Local Sports
Two local graduating players from the Truro Junior A Bearcats talk team memories
This Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) season marked the first time in 20 years that the Truro Junior A Bearcats didn't make the playoffs. While they're still in shock, local graduating players Sam Archibald and Merle Putnam will fondly remember ...
Mooseheads captain Jake Furlong done for the year: 'This is a major loss for our team'
The Halifax Mooseheads' playoff hopes suffered a heavy blow on Wednesday. The team announced team captain Jake Furlong will undergo shoulder surgery and will miss the rest of the year. "This is a major loss for our team," Mooseheads general manager ...
South West Storm advance to championship series after three-game playoff comeback
The South West Storm rebounded from a 2-0 series deficit to win the best-of-five semi-final series against the Sackville Knights 3-2, advancing to the championship series against the East Hants Penguins in the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey ...
IN PHOTOS: First-ever all-female jiu jitsu tournament in the Maritimes held in Pictou County club
Female fighters from all across the province gathered at the Pictou County Jiu Jitsu Club on Sunday, March 24 for the first-ever all-female card in the Maritimes. Presented by Guillotine Grappling and WTF (Women That Fight) Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, each ...
STANDALONE: West Colchester Cobras under-18 team takes gold at conference championships
The West Colchester Cobras under-18 team beat out the Truro Bearcats to win the Scotia Minor Hockey League Northern Conference on March 23. They will face off against the winner of the southern and central conference competition at the Day of ...
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Halifax West's Olivia Logan and CPA's Mason Thurber win metro league MVP awards
Olivia Logan and Mason Thurber are this year's metro high school basketball league most valuable players. Logan plays for the Halifax West Warriors girls' team and Thurber is a member of the three-time defending provincial boys' champion C.P. Allen ...
QMJHL PLAYOFFS: Mooseheads and Titan are familiar foes with an interesting history
There's no way anyone involved in the Halifax Mooseheads-Bathurst Titan series will be able to say they were caught off guard when the QMJHL playoffs open on Friday. The teams faced each other nine times during the regular season and have known for ...
Dartmouth's Kellen Tynes named a finalist for major NCAA Division 1 basketball award
Dartmouth's Kellen Tynes is up for a major NCAA Division 1 basketball award again this year. The six-foot-three guard for the Maine Black Bears was named a finalist for the Lefty Driesell defensive player of the year award for a second straight ...
QMJHL SEASON WRAP: Sambro's Newcombe inspires in Cape Breton, Halifax's Henneberry leads Nova Scotians
The start of the QMJHL playoffs is only a few days away but before we skip ahead to that, it's worth taking a pause to look back at the regular season. Here are some of the more noteworthy events from the recently completed 68-game schedule: The ...
MacKinnon breaks Avs scoring record; assists on Drouin's OT winner as Colorado rallies to beat Pittsburgh
With the help from an old friend, Nathan MacKinnon enjoyed a record-setting afternoon on Sunday. The Colorado star forward scored a goal and two assists as the Avalanche rallied to beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in overtime at ...