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New Hall of Famers Mattatall, Rafuse guiding the next generation of curlers
Mary Mattatall and Brian Rafuse have both enjoyed long, illustrious curling careers. But instead of looking in the rearview mirror, two of the Nova Scotia Curling Hall of Fame's newest members have committed to the next generation of ...
Station Six fired up for start of Maritime Major Female Hockey League season
October 17th can’t come soon enough for members of Station Six Fire of the rebranded Maritime Major Female Hockey League. The under-18 league opens this Saturday on two fronts with the Northern Subways Selects playing the Cape Breton Lynx ...
Canadian gymnastics star Ellie Black thrives with her power of positivity
Ellie Black used her pandemic-induced summer away from competition for some TLC. Instead of competing at her third Summer Olympic Games, Canada’s most decorated gymnast was exploring the Atlantic Bubble. Black’s treks away ...
Christina Black makes sweeping change to skip
Christina Black knew the time had come to answer the call. With the departure of curling great Mary-Anne Arsenault, the broom was passed to Black, the longtime third on three-time provincial Scotties championship rink. Arsenault, also a ...
Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame closes doors, looking for new home
The Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame is looking for a new home. On Wednesday, the Hall closed its doors after 15 years at the Scotiabank Centre after being unable to come to terms on a new lease with its landlord, Armco Capital. Hall of Fame CEO ...
Gavin Ives, Abbey Baker win Capital Region golf titles
Gavin Ives of Millwood and Abbey Baker of Halifax West captured the Capital Region boys’ and girls’ golf championships respectively on Monday at the Grandview Golf Club. Ives shot a 74 to edge out Zach Woods of East Coast Varsity, ...
Brett Lauther gets a kick out of videos as he looks for NFL job
In Brett Lauther’s normal world he would be preparing for a weekend Canadian Football League matchup against the B.C. Lions. But COVID-19 has taken the normal from the lives of many people around the world and Lauther is no exception. With ...
Brett Draper hopes to make jump to pro after being drafted by Halifax Thunderbirds
It’s a long way from the Dartmouth Bandits to the Halifax Thunderbirds, but at least Brett Draper has a set of directions. The Thunderbirds made the 21-year-old Dartmouth their sixth-round pick (91st overall) of the National Lacrosse League ...
‘Hungry’ HFX Wanderers eager to face Forge FC for CPL championship
Stephen Hart knew very early in his training camp that his HFX Wanderers FC side could be special. The club retained only seven players from their inaugural Canadian Premier League season that was more of a hit off the field than ...