 double-overtime setback to the UNB Reds in Game 2 of the best-of-three ...
Truro Junior A Bearcats pushed out of playoff position by Pictou County Weeks Crushers
It was a disappointing night for Bearcats fans as Truro's junior A team lost in overtime to the Pictou County Weeks Crushers. In the end, the loss caused them to lose their playoff position to the Crushers. Playing in front of more than 1600 fans at ...