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CanoeKayak Canada names 45 athletes to international tour teams
May 14, 2013
MONTRÉAL – CanoeKayak Canada is pleased to name 33 athletes to its Senior World Cup Team and 12 athletes to its Under 23 International Tour Team following the first set of National Team Trials in Montréal. “I’m looking forward to taking this team overseas for our first international competitions of the next quadrennial,” said Scott… [read more]
Atlantic success at Canadian sprint canoe-kayak trials
May 13, 2013
Russell collects pair of victories at trials Ben Russell posted a pair of weekend victories at the Canadian sprint canoe-kayak trials as the nation’s top paddlers took aim at solidifying berths on the upcoming World Cup tour. The 25-year-old from Dartmouth all but punched his ticket for the European tour with a victory in the… [read more]
Host team announced for Para-swimming worlds, includes Atlantic athletes and coach
May 7, 2013
MONTREAL – With the 2013 International Paralympic Committee Swimming World Championships less than 100 days away, Swimming Canada has announced the team that will compete for Canada in Montreal. Montreal 2013 will be the first ever Para-swimming world championship on North American soil, and the Canadian team will feature a strong contingent of competitors from… [read more]
Olympian Geoff Harris headlines NTL’s Aileen Meagher International Track Classic
Nova Scotia Olympian Geoff Harris gets to travel the world in his quest for ever improving performances against the best in his 800 metres speciality As part of that quest he will be going home to Halifax this spring to compete in the 2013 Aileen Meagher International Track Classic on Sunday, June 9, at Saint Mary’s… [read more]
Canadian Sailing Team Welcome National Team Coach Mark Asquith
April 30, 2013
Sail Canada/Voile Canada is pleased and excited to announce the appointment of Mark Asquith as a National Team Coach. Mark will take up his role on May 1st, joining the coaching team of Steve Mitchell, Erik Stibbe and Chris Cook, under the leadership of Sail Canada’s High Performance Director Ken Dool. Mark brings a wealth… [read more]
Halifax gymnast Ellie Black wins two more gold medals at World Cup meet in Slovenia
April 29, 2013
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Ever since she burst on the international scene a year ago with double gold medals at her first World Cup meet, Halifax gymnast Ellie Black has been on a roll. Black, who played a key role in helping the Canadian women’s team notch a best-ever finish at the London Olympics last summer,… [read more]
Blair eyes big year in the ring
April 15, 2013
Life socked Brody Blair in the kisser last year, but he’s back in fighting trim. The Pictou County boxer nearly joined fellow Nova Scotian Custio Clayton on the 2012 Olympic boxing team, but the good fortune that pulled Clayton to London came up one fight short for Blair. Clayton and Blair, both Canadian amateur champions,… [read more]
Canada’s Mark Arendz Wins Overall IPC World Cup Biathlon Title with Bronze in Sochi
March 25, 2013
SOCHI, Rus.—Mark Arendz put the finishing touches to a memorable season by locking up the overall IPC World Cup biathlon title after winning the bronze medal in the men’s 15 kilometre biathlon race in Sochi, Russia on Thursday. Arendz, of Springton, P.E.I., took advantage of a stellar day on the range where the 21 year… [read more]
NB Podium Performance Series – March 19th
March 19, 2013
Fredericton, NB – The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic, in conjunction with Coach NB, is pleased to present their Podium Performance session: “An Introduction to Para Sport for Coaches, Athletes, and Administrators”. The panelists include Courtenay Brennan – Coordinator, Para NB: Sport and Recreation; Dave Durepos – Three-time Paralympic gold medalist in wheelchair basketball and Assistant… [read more]
NS Athletes Medal at Canadian Snowboard Freestyle Championships
March 18, 2013
CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARCH 15, 2013) – Mercedes Nicoll from Whistler, BC and Derek Livingston from Aurora, ON claimed their second straight halfpipe canadian title during the 2013 Sport Chek Snow Crown – Canadian Snowboard Freestyle Championships presented by Sony. Nicoll who’s a two time Olympian is always a contender in any event and she consolidated this… [read more]
Saint Mary’s Colley named player of the year
March 15, 2013
REGINA (CIS) – Justine Colley, a fourth-year guard from Saint Mary’s University, was named the CIS player of the year in women’s basketball, Thursday night. The native of East Preston, N.S., became the first player from the Atlantic University Sport conference to receive the Nan Copp Award. Other winners announced during the All-Canadian Gala held… [read more]
Crossley Racks up Accolades
March 12, 2013
Alexis Crossley (Cole Harbour, NS) not only scored the gold-medal game-winning goal for Team Canada at the 2012 IIHF U18 Ice Hockey Women’s World Championships this season, but she is also collecting honours as a rookie playing for the University of New Hampshire. Alexis has been selected to the All Rookie Team and the 2nd… [read more]
PEI Native Mark Arendz wins Gold at IPC World Championships in Sweden
February 28, 2013
Check out Mark’s bio here: http://www.cccski.com/National-Ski-Team/Athlete-Information/Para-Nordic-World-Cup-Team/Mark-Arendz.aspx SOLLEFTEA, Swe.—Canada’s Mark Arendz celebrated the first IPC Biathlon World Championship medal of his career after winning the gold on Thursday in Solleftea, Sweden. The 22-year-old Arendz put together the fastest ski time and a hot hand in his two trips to the range where he missed just one… [read more]
Duckworth places 22nd in World Cup halfpipe
February 18, 2013
Alex Duckworth of Kingsburg finished 22nd among 38 competitors in an FIS World Cup halfpipe event at Sochi, Russia, on Thursday. Duckworth, who didn’t qualify for the semifinals, was second among Canadians to Mercedes Nicoll of Whistler, B.C. Nicoll placed 15th. The competition was the test event for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Students set to get ‘mentally fit’
February 13, 2013
The idea of fitness goes beyond just strength, speed and endurance. True fitness includes the mind, too. Ask any Olympian and they will tell you that finding success both on and off the field of play means being fit mentally. “When I think about the term mental fitness, I think about a lot of different… [read more]
February Podium Performance Series in New Brunswick
February 12, 2013
Fredericton, NB – The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic, in conjunction with Coach NB, is pleased to present their Podium Performance session: “Athlete Centred Coaching: A Panel Discussion”. The panelists include Earl Church, four time Paralympic coach in para-athletics and a member of the Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame; Alan Oldham, high performance coach and head… [read more]
N.S. gymnast Black wins Elite Canada
February 11, 2013
Nova Scotia Olympic gymnast Ellie Black is back in a big way. Halifax’s Black, in her first competition since a serious crash in the vault at the London Games in August, won the women’s all-around title late Friday at Elite Canada in Edmonton. It is the first overall victory for the 17-year-old Black, one of… [read more]
Top-10 Finish for NS Snowboarder Alex Duckworth at Halfpipe World Championships
January 29, 2013
STONEHAM, QUEBEC (January 20, 2012) – Canadians Brad Martin and Alexandra Duckworth had their strongest finishes of the season, with both finishing in tenth place at today halfpipe event of the Snowboard FIS World Championships presented by Videotron. Today’s snowy conditions proved to be difficult for the mix of international competitors. In the 12-man finals, Iouri… [read more]
Gold Medals for NS Siblings at Taekwondo Nationals
January 24, 2013
Vancouver, January 12, 2013: On the home stretch of the Taekwondo National Championships here in Vancouver, things are certainly not slowing down at the Westin Bayshore. The 4th day of the 2013 championships was a marathon of close to 300 nail-biting, game-changing matches. At the closing ceremony, stories from both Nova Scotia and Quebec stole the… [read more]
Jillian Saulnier Logs Career-High 6 Points in Win over Syracuse
January 17, 2013
The Cornell Big Red continue to keep pace with the Harvard Crimson andQuinnipiac Bobcats in the highly competitive ECAC conference. A January 15 match versus CHA squad Syracuse resulted in a historic night for Jillian Saulnier, who established a career high in points. Within the first eight minutes of the contest, the Big Red already held a convincing 3-1 lead. Erin… [read more]
2013 National Wheelchair Basketball Teams Named
January 9, 2013
(Las Vegas, NV) Wheelchair Basketball Canada is pleased to announce the names of the 24 athletes selected to represent Canada in 2013 as members of the Senior Men’s and Women’s National Wheelchair Basketball Teams. The rosters includes nine returning players from the London 2012 Paralympic gold medal winning men’s team, and ten returning players from… [read more]
Podium Performance Series in New Brunswick January 15th
January 7, 2013
Fredericton, NB – The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic, in conjunction with Coach NB, is pleased to present their Podium Performance session: “Motivation and Mental Performance” with Dr. Ryan Hamilton, sport psychologist. Dr. Hamilton has been consulting with teams and athletes since 2000, at the university, provincial, national, and international level. In total, Ryan has worked… [read more]
Canada’s National Women’s Under-22/Development Team Wins Gold Medal at 2013 Meco Cup
Nova Scotia hockey player Jill Saulnier is a member of Canada’s National Women’s U-22/Development team, who recently won gold at the Meco Cup. Full article below via http://www.sirc.ca/news_view.cfm?id=50151. * * * FÜSSEN, Germany – For the ninth time in 11 years, Canada’s National Women’s Under-22/Development Team has won the gold medal at the Meco Cup,… [read more]
Ellie Black is back
December 18, 2012
December 16th, 2012 – Gymnastics Dave Kikuchi says: Healed up and back in action. Trying some new stuff, dreaming about a beam routine, and a little something that should help in the artistry department. Watch some recent training on YouTube. Ellie Black was one of 2 Canadian Olympic Vault finalists on the best Canuck team ever… [read more]
Full Time Provincial Fencing Coach for New Brunswick
December 10, 2012
For the first time in its forty-three year history, the provincial fencing association of New Brunswick (FENB) is drawing on the expertise of a full time fencing master. This position became a reality because the provincial government created a fund to help sports in New Brunswick hire full time professional coaches. The new provincial coach,… [read more]
Recipients of the 2012 Sail Canada Awards include Nova Scotia Coach
The Sail Canada Board of Directors are proud to announce the recipients of the 2012 Sail Canada Awards and the top three finalists for the Rolex Sailor of the Year… Female Athlete of the Year – Nikola Girke Male Athlete of the Year - Zac Plavsic Volunteer of the Year - Fiona Kidd Bill Burke Youth Elite Memorial Male… [read more]
December Edition of the New Brunswick Podium Performance Series
December 5, 2012
Podium Performance Series Fredericton, NB – The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic, in conjunction with Coach NB, is pleased to present their Podium Performance session: “Concussions, part two” with Geoff Mabey, certified Athletic Therapist with the Max Health Institute Quartermaine Sport Medicine Clinic. This session is a continuance of last year’s session on the hottest topic… [read more]
Amy Cotton earns Bronze in Japan
December 4, 2012
Montreal, December 2, 2012 (Sportcom) – Canadian judoka Amy Cotton earned a bronze medal in the Under 78 kg class Sunday, on the last day of the Judo Grand Slam in Tokyo, Japan. A native of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Cotton began the competition with a win against Taipei’s Szu-Chu Want. “I’d never competed against her… [read more]
Demetre headed to Germany to compete
December 3, 2012
Pictou County native Luke Demetre is climbing in the ranks of the world’s bobsledding teams. After competing last year on the Europa circuit, Demetre is now racing on the World Cup Circuit as the brakeman for the Canada 3 team, who are now among the top 20 four-man teams in the world. Demetre most recently… [read more]
Custio Clayton and Mark de Jonge to help CIBC celebrate the grand opening of new Dartmouth branch
November 23, 2012
HALIFAX, Nov. 22, 2012 /CNW/ – This Saturday, November 24th, CIBC (TSX:CM.TO - News) (NYSE:CM - News) will celebrate the grand opening of the new CIBC Portland & Eisener Banking Centre. The new branch will offer Dartmouth residents service and advice six-days-a-week. To mark the opening, CIBC will present a donation to Daffodil Place, Canadian Cancer Society – Nova Scotia… [read more]
Pitney Bowes Sport Awards recognize the best in New Brunswick
November 21, 2012
The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic would like to extend congratulations to those athletes, coaches, officials, and administrators who were honoured at the annual Pitney Bowes Sport Awards in New Brunswick on the weekend. Five-time Paralympian and three-time gold medallist Dave Durepos was awarded Male Athlete of the Year. For a full list of winners, please… [read more]
Murphy captures five medals in the pool
November 19, 2012
Bedford’s Danial Murphy captured three gold and two silver medals at the Brazilian Swimming Open Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Sackville Waves swimmer was among 100 competitors — nine Canadians — at the three-day event, which concluded Saturday in the Brazilian metropolis. Murphy was first in the S5 200-metre freestyle (three minutes 21.13 seconds),… [read more]
Olympic and Christmas Spirit Shine at Santa Clause Parade
Athletes spread Olympic values during holiday season in Halifax. Canadian Olympians and Paralympians joined in the Christmas spirit Saturday, playing an important role as Canada celebrated the holiday season in Halifax, sharing Olympic values and community support. London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist sprint kayaker Mark de Jonge waves to the crowd in Olympic Red Mittens… [read more]
NS Podium Performance Series
November 14, 2012
The next Podium Performance Series in Nova Scotia will be held Thursday, November 22nd, at 7:00pm in the boardroom at the Canada Games Centre in Halifax. Planning and Preparing for the Future! – Observations and considerations for Planning and Preparation for a major competition. Leo Thornley is involved with Canoe Kayak and travelled with the… [read more]
Upcoming Podium Performance Series in New Brunswick
Our next Podium Performance Series will be presented by Ken Seaman on the topic of “Developing the Youth Athlete: A kinesiological approach to off-season athletic development” as part of the 2012 Sport Summit, at 9am on November 17th, at the Crowne Plaza in Fredericton. The focus of this Podium Performance session will be the implementation… [read more]
Sliding toward Sochi
November 6, 2012
Kingsburg’s Duckworth has eyes on 2014 Olympics YOU CAN’T GET much closer to being an Olympian than Alex Duckworth did in Vancouver in 2010. The 24-year-old snowboarder from Kingsburg was the alternate and forerunner — the first down the course to test the conditions — on the Canadian half-pipe team. Her progress prior to those… [read more]
Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic hosts Row to Podium Talent ID Event
October 15, 2012
A number of athletes took part in the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic’s first Row to Podium Talent ID program over the weekend at the Bell Aliant Racing Centre in Dartmouth. Row to Podium is Canada’s official talent identification and development program for rowing. A big thank you to Chick MacDiarmid (Rowing Canada) Katherine Harman (Halifax… [read more]
Atlantic Taekwondo Athlete Medals at Pan-Am Championships
October 12, 2012
Canada added five more medals to its medal haul as action resumed today at the 18th Pan Am Gyoroogi Championships taking place in Sucre, Bolivia. Competing were athletes in the fin, light and middle divisions. Up first for Canada was men’s fin Jackson Carroll (Coached by Katy Pyke, also personal coach) of HP Atlantic Taekwondo… [read more]
Upcoming Nova Scotia Podium Performance Session
You’re invited to attend our upcoming Podium Performance Session on October 17th. The session is entitled: “Making it to the Olympic Games -Reflections on London 2012: an Athlete and Coach’s perspectives”. Halifax native Ellie Black made Canada’s Olympic gymnastics team as a relative unknown in the sport two years ago. David Kikuchi is a former… [read more]
October Installment of the NB Podium Performance Series
October 9, 2012
Fredericton, NB – The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic, in conjunction with Coach NB, is pleased to present their Podium Performance session: “Video Analysis” with performance analyst Michael Bawol. Mike is an MSc candidate in Kinesiology with focus on biomechanics, a former CIS sprinter for Dalhousie, and he is a coach for Dalhousie Varsity Sprints program… [read more]
Online initiative aims to help amateur athletes
October 1, 2012
Former Canadian Olympian Julia Rivard of Dartmouth is behind a new initiative that will help Canadian athletes remain in amateur sport, a problem that limited her own athletic career. This weekend, Rivard is launching Pursu.it. It is an online platform that will help athletes raise the money they need to chase their Olympic ambitions. The official… [read more]
Sports Day: Sowing seeds of excellence
It’s a beautiful day in Halifax, one of Canada’s oldest cities. The view from the Citadel out towards the Halifax harbour is grand. The horizon seems endless. In sport, it wasn’t always that way in this city or this region. For many years, the Maritimes were considered a “have-not” area when it came to high… [read more]
Olympic medallist de Jonge sets course for Rio
September 28, 2012
Olympic bronze medallist will chase 2016 Games in Brazil Mark de Jonge likes his first Olympic medal so much he’d like to add another. The 28-year-old Halifax sprint kayaker, fresh off a bronze medal in the K-1 200 in London in August, is planning to stick around for a run at the 2016 Olympics in… [read more]
CACC Releases Schedule for 2012 Jumps Conference
September 26, 2012
The Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre presents their 2012 Canadian National Jumps Conference. The Conference will take place in Ottawa from November 2nd to 4th, and will feature presentations from world renowned coaches and members of the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario. An outstanding panel of speakers will discuss the latest theories, concepts and approaches to coaching… [read more]
Paralympian Jewells receives hero’s welcome from community
September 24, 2012
DONKIN — A long journey that began with a tragic event almost nine years ago, before becoming a story of perseverance and dedication for an athlete, her family and their entire community, was celebrated with a surprise party Saturday. Jamey Jewells, second from right, a Paralympian with Canada’s women’s wheelchair basketball team, was given a… [read more]
Phillipe Poulin – 2016 Paralympic track hopeful
September 21, 2012
Phillipe Poulin enjoys good food, rocking out to Aqua’s Barbie Girl, and knows that training for a race is no walk in the park. We sat down via Skype to find out just what it takes to put one foot in front of the other. So the big question – how did you lose your leg?… [read more]
Podium Performance Series in Nova Scotia September 19th
September 19, 2012
The fall Podium Performance Series presented by the Canadian Sport Center – Atlantic begins on September 19th at 7pm at the Canada Games Center. This session will be led by Dr Colin Guthrie – Canada Sport Center – Atlantic Mental Performance Coach accompanied by a guest high performance athlete. Title: “It’s lonely at the top:… [read more]
NB kicks off Podium Performance Series September 17th
September 17, 2012
Fredericton, NB – The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic, in conjunction with Coach NB, is pleased to present their Podium Performance session: “Sports Nutrition for the Traveling Athlete” by Natasha McLaughlin-Chaisson, Sports Dietitian. Natasha’s involvement in Sports Nutrition has given her the opportunity to work with various athletes and sports teams, from recreational to the Olympic… [read more]
Dave Durepos returns to a golden welcome in Fredericton
September 11, 2012
Dave Durepos showed off his third gold medal on Monday night when he arrived at the Fredericton Airport. Durepos and his men’s wheelchair basketball team defeated Australia on Saturday. (Susan King/CBC) Paralympic star retires with three gold medals and a silver medal A group of about 60 fans, wearing red and white and singing of O… [read more]
CANADA TAKES DOWN AUSSIES TO CAPTURE GOLD IN MEN’S PARALYMPIC WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
September 10, 2012
The Canadian Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team won it’s third gold medal in four consecutive Paralympics on Saturday beating the defending champions from Australia 64-58. Canada avenges the previous final in 2008 when Australia ended their bid for a three-peat. Canada concludes the tournament with a sterling 8-0 record and solidifies its dominance on the world’s… [read more]
Fredericton man bringing home Paralympic gold
David Durepos won gold Saturday at the Paralympics. (Courtesy of Wheelchair Basketball Canada) Fredericton’s Dave Durepos is bringing home a gold medal from the Paralympics. Durepos is a member of the national men’s wheelchair basketball team, which took the top spot on the podium on Saturday night. It was tight game against Australia, the team… [read more]
Jamey Jewells confident going into London Paralympics
August 27, 2012
Donkin’s Jamey Jewells continues to enjoy a meteoric rise in the sport of wheelchair basketball. Submitted by Wheelchair Basketball Canada In the final days before her first Paralympics, Jamey Jewells of Donkin says her mind is calm. She and her teammates have put in countless hours of training as a team to prepare mentally and… [read more]
COCHRANE: Paddling’s past, future on display at Lake Banook
The full story of what makes Nova Scotia such a paddling power — past, present and future — has been on display at the national championships this week on Dartmouth’s Lake Banook. Evidence of the province’s current prowess was obvious with wins in 15 marquee senior qualifying races Thursday at the Canadian sprint canoe-kayak championships…. [read more]
Atlantic athletes featured in Olympic campaign
August 16, 2012
Thanks to Bell Aliant for teaming up with some of our Atlantic athletes in support of the London 2012 Olympics! Jason McCoombs (Canoe, C-1 200m), Mark de Jonge (Kayak, K-1 200m), and Jenna Martin (Athletics, 400m), all from Nova Scotia, were featured in this campaign. Congratulations to the athletes on their Olympic performances! You can… [read more]
Paralympics the pinnacle for Jewells
August 15, 2012
Jamey Jewells will represent Canada at the Paralympics, beginning Aug. 29 in London. JAMEY JEWELLS admits she’s feeling a few butterflies as she gets set to represent Canada at the 2012 Paralympic Games. But the wheelchair basketball athlete from Donkin has never been one to shy away from a challenge. She missed significant chunks of… [read more]
Canada w20 announces Japan 2012 roster
August 14, 2012
Canada has announced its roster for the upcoming FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012. Canadian U-20 coach Andrew Olivieri has submitted his 21-player roster for the upcoming tournament which runs 19 August to 8 September in five cities across Japan. “This tournament provides the ideal environment for the development of our players as they strive… [read more]
Rock star reception for Nova Scotia Olympians
CUSTIO CLAYTON may have finished just out of the medals due to some controversial officiating at the London Olympics, but the Dartmouth boxer was received with cheers and chants from flag-waving friends, family members and fans as he emerged through the international arrival doors at the Halifax airport Monday. Perhaps one of the happiest to… [read more]
De Jonge inspired, inspiring
Paddler Mark De Jonge of Halifax lets children touch his bronze medal after his arrival at Halifax Stanfield International Airport on Monday. (CHRISTIAN LAFORCE / Staff) Surrounded by a horde of admiring young fans, kayaker Mark de Jonge remembered his role models as he returned from London to a hero’s welcome. The Olympic bronze medallist… [read more]
BAGNELL: Lessons from London as we look to Rio
August 13, 2012
The 2012 Olympic Games have concluded, and London has been an amazing host. There were so many highlights during the 17-day event that I will certainly go into withdrawal waiting another four years to see this spectacle unfold in Rio de Janeiro. From the thrill of Usain Bolt electrifying the Olympic Stadium crowd to the… [read more]
Sports in brief: Halifax’s Jillian Saulnier makes Canadian U-22 team
Halifax’s Jillian Saulnier wearing the Canadian red-and-white jersey. Halifax’s Jillian Saulnier has made Hockey Canada’s women’s under-22 team. The five-foot-four forward, who stars for the Cornell Big Red at the NCAA Division I level, will be part of the country’s 22-player roster for a three-game series against the U.S. women’s under-22 team from Aug. 16… [read more]
Canada’s Mark de Jonge scores Olympic kayak bronze in new 200-metre sprint
Mark de Jonge of Canada celebrates his bronze medal in the Men’s Kayak Single (K1) 200m event at the Eton Dorney venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games, August 11, 2012. Photograph by: Jean Levac , Postmedia Olympic Team DORNEY LAKE, England — It takes a particular sort of courage to do what Mark de Jonge… [read more]
3-time medal winner Durepos seeks to add to collection
Dave Durepos was Team Canada’s flagbearer at the opening ceremonies of the Parapan American Games in Mexico last November. (Courtesy of Wheelchair Basketball Canada) After nearly 20 years as a wheelchair basketball player, David Durepos is preparing for his last shot at gold. Durepos, 44, says this Paralympics will be his fifth and final shot… [read more]
Canadian Mark de Jonge powers way into Olympic kayak 200-metre final
August 10, 2012
Canadian kayaker Mark de Jonge, whose Olympic dream was in jeopardy just months ago after he dropped an 80-pound dumbbell on his finger, won both his races Friday to advance to the final of the Olympic K-1 200 metres. The 28-year-old from Halifax led from start to finish in his opening heat and then pipped… [read more]
N.S. sailor heads home
August 7, 2012
The Olympics are done for Glen Haven’s Danielle Dube. Canada’s lone female sailor in competition capped off her week in the Laser Radial fleet in 27th place. In her final two races on Saturday on the inner trapezoid course in Weymouth and Portland, she recorded 24th- and 28th-place finishes respectively. The best 10 from the… [read more]
Harris runs ‘one race at time’
Geoff Harris’s run to the Olympics was, well, Olympian. Of all the Nova Scotians in London, the Halifax runner’s route may have been the most challenging and circuitous. He had to beat the bushes all spring trying to find races to make the standard for the 800 metres in London. After a string of personal… [read more]
Black called ‘one tough cookie’
With Ellie Black seeded eighth out of eight competitors heading in to the vault final Sunday in London, about the only way for her parents, Thomas and Kathy Black, to be disappointed was if Ellie got hurt. On her first of two vaults during the gymnastics event finals, Ellie “crunched her ankles” on her landing,… [read more]
For Canadian Jenna Martin, London Games were a learning experience
The learning curve kicked in for Jenna Martin on the straight-away. She’s won 400-metres races before, but this was nothing like anything she experienced. Put her down as one of the Canadian athletes already looking ahead to 2016 and Rio de Janiero. “This experience … you learn so much,” the 24-year-old native of Bridgewater, N.S.,… [read more]
Thornley helps buoy Olympic paddlers
Leo Thornley won’t leave the London Olympics with a paddling medal, but his hard work over the past several years might help a Nova Scotian get to the podium. Thornley is the director of sport science at the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic in Halifax and will work with the canoe/kayak team, including Nova Scotians Mark… [read more]
Bay native works at centre which prepares athletes for Olympics
By Ryan Van Horne – Special to The Cape Breton Post HALIFAX — The 11 Nova Scotians representing Canada at the London Olympics, including judoka Amy Cotton of Judique, are well known, but there’s someone who has worked quietly behind the scenes to help send the province’s largest contingent to the summer games. Evan MacInnis… [read more]
More N.B. athletes could go for gold in 2016
August 3, 2012
Sports organizations say more provincial government funding will help Only two New Brunswickers are among the more than 200 athletes representing Canada at the Olympic Games in London, but there is optimism among local sports organizations that number could improve by the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Catharine Pendrel, who now lives in B.C., will be… [read more]
Another Atlantic athlete headed to London 2012 for the Paralympics
July 27, 2012
Jillian MacSween, originally of Halifax, Nova Scotia, will be jetting to London for the Paralympics to represent Team Canada in the sport of Goalball. She started playing goalball in 2009 and has quickly risen to the elite level, demonstrated by this trip to the Paralympics. Jillian is the backup centre to another one of our… [read more]
Atlantic athletes named to Canadian women’s junior volleyball team, set to compete at USAV High Performance Championship
Canada’s national junior women’s volleyball team is currently competing at the USAV High Performance Championship tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. The competition is the highlight event for the 14-member squad which was finalized on Sunday following the National Team Challenge Cup held in Winnipeg. ‘’We are very excited to welcome 14 new players to Team… [read more]
Paralympian Hal Merrill Inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame
July 16, 2012
Hal Merrill, of Fredericton, is an internationally recognized Paralympian who has competed at three Paralympics Games (’92, ’96, ’00) for javelin, shotput and discus. Throughout his outstanding 11-year national and international career, Merrill won 16 medals and earned multiple world records. Merrill is a member of the Fredericton Wall of Fame and has twice been… [read more]
Chronicle Herald to host meet and greet with Olympic Athletes
July 12, 2012
Come meet two of our Nova Scotia athletes! Friday, July 13, 2012 from 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM – Mark de Jonge, Kayak and Amy Cotton, Judo Friday, July 13, 2012 Maskwa Canoe Club, Kearney Lake 3:30pm to 5:30pm This invitation is open to you and your family. Get an autographed poster and a personal photograph! RSVP: Please RSVP… [read more]
Andrée-Anne Leroy to Support National Athlete Transition Program
July 11, 2012
The Canadian Sport Centre Network, in partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee, is pleased to announce that Andrée-Anne LeRoy has been hired as the inaugural National Manager for the jointly-funded and supported national athlete transition program. Starting in this new role at the end of August, LeRoy will align career… [read more]
Great weekend for Nova Scotian Athletes at the Canadian Paralympic Trials in Calgary
July 9, 2012
1 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Canadian Track and Field Championships for the four Nova Scotian Para-Ahtletes concluded to be the most successful championships in history. Since the first medal in 2010, the count went from 1 silver in 2010 to 3 silver in 2011 and now 1 bronze, 4 silver… [read more]
Dartmouth boxer about to begin his Olympic journey
June 27, 2012
The Olympics are about to become very real for Dartmouth boxer Custio Clayton. Clayton, one of two Canadian male fighters set to compete in London, leaves Saturday for a three-week training camp in Ireland before his final descent into the Olympics. He’ll be in the ring on July 29, the first Sunday of the Games,… [read more]
Black continues quest for London
Halifax’s Ellie Black gave herself a passing grade for Tuesday night’s performance at the final Canadian Olympic gymnastics trials in Gatineau, Que. The 16-year-old Citadel High student is one 11 gymnasts vying for five spots on the national women’s team for London 2012. One of Canada’s best vaulters, she is attempting to become the first… [read more]
De Jonge wins Olympic spot
Halifax’s Mark de Jonge knows how to make an entrance. De Jonge claimed his spot on Canada’s Olympic paddling team for London by going faster than the world-record time Sunday morning in the K-1 200 at the final Olympic trials at Montreal’s Olympic Basin. He set the record in 33.804, ahead of the existing world… [read more]
Black poised for Olympic trials
June 22, 2012
HALIFAX’S ELLIE Black would have been busy enough just trying to finish Grade 11 exams. Mix in a chance to become Nova Scotia’s first female Olympic gymnast, you can imagine the stress. The 16-year-old Black is down to her last Olympic qualifier in Gatineau, Que. Arguably Canada’s best vaulter, she’ll be one of 12 female… [read more]
DeJonge ready to race for Olympics spot
June 19, 2012
MARK DE JONGE is anxious to get back on the water in a meaningful competition. The stakes couldn’t be much higher this weekend in Montreal as the Halifax kayaker and a strong group of challengers vie for the last available berth on Canada’s Olympic paddling team. De Jonge, who qualified the country’s entry in the… [read more]
DeJonge about to get his ‘big shot’ at Olympics
June 18, 2012
There’s only one spot open on Canada’s Olympic sprint canoe-kayak team — and Halifax’s Mark de Jonge is hoping he’s the one who gets it. The 28-year-old kayaker, recovering from a broken finger suffered in early April, is ready to hit the water in Montreal on Saturday and Sunday for the final set of Canadian… [read more]
Martin wins 400-metre race in Edmonton
Bridgewater sprinter Jenna Martin, in the final weeks of her pursuit for an Olympic spot, won the 400-metre dash Saturday at the Donovan Bailey Invitational track meet in Edmonton. The former University of Kentucky athlete won the National Track League event in 52.03. Alberta’s Carline Muir was second in 53.15. Martin is the reigning Canadian… [read more]
Harris closes in on Olympic Team
A lifetime of sweat and a little blood on tracks around the world realistically came down to one test in Indianapolis late Saturday night. Halifax’s Geoff Harris aced it. The 25-year-old Harris had one legitimate chance to make a second Olympic B standard in the 800-metre race, which he needed to continue his quest to… [read more]
McCoombs, Jollimore earn monthly honour
June 14, 2012
Paddler Jason McCoombs and table tennis player Katie Jollimore, both from Dartmouth, and volleyball players Kristen O’Brien and Anna-Claire Lamport are the Sport Chek athletes of the month for May. McCoombs, the male individual athlete of the month, made two A finals in the men’s C1 200m at World Cup events in Poland and Germany… [read more]
Local blade runners eye London
June 11, 2012
When Phil Poulin found out that his friend and fellow leg amputee Jackie Marciano had started running track, he figured he could go faster. The amiable rivalry has been a boon to both. Now the two Nova Scotia sprinters have a chance to be on Canada’s team for this year’s Paralympic Games in London starting Aug. 30…. [read more]
Paul Tingley competes in England
June 8, 2012
Reigning Paralympic gold medallist Paul Tingley of Halifax is sixth after six races at the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta in Weymouth and Portland, England. Tingley is tuning up to defend his championship in the 2.4mR class starting in late August. The Paralympic classes were postponed on Thursday when heavy winds and weather blew in…. [read more]
Sharpe finishes seventh at swim meet in France
David Sharpe, nominated to swim for Canada in the London Olympics, finished seventh in the 200-metre butterfly at a meet in France on Thursday. In Barcelona on Saturday, the Haligonian was eighth in the 200 in the first of three stops on the Mare Nostrum circuit. The series was in Canet-en-Rousillon on Thursday and makes… [read more]
N.S. gymnasts win nine medals at Nationals
May 30, 2012
Nova Scotian gymnasts, led by Olympic hopeful Ellie Black of Halifax, won a total of nine medals at the recent Canadian Gymnastics Championships in Regina. Black took home two medals from the championships, which wrapped up on Sunday. She captured gold on the vault with a score of 14.47 points and bronze on the floor… [read more]
Island wrestler finishes second at international event
May 29, 2012
Islander Veronica Keefe finished second in the 72-kilogram class at a Grand Prix international wrestling event held recently in Dormagen, Germany. Keefe won bouts against opponents from Poland, Belarus and Germany before losing in the final to Vasilisa Marzaliyuk of Belarus. The Winsloe native, who attends and wrestles out of Concordia University in Montreal, finished… [read more]
Cochrane earns spot in Olympics
Change in race distances beneficial for Windsor kayaker It was three years ago when Ryan Cochrane’s Olympic quest took a favourable turn. On Monday, it was made official. Canoe-Kayak Canada named the Windsor kayaker and his K-2 200-metre partner, Hugues Fournel of Dorval, Que., to its 2012 Summer Olympic roster. Cochrane becomes Nova Scotia’s eighth… [read more]
McCoombs makes Olympic team
Add Jason McCoombs’ name to the list of Bluenose athletes who’ll wear the Maple Leaf at the London Olympics. And keep that pen handy — Ryan Cochrane might not be far behind. While most Nova Scotians were still sleeping Sunday morning, McCoombs was cutting through the water in Duisburg, Germany, on his way to a… [read more]
Clayton bound for London Olympics
May 14, 2012
The fate of Nova Scotia boxers Custio Clayton and Brody Blair came down to luck on Saturday, but only Clayton had the rabbit’s foot. Dartmouth’s Clayton, a six-time Canadian amateur champion, will compete at this summer’s London Olympics after grabbing the fifth and final position available at the AIBA American zone qualifying event in Rio… [read more]
Lohnes captures bronze in USA Open meet
Just days after losing in a bronze medal match at a judo event in Miami, Bridgewater’s Whitney Lohnes won a bronze at another tournament in South Florida. Lohnes finished third in the 48 kg class at the USA Open Tournament outside of Miami on Saturday. She placed fifth earlier last week at the Miami Judo… [read more]
Bobsleigh Identification camp in Halifax
May 11, 2012
Come to a Bobsleigh Canada ID camp to see if you have what it takes to claim bobsleigh prowess! Recruitment Poster Date: Saturday, June 2, 2012 Time: 8:30 am Location: Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic which is located in the Canada Games Centre in Halifax at 26 Thomas Raddall Drive For more information, please contact National… [read more]
Martin posts NS record in 400 metres
Bridgewater sprinter Jenna Martin clocked a 51.69, narrowly missing the Olympic A standard, in the 400 metres Wednesday night at an international meet in the Cayman Islands. Martin placed second to training partner Novlene Williams-Mills of Jamaica in 50.35. Martin’s time is a personal best and a Nova Scotia record. The reigning Canadian champion at… [read more]
Blair, Clayton lose fights in Brazil
May 10, 2012
NS boxers need help to qualify for Olympics Brody Blair and Custio Clayton need their rivals to become their best buddies in order to go to this summer’s Olympics in London. Both Nova Scotians lost their quarter-final matches at the AIBA American zone qualifier Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and have left their fate… [read more]
Russell leading Nova Scotian paddlers to Europe
May 9, 2012
Ben Russell might be the underdog, but he’s very much in the race to earn a spot at the Summer Olympics. The Dartmouth native, battling Mark Oldershaw for Canada’s Olympic spot in the C-1 1,000 metres, was one of eight Nova Scotians named to the national sprint canoe-kayak roster for World Cup events in Poland… [read more]
McCoombs closer to Olympics
Paddler will now compete in two World Cup events In the blink of an eye, Jason McCoombs ended the Olympic aspirations of one of his role models and put himself in contention for a trip to the London Games. McCoombs, who turned 19 on April 24, took the first step in that direction Tuesday when… [read more]
Boxers move closer to Olympics
May 7, 2012
Two Nova Scotia boxers fighting for their chance to be Olympians face another challenge tonight at the AIBA American zone qualifier in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pictou County middleweight Brody Blair and Dartmouth welterweight Custio Clayton won their opening-round matches Saturday night and will battle in the round of 16 tonight. Blair is the Canadian… [read more]
Cochrane, McCoombs earn spots on World Cup team
Windsor’s Ryan Cochrane edged closer to the Olympics on Sunday. Former Olympian Richard Dalton of Bedford didn’t. Cochrane, who lives and trains in Quebec, and teammate Hugues Fournel of Lachine, Que., won the men’s K-2 200-metre event at Canadian sprint team trials on Sunday in Lake Lanier, Ga. Cochrane and Fournel won in 31.677, more… [read more]
Catch canoe/kayak Olympic trials action live
May 4, 2012
To watch live streaming video from the Canoe/Kayak Olympic Trials in Georgia, visit the following link http://www.lckc.org/.
NS paddlers to begin Olympic bids in Georgia
Nova Scotians could make up half the team CanoeKayak Canada sends to London this summer. Richard Dalton of Bedford, Ryan Cochrane of Windsor and Mark de Jonge of Halifax are considered among the leading contenders for three of the country’s six Olympic paddling spots up for grabs. Paddlers seeking nomination to the Olympic team will… [read more]
Fighters down to last shot for Olympics
The auditions and dress rehearsals are over for boxer Brody Blair. Beginning this weekend the bright lights will come on at the AIBA American Olympic Qualifying Event in Brazil. He’ll need to perform and if he doesn’t his Olympic dream will be denied, or at least deferred for four years. Pictou County’s Blair, 20, will… [read more]
Colley earns invitation for basketball roster spot
East Preston’s Justine Colley has earned an invitation to compete for a roster spot on Canada’s senior women’s basketball team, which is chasing a position in the London Olympics. The Saint Mary’s Huskies all-Canadian guard is one of 25 players, and the only selection from Atlantic Canada, invited to the tryouts. Canada, ranked No. 11… [read more]
Power feels heat in Olympic pursuit
May 2, 2012
Adrienne Power insists chasing a position on Canada’s Olympic track and field remains a joy. But it’s darned hard work at the same time and the East Jeddore sprinter admits she has never felt more pressure in her running career with the London Olympics less than three months away. Making the 2008 Olympics in Beijing… [read more]
Waters earns berth at Paracanoe worlds
May 1, 2012
Dave Waters is going back to the Paracanoe world championships. The paddler from Dartmouth earned one of the three spots on the Canadian Paracanoe team by winning a qualifying event Friday in Burnaby, B.C. Waters topped the men’s V1 LTA 200-metre race with a time of 57.38 seconds, edging out Wilfredo More Wilson of Toronto… [read more]
Black takes gold on floor
Halifax gymnast continues push to make Canadian Olympic team Halifax’s Ellie Black, making a case for a spot on Canada’s Olympic women’s gymnastics team, has her second World Cup gold medal in as many days. The 16-year-old Halifax Alta competitor tied Switzerland’s Giulia Steingruber with 13.725 points on Sunday to share top spot in floor… [read more]
Athletics Canada names team for 2012 Penn Relays
April 24, 2012
OTTAWA- Athletics Canada named today the team that will compete in the USA vs. the World competition at the 2012 Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The competition provides an opportunity for Canada’s national relay teams to measure themselves against the world’s best and establish qualifying marks for the 2012 Olympic Games. Team Canada at USA… [read more]
Great results for NS athletes at Pan Am Canoe Champs
Rio de Janeiro – Canada’s ten athlete CanoeKayak team will be flying home from Rio de Janeiro with an impressive 18 medals following a successful final day of racing at Pan American Championships that added 6 golds to the team’s medal count. Mississauga’s Katie Vincent captured the first gold for Canada on the third and… [read more]
Dube racing toward Olympics
DANIELLE DUBE is home to rest for a few weeks before her final descent into the London 2012 Olympics. And it will be a rapid descent into England. The Glen Haven native has three major regattas in the Laser Radial class before she’ll line up in Weymouth in a bid to become an Olympic sailing… [read more]
Black captures gold, Smith bronze in Brazil
April 17, 2012
Nova Scotia Olympic prospects Hugh Smith and Ellie Black won medals on the weekend at an international gymnastics competition in Brazil. Halifax’s Black was part of a Canadian gold-medal sweep on the women’s side. The Canadian team won team, individual all around and four event titles. The 16-year-old Black, overcoming serious toe and elbow injuries… [read more]
Pendrel tops in Mountain Bike World Cup
April 16, 2012
HOUFFALIZE, BELGIUM—Canadian world champion Catharine Pendrel won the second round of the Mountain Bike World Cup on Sunday, moving into the overall lead after two events. The Kamloops, B.C., rider was third after the opening round of the World Cup last month and took the lead from defending World Cup champion Julie Bresset of France… [read more]
N.S. Olympic hopefuls win boxing matches
Olympic hopefuls Brody Blair and Custio Clayton won boxing matches Saturday on an exhibition card in Puerto Rico. Blair, from Pictou County, and Dartmouth’s Clayton are part of a Canadian team training in Puerto Rico in advance of the Olympic regional zone qualifying event next month in Brazil. Blair won 13-6 over Magdiel Cotto and… [read more]
Martin inching closer to Olympic time in 400m
Bridgewater’s Jenna Martin continues to heat up in her bid to make Canada’s Olympic team for London. The former University of Kentucky runner posted a time of 52.22, achieving the Olympic B qualifying standard, on the weekend to place second in the 400 metres at the Miami Hurricanes Invitational on the weekend. Martin, the reigning… [read more]
Martin part of winning 4×400 relay team
April 10, 2012
Bridgewater’s Jenna Martin ran a 52.68 on the weekend to help her One Goal team win the women’s 4×400 at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla. Martin and her teammates Moushani Robinson, Novlene Williams-Mills and Natasha Hastings set a meet and stadium record at 3:24.14, the best mark in the world this season. Martin, the… [read more]
Black, Smith aim for London
They couldn’t be at more different stages of their gymnastics careers. But the goal to make Canada’s Olympic team this summer is the same for Halifax’s Ellie Black and Dartmouth’s Hugh Smith, who both train at Halifax’s Alta Gymnastics Club with two-time Olympian David Kikuchi. Black is 16, the minimum age to compete in London,… [read more]
Blair, Clayton start Olympic boxing run
April 3, 2012
Brody Blair and Custio Clayton are about to embark on a month-long journey towards the 2012 London Olympics. The two Nova Scotia boxers leave this weekend for training in Puerto Rico and Montreal before the AIBA American Olympic Qualifying Event starting May 4 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pictou County’s Blair and Dartmouth’s Clayton won… [read more]
Sharpe must wait for Olympic nod
April 2, 2012
David Sharpe’s Olympic quest is in the hands of bureaucrats now. The 21-year-old swimmer from Halifax was nominated to the 2012 Canadian Olympic team Sunday night following the Canadian Olympic trials in Montreal. He won the 200-metre butterfly in dramatic fashion on Wednesday. Bette El-Hawary, executive director of Swim Nova Scotia, said the nomination is… [read more]
Arendz celebrates silver at IPC Biathlon World Cup Finals
VUOKATTI, Fin.—Canada’s Mark Arendz sprinted his way back onto the podium for the second-straight day at the IPC World Cup Finals in biathlon – this time in the sprint competition. The 22-year-old Arendz, of Springton, P.E.I., who took down the world’s best by winning a gold in Thursday’s distance event, put together one of the… [read more]
Mark Arendz takes Gold at IPC Biathlon World Cup
March 30, 2012
VUOKATTI, Fin.—Canada’s Mark Arendz took home the first gold medal of the IPC Biathlon World Cup Finals in Vuokatti, Finland on Thursday. The 22-year-old Arendz, who is one of the youngest athletes on the international circuit, combined the third fastest ski time on the day with shooting clean in his four trips to the range… [read more]
Canadian records tumble at Paralympic trials
MONTREAL – Amber Thomas of Drayton Valley, Alta., Morgan Bird of Calgary, Kirstie Kasko of Okotoks, Alta., Danial Murphy of Sackville, N.S., and Michael Qing of Regina all lowered Canadian records on Thursday at the Paralympic swimming trials presented by RBC. In the women’s 400 freestyle, Thomas demolished her national mark in the S11 disability… [read more]
Murphy sets new Canadian swim record
Danial Murphy of Lower Sackville set a Canadian record at the Paralympic swimming trials Thursday in Montreal. The 22-year-old with the Sackville Waves placed seventh overall in a men’s 200-metre freestyle final, setting a new standard in the S5 category with a time of 3:09.87. Devin Gotell had the top finish by a Nova Scotian… [read more]
Sharpe upsets field at Olympic swimming trials
March 29, 2012
MONTREAL – Julia Wilkinson of Stratford, Ont., delivered her first sub one-minute time in the 100 backstroke and David Sharpe of Halifax snared an Olympic nomination from lane eight on Wednesday at the Olympic swimming trials presented by RBC. Five more names were added to Swimming Canada’s Olympic nomination list for a total of 11… [read more]
Black, Smith off to Brazil for gymnastics
Two Halifax Alta gymnasts are set for major international competitions in April. Ellie Black and Hugh Smith will be in Brazil for a meet on April 15-16 before a World Cup competition April 26-27 in Croatia. Two-time Olympian David Kikuchi will travel with Black and Smith as coach. Black, 16, and Smith, 28, are both… [read more]
NB wrestlers en route to Olympic Qualifier
March 22, 2012
Olympic spots on the line this upcoming weekend in Kissimmee, Florida (Ottawa, ON – March 20, 2012) Many Olympic spots could be decided this weekend as the Canadian Wrestling team competes in the 2012 FILA Pan-American Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kissimmee, Florida, near Orlando. A large delegation of 15 Canadian wrestlers from both freestyle and… [read more]
In the running for the Olympics
March 19, 2012
St. John’s native Julia Howard-Kawamto aims to compete for Canada in London Newfoundland and Labrador has not had an Olympic representative since the Turin Winter Games six years ago. In 2006, the Brad Gushue rink had just won men’s curling gold, and athletic optimism was rampant throughout the province. However, the past two Olympics –… [read more]
Laviolette fighting for Olympic life
February 28, 2012
Boxer needs at least two wins to advance to zone qualifying Joey Laviolette’s Olympic dream comes down to one last shot this week in Quebec. The four-time Canadian senior amateur boxing champion from Lower Sackville heads to Ste-Hyacinthe, Que., needing at least two wins at the final team selection event to land a spot on… [read more]
Moyse makes third national team
Heather Moyse has recently made the national cycling team – this is her third national team in as many sports! Check out this video on her blog - http://www.heathermoyse.net/index.php/media2/blog/116-time-trial-to-represent-canada. Congratulations, Heather!
Natasha McLaughlin-Chaisson to lead NB Podium session
February 22, 2012
Fredericton, NB – The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic, in conjunction with Coach NB, is pleased to present their Podium Performance session: “The Scoop on Supplements” by Natasha McLaughlin-Chaisson, Registered Dietitian and Sports Dietitian, with the Optimal Health Institute in Moncton, N.B. Natasha’s involvement in Sports Nutrition has given her the opportunity to work with various… [read more]
Wilton trains for London
Check out this video – Brendan Wilton being interviewed by Colleen Jones (CBC) – http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/NS/1305553631/ID=2199627858.
Snowboarder Conrad mulls Olympic run
Nova Scotia snowboarder Sarah Conrad is ramping up her preparation for the World Cup, but she is undecided if her next step is the 2014 Sochi Olympics — or the classroom. The CBC’s Colleen Jones joined her on the slopes of Ski Martock Tuesday to hear about her year, and what she plans to do… [read more]
NS Olympic hopefuls get ready for the Games
February 21, 2012
Little is certain when it comes to Nova Scotians’ participation in this summer’s Olympic Games in London. Just ask Antigonish’s Eric Gillis. Gillis, living and training in Guelph, Ont., enters the Olympic year as one of Nova Scotia’s best bets to wear Canadian colours. The 2008 Olympian in the 10,000 metres is one of two… [read more]
Dube qualifies for London Olympics
January 30, 2012
Nova Scotia has its first representative for this summer’s London Olympics. Sailor Danielle Dube of Glen Haven did well enough this week at a World Cup event in Miami, Fla., to pass Vancouver’s Isabella Bertold for Canada’s only Olympic berth in the laser radial class. The Armbrae Academy graduate is the first Nova Scotia athlete… [read more]
Tingley finishes second in Miami
January 27, 2012
Congratulations to Paul Tingley, who finished second in the Rolex Miami OCR 2012. For detailed results, please see http://rmocr.ussailing.org/index.php/results/2-4mr/.
Lohnes wins judo gold
January 26, 2012
Add another accolade for Bridgewater’s Whitney Lohnes. Lohnes was victorious Tuesday night, winning gold at the Commonwealth Judo Championships in Cardiff, Wales. The 19-year-old defeated Alice Coppleman of Australia in the final of the junior women (under-48 kg) event. Lohnes won all three matches at the championships, two by ippon including the final. There were… [read more]
Durepos (NB) and Jewells (NS) named to 2012 Paralympic team
January 18, 2012
Canada Announces Wheelchair Basketball Squads for London 2012 Canada has announced its men’s and women’s Wheelchair Basketball rosters for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The squads were chosen from a pool of 37 athletes who attended a week-long selection camp from 9-13 January in Las Vegas, Nevada in the USA. The 12-player men’s team will… [read more]
Clayton, Blair win boxing gold
January 16, 2012
IT’S ON TO BRAZIL and Olympic qualifying for Dartmouth’s Custio Clayton and Brody Blair of Lyons Brook, Pictou County. Blair and Clayton capped perfect weeks in Membertou, Cape Breton on Saturday afternoon with gold-medal victories at the Canadian senior elite boxing tournament. They got the added thrill of getting their picture taken with former heavyweight… [read more]
Blair advances to boxing semifinals
January 13, 2012
Pictou County’s Brody Blair moved a step closer to his Olympic aspiration Thursday afternoon. The 20-year-old Blair recorded a third-round stoppage of Alberta’s Dwayne Orubar in his first action at the Canadian senior elite boxing championships in Membertou, Cape Breton. Blair, the defending champion in the 75 kg division and the Pan Am Games bronze… [read more]
Training for the Canadian dream
Work on the fringes is hard for athletes in lower-profile sports Lauren Bird — The Aquinian (St. Thomas University) Jebb Sinclair, Canadian international men’s rugby player, scrapped his way to a professional contract. (Photo by Judy Teasdale/Flickr Creative Commons) Email FREDERICTON (CUP) — The importance of competitive athletics is constantly in debate, especially at… [read more]
2012 Canadian Track Cycling Championships to New Brunswick
(Ottawa, ON – January 9, 2012) The 2012 Canadian Track Cycling Championships will be held from September 12-18 in Dieppe, New Brunswick, at the National Cycling Centre – Atlantic Canada on the newly resurfaced Caisse Populaire de Dieppe/Memramcook Velodrome. This marquee venue will attract the best Canadian riders to the Maritimes for what promises to… [read more]
Dube makes gold fleet in Perth
December 8, 2011
Canada Secures Olympic Berths at early stage in Perth! The hard work is already paying off for some of our Canadian sailors as they secure their places in Gold fleet at the 2011 ISAF World Championships. Even more impressive, at this stage a few classes have already guaranteed Canada an Olympic berth for 2012. Nikola… [read more]
Atlantic Pan Am & Para Pan Am Medalists
Congratulations to all Atlantic athletes who participated in the 2011 Para Pan American Games. Atlantic athletes had stellar performances, with all earning at least one medal! Shayne Dobson (NB) – Para Athletics – 1500m – Silver, 800m – Bronze Dave Durepos (NB) – Wheelchair Baskteball – Bronze Jackie Marciano (NS) – Para Athletics – 400m… [read more]
Crossley named to Canadian U-18 team
November 25, 2011
Cole Harbour’s Alexis Crossley has been named to Canada’s women’s under-18 hockey team, the lone Nova Scotian selected to the 22-player squad on Thursday. The five-foot-nine blue-liner will represent her country at the IIHF under-18 women’s world championship Dec. 31 to Jan. 7 in Prerov and Zlin, Czech Republic. “This is awesome,” Crossley said via… [read more]
NB’s Evans competing at Canadian junior championship
November 24, 2011
Canadian Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championship coming to Calgary Dec. 3-4 64 skaters – 19 women and 10 men return for a consecutive national championship The Alberta Amateur Speed Skating Association (AASSA) is hosting for the first time, on behalf of Speed Skating Canada (SSC), the Canadian Junior Championship for short track Saturday, Dec…. [read more]
Bronze medal for Durepos
November 21, 2011
(Guadalajara, MX) The Canadian Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team will compete in London at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games following a 60-42 bronze medal victory over hometown Mexico at the 2011 Parapan American Games. Patrick Anderson (Fergus, ON) was the game’s high scorer with 27 points and 12 rebounds. He has been an offensive juggernaut for… [read more]
Dobson wins bronze in 800m
November 18, 2011
GUADALAJARA, Nov. 17, 2011 /CNW/ – The Canadian track and field team won six medals today at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, while two top Canadian archers played each other in the final and won gold and silver. In five days of competition, Canada has won 47 medals, including 11 gold, 18 silver… [read more]
Kent nets table tennis gold
November 16, 2011
Canada’s Ian Kent won a gold medal in table tennis at the Parapan American Games on Tuesday. The native of Eastern Passage, N.S., dropped the opener but roared back to win the next three sets against Brazil’s Paulo Salmin, 7-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-3. “This was very different from my other wins,” Kent said. “This was… [read more]
Swinkels earns bronze in breaststroke
17-year old Thomas Swinkles from the Sackville Waves Aquatic Team earned himself a bronze medal Monday in the men’s SB9 100m Breaststroke in Guadalajara during the second day of competition at the Parapan American Games. It came down to the wire for Thomas Swinkels to earn his spot on the Parapan American Games swimming team for… [read more]
Marciano takes bronze in track
The Canadian athletics (track and field) team opened competition today at the Parapan American Games with four medals and two new Canadian records in Guadalajara, Mexico. Isaiah Christophe of Brampton, Ont., Jackie Marciano of Halifax, N.S., Kevin Strybosch of London, Ont., and Kyle Whitehouse of Ste-Catherines, Ont., all won medals while Braedon Dolfo of Langley,… [read more]
Nova Scotia’s Jamey Jewells top scorer in semi finals
UNDEFEATED CANADIAN WOMEN’S WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TEAM ADVANCES TO PARAPAN AMERICAN GAMES SEMIFINALS The Canadian Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team is one win away from securing their ticket to the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London, UK. Team Canada easily won their final preliminary round game of the 2011 Parapan American Games 57-18 against El Salvador to… [read more]
Dave Durepos named flag bearer at Para Pan Ams
November 10, 2011
GUADALAJARA, Nov. 9 – One of the world’s best outside shooters in wheelchair basketball, David Durepos of Fredericton, New Brunswick, has been named the Opening Ceremony flag bearer for Team Canada at the Guadalajara 2011 Parapan American Games. Durepos has been on the national team since 1994. He has won two Paralympic gold medals… [read more]
NS golfer joins national team
November 3, 2011
Like his putts, the accolades keep rolling in for Truro’s Eric Banks. The 18-year-old lefty, who this past summer became only the second player ever to win both the provincial Amateur and Junior golf championship in the same year, was named to Team Canada’s 2012 national amateur squad on Tuesday. Banks, a freshman on a… [read more]
Nova Scotia boxer earns bronze
October 27, 2011
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Nova Scotia boxer Brody Blair will have to settle for bronze. The middleweight from Lyons Brook, Pictou Co., lost his bout with Cuba’s Emilio Correa 30-7 in the 75-kilogram weight class semifinal late Tuesday night. A two-time Canadian amateur champion, Blair, 19, had already clinched a bronze medal by making the semifinals…. [read more]
Nova Scotians held Canada to paddling gold
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Canadian paddlers, including Nova Scotians Alexa Irvin and Una Lounder, captured gold Wednesday in the women’s K-4 500-metre final at the Pan American Games. The squad of Irvin of Kentville, Lounder of Dartmouth, Kathleen Fraser of Oakville, Ont., and Ottawa’s Kristin Gauthier finished in a time of one minute 37.724 seconds. Mexico… [read more]
CSCA-NB moves into new office & training space
October 18, 2011
Fredericton, NB – In September, the New Brunswick office of the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic (CSCA) moved into the Lady Beaverbrook Gym at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. This move means that for the first time in the province there will be a dedicated, ‘one stop shopping’ space for athletes –CSCA, UNB varsity… [read more]
Antigonish marathon runner qualifies for Olympics
Eric Gillis is one step closer to another trip to the Summer Olympics. The Antigonish native is close to booking a ticket to the 2012 London Games after bettering the Olympic standard of two hours 11 minutes 29 seconds Sunday at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon. Gillis finished fourth, just under the qualification mark, with… [read more]
Heather Moyse pedals towards new sport challenge
October 4, 2011
Prince Edward Island Potatoes to support Moyse’s new journey on the track One of the nation’s most well rounded amateur sport athletes, Heather Moyse, of Summerside, P.E.I, will embark on a pursuit of excellence to represent Canada at the elite level in a third sport. Forced to take a one-year hiatus from bobsleigh with a… [read more]
“Crazy” leg, huge strides
September 29, 2011
N.S. amputee athlete qualifies for Parapan American Games By MONTY MOSHER Sports Reporter and photo by Christian Laforce The Chronicle Herald JACKIE MARCIANO’S got some of the best feet around. One of them isn’t even his. Marciano is Nova Scotia’s own Blade Runner. In his first full year in track and field, the Halifax amputee… [read more]
Para-Pan Am Team Announced
September 19, 2011
The Para-Pan Am team has been announced! To see a list of those who will compete in Guadalajara, Mexico from November 12th to 20th, 2011, see the following link – http://www.paralympic.ca/images/stories/Guadalajara%202011/ENG%20CDN%20Parapan%20American%20Games%20Team.pdf.
N.S. team shines in the water
August 25, 2011
Paddlers win 46 heats in Ontario World junior medallists Emily Riddle, Mariah Godin and Hannah MacIntosh helped Nova Scotia get off to a sparkling start to the Canadian canoe-kayak championships Wednesday in Welland, Ont. At the Welland International Flatwater Centre, entries from Nova Scotia won 46 of the day’s 120 heats, with the lengthy list… [read more]
Nova Scotia paddlers at nationals
August 24, 2011
Five groups of young paddlers from metro-area clubs are in Welland, Ont., this week aiming to fulfil their own Olympic dreams. The Canadian sprint canoe-kayak championships get underway today at Welland International Flatwater Centre, bringing together more than 1,100 athletes, some of them hoping to race next year at the 2012 London Games. Among the… [read more]
Oval a chance to make Halifax a hotbed of skating
While the ink is barely dry on Halifax’s construction contract for a permanent skating oval at the Commons, sports officials are already putting some ambitious plans into action. The city’s verdict on the oval was delivered after considerable public consultation and input. The oval was a huge hit for recreational skaters when it was built… [read more]
De Jonge delivers Olympic spot for Canada in men’s K-1 200 metres
August 22, 2011
SZEGED, Hungary — Canada’s Laurence Vincent-Lapointe beat a strong field to win the women’s 200-metre singles canoe final Sunday, claiming her second gold medal at the sprint world canoe-kayak championships. The 19-year-old paddler from Trois-Rivieres, Que., crossed in 48.876 seconds to defend her world C-1 200 title in the non-Olympic event. Maria Kazakova of Russia… [read more]
Nova Scotian in hunt for world canoe-kayak medals
August 19, 2011
Ben Russell will race for a pair of medals today at the sprint canoe-kayak world championships in Szeged, Hungary. The Dartmouth canoeist, who turns 24 next month, secured a spot in two crewboat finals with semifinal victories Thursday, the second day of the world regatta. In the C-2 500, he teamed up with Thomas Hall… [read more]
Canadians reach multiple finals
August 18, 2011
(CIS) – While Canada has yet to win a medal in athletics at the 26th Summer Universiade, the Canadians are putting themselves in position to reach the podium, as eight more athletes qualified or competed in finals on Wednesday. Team Canada website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/universiade/summer 2011 Summer Universiade website: http://www.sz2011.org/Universiade At the Main Stadium of the Universiade… [read more]
Canadian paddlers to battle for Olympic spots at world canoe and kayak championships August 17-21 in Szeged, Hungary
August 17, 2011
SZEGED, Hungary – Canadian paddling stars Adam Van Koeverden of Oakville, Ont., Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, Ont., and Richard Dalton of Halifax are among the top hopes for Canada to gain Olympic spots at the 94-country world canoe and kayak championships which run this Wednesday to Sunday (August 17-21). The worlds are the first round… [read more]
Canada nabs another silver; Martin makes semis
SHENZHEN, China — After picking up Canada’s first medal at the 26th Summer Universiade Nathan Gafuik struck again Tuesday with a silver medal at the vault on the final day of artistic gymnastics action. Gafuik won a bronze medal Monday in the individual all-around competition. But on Tuesday the Athabasca University student became the first… [read more]
World University Games begin in China
August 16, 2011
OTTAWA – With a 12 hour time difference athletics begins tonight for Canadians following the action at the 2011 Summer Universiade (FISU) Games in Shenzhen, China. The FISU Games are held every two years, and after the Olympic Games, it is the second largest sporting event in the world. In total 13,000 athletes from 170… [read more]
Sackville Waves swimmer sets records
Danial Murphy of the Sackville Waves set two Canadian records at the Para Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Edmonton on Monday. Murphy set new standards in the S5 50-metre freestyle (46.01) and the 100-metre freestyle (1:33.38). He placed fourth in both events. He also finished fourth in the 200-metre freestyle (3:15.71) and 50-metre butterfly (57.35)… [read more]
Pickrem to realize dream at world event
August 15, 2011
Not all that long ago, Andrew Pickrem was convinced his once-promising paddling career was over. Now the Waverley kayaker is about to realize a lifelong dream at this week’s world canoe-kayak championships in Szeged, Hungary, the latest chapter in a comeback story he hopes to continue next year at the London Olympics. Pickrem, 22, is… [read more]
Colley nets 11 in Canadian win
Justine Colley left her fingerprints on Canada’s win Sunday in women’s basketball at the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China. East Preston’s Colley, a guard for the Saint Mary’s Huskies, scored in the final minute as Canada rallied to defeat Poland 52-50. Canada trailed 48-43 with two minutes remaining. Colley’s had a three-point play on… [read more]
Katarina Roxon wins gold at Pan Pac Para Swimming Championships
EDMONTON – Katarina Roxon of Stephenville, N.L., capped a solid performance by the Canadian team at the Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships on Sunday with a gold medal in the women’s 100-metre breaststroke Roxon, 18, took the gold in the S8 disability category clocking one minute and 27.02 seconds. Canada earned eight more medals in… [read more]
Crossley named to Canadian team for series
Blue-liner Alexis Crossley of Cole Harbour is one of 22 players named Sunday to Canada’s national women’s under-18 hockey team for an upcoming three-game series against the U.S. Game 1 in the series is Thursday in Rockland, Ont. Crossley, 17, plays at Shattuck-St. Mary’s, a prep school in Minnesota, and recently represented Team Nova Scotia… [read more]
Gotell, Murphy to swim at international meet
August 11, 2011
Swimmers Devin Gotell of Antigonish and Danial Murphy of Lower Sackville are in Edmonton this week for the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming Championships. Nearly 200 swimmers from 14 countries, including Pan Pacific charted nations Australia, Japan, the U.S. and Canada, are in the Alberta capital to compete at the inaugural event, which concludes on Sunday. The… [read more]
Ryan Cassidy has hit stride
July 29, 2011
Grande-Digue runner will take talents to University of Victoria Just four and a half years ago, Ryan Cassidy started running seriously when he didn’t make his middle school track team that participated in the annual Grande-Digue road race in his hometown. He didn’t just make his middle school team the following year, he won the… [read more]
McCoombs becoming Canadian stalwart
July 28, 2011
Darmouth paddler off to event in Germany Two summers ago, Jason McCoombs was the young up-and-comer on the Canadian junior paddling team, soaking up the atmosphere at the world championships and leaning on a more experienced teammate for guidance. Now the 18-year-old from Dartmouth is the veteran of the team, lending his advice to others… [read more]
Sharpe wins butterfly silver at Nations Cup
July 26, 2011
Halifax Trojans swimmer David Sharpe was among five Canadian swimmers to earn a silver medal Monday at the Nations Cup swimming event in Pointe-Claire, Que. Sharpe finished second in the 200-metre butterfly in a personal best time of 2:00.23. “I went out a little faster and that helped me get the best time,” Sharpe said… [read more]
Canada finishes 4th at world wheelchair event
July 22, 2011
Team Canada, with two Nova Scotians on the roster, settled for fourth Thursday at the women’s under-25 world wheelchair basketball championship in St. Catharines, Ont. Great Britain topped Canada 62-42 in the match for bronze. Halifax’s Abby Stubbert played all 40 minutes and had 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and a steal. Donkin’s Jamey… [read more]
Sharpe places 3rd at Canadian summer meet
David Sharpe of the Halifax Trojans placed third in the men’s 200-metre butterfly Thursday at the Canadian summer national swimming championships in Pointe-Claire, Que. Sharpe had a time of 2:01.06 for the top performance by a Nova Scotian during the opening day of competition. Two other Trojans also posted top-10 finishes. Terri-Lynn Benison was fifth… [read more]
Stubbert scores 14 points in Canadian loss
July 21, 2011
Abby Stubbert of Halifax scored 14 points but Canada fell short Wednesday in its bid to qualify for the finals in the women’s under-25 world wheelchair basketball championship. At St. Catharines, Ont., Stubbert went 6-for-10 from the floor to share the team scoring lead and grabbed seven rebounds in Team Canada’s 60-47 semifinal loss to… [read more]
NS swimmers off to summer nationals
July 20, 2011
Eighteen swimmers from Nova Scotia are headed to Pointe Claire, Que., for the Canadian Summer National Swimming Championships. Canada’s top swimmers will be at the four-day event, which opens Thursday. The meet will also be used to determine the national team that will travel to the Pan American Games, Oct. 14-21 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Making… [read more]
Murphy sets two Canadian records
July 19, 2011
Bedford swimmer Danial Murphy set two new national records at last weekend’s Can-Am Para-Swimming Championships in Gatineau, Que. Murphy, who represents the Sackville Waves Aquatic Team, established new marks by winning the men’s S5 100-metre freestyle with a time of one minute 34.61 seconds and the 200m freestyle (3:14.45). He also finished first in the… [read more]
Gillis, Whalen to compete for Canada
July 13, 2011
Port Hood’s James Gillis and Chelsea Whalen of Liverpool have been named to the Athletics Canada team that will partake at next week’s Panamerican junior championships in Florida. Gillis will compete in the high jump and Whalen in the shot put. Fifty-five junior-aged athletes (ages 16-19) were named Tuesday by Athletics Canada. The three-day international… [read more]
Athletes excited about training centre
July 12, 2011
The new Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic at the Canada Games Centre in Halifax is much more than bricks and mortar. It’s an unspoken promise to upwards of 200 regional athletes that they can succeed at the national and international level without routinely leaving home to do it. Ken Bagnell, the CSCA president, threw open the… [read more]
17 NS athletes on Worlds team
Seventeen Nova Scotians were named Monday to world championship teams by CanoeKayak Canada. Three-time Olympic medallist Adam Van Koeverden of Oakville, Ont., and world champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivieres, Que., headline a 35-member Canadian senior team that includes 10 Bluenoses who’ll compete in the world canoe and kayak championships Aug. 17-21 in Szeged, Hungary. Among… [read more]
Emera plugs in with Power
Nova Scotia sprinter lands sponsorship to chase Olympic dream Like most Canadian amateur athletes, Adrienne Power has had to cut corners to pursue her dreams. Those days are over. On Monday, Emera Inc. announced a partnership with the 29-year-old Olympic sprinter from East Jeddore that will pay for “all training and associated costs” through the… [read more]
Arseneau named national development coach
July 11, 2011
Luc Arseneau Joins Canadian Road Cycling Team as Development Coach (Ottawa, ON – July 11, 2011) The Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) is pleased to announce that Luc Arseneau of Petit-Rocher, NB is joining its team of coaches as a result of an innovative partnership between the CCA and Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic and the National… [read more]
Runners welcome Meagher meet’s growth
July 6, 2011
It’s been a struggle at times to keep the Aileen Meagher International Track Classic afloat but that may finally be changing. The 18-year-old meet has joined with four other events across Canada to form the National Track League. The partnership provides new stability and a brighter future for the Meagher after years of trying to… [read more]
Atlantic para athletic success
Atlantic Para-Athletics Athletes Win 2 Gold and 3 Silver Medals at the Track and Field Championships in Calgary For the last 8 years, the National Track and Field Championships have been integrated, which means able body and para-athletes are competing at the same event and venues. This year, the Atlantic Provinces had 3 athletes representing… [read more]
Martin takes national 400m
June 27, 2011
Jenna Martin saved her best for last at the Canadian track and field championships in Calgary. The 23-year-old from Bridgewater raced to a gold medal in the women’s 400-metre final Saturday afternoon, eclipsing her top qualifying time from Friday’s semifinal by nearly two seconds to outdistance runner-up Esther Akinsulie of Ottawa. Martin, a senior this year… [read more]
Martin win a boost to N.S. meet
Plenty is breaking right in the Nova Scotia track world these days, just as the showcase Aileen Meagher International Track Classic nears. The 18th edition of the event at Huskies Stadium, set for July 10, is a summer fixture on the Nova Scotia sport calendar and a regular stop for many of Canada’s top track… [read more]
New coach funding to help amateur athletes
New Brunswick professional coaches are hopeful new government funding could be the catalyst to improving the performance of the province’s elite amateur athletes. The Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport recently announced new funding worth $150,000 with the intention of boosting the quality of coaching in the province. Evan MacInnis, the athlete service manager for… [read more]
NB Coach Employment Program
June 22, 2011
New funding programs to help athletes, coaches announced FREDERICTON (CNB) – Two new programs, to help athletes and coaches, were announced today by the provincial government. Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister Trevor Holder announced the creation of the Long-term Athlete Development Funding Program and the Professional Coach Employment Program. “Increasing the overall health and wellness… [read more]
Power switches gears
Nova Scotia sprinter to run the 400 at Canadian championships Adrienne Power is sprinting into new territory at this week’s Canadian track and field championships. The Olympic sprinter from East Jeddore, who has already put down some fast times in the 200 metres in the past year, heads to nationals in Calgary ranked No. 1… [read more]
Search for our 2011-12 RBC Olympians
June 21, 2011
This morning RBC started the search for our 2011-12 RBC Olympians. The program will employ current and former Olympic and Paralympic athletes on flexible work arrangements to allow for their training and competition needs. The athletes will act as community ambassadors, sharing their past experiences and current dreams with schools, community groups, RBC clients and… [read more]
Samantha Stewart earns Bronze in Germany
June 13, 2011
Samantha Stewart won a bronze medal at the German Grand Prix this past weekend in Dormagen, Germany. Samantha is a 3rd year KIN student who training with the Black Bears wrestling club. Sbe is the 2011 University national champion and a Canadian U-24 national team member. Samantha will stay in Germany and train all week… [read more]
De Jonge, Dalton capture World Cup bronze
May 30, 2011
DUISBURG, Germany — Mark de Jonge of Dartmouth and Richard Dalton of Halifax both won bronze medals in Olympic events Sunday at the final stop on the canoe and kayak World Cup circuit. De Jonge won his first career World Cup medal in the men’s K-1 200, one of nine medals for Canada. Piotr Siemionowski… [read more]
Success for N.S Gymnastics at Nationals
Smith, Goad among gymnastics medal winners Dartmouth’s Hugh Smith finished second in the senior all-around standings of the Canadian Gymnastics Championships in Charlottetown on the weekend. Smith also won gold in the vault competition and Truro’s Jared Goad captured gold in the open men’s floor event. Halifax’s Padreac Robinson won bronze in vault. The Nova… [read more]
Stuart Wight to drive in Nations Cup race
May 25, 2011
Riverview native Stuart Wight has been named one of six Canadian cyclists who will drive in the Nations Cup stage race in Saguenay, Que., June 2-5. The Nations Cup is an Union Cycliste Internationale stage race for under-23 cyclists and is comprised of four stages totalling a distance of 558.5 kilometres. The Nations Cup is… [read more]
LeBlanc and Lalonde make noise for world championships
OTTAWA – Riverview sprinter Michael LeBlanc is making a strong charge toward earning a spot on the Canadian team that will compete at the IAAF world track and field championships later this summer in Daegu, South Korea. LeBlanc, a member of Metro Moncton’s Athletisme Sud-Est Southeast Athletics (ASEA), placed second in the 100-metre final at… [read more]
Matt Hadley Wins First Canada Cup Event
(Mont-Tremblant, QC – May 21, 2011) Matt Hadley of Fredericton, New Brunswick and Catherine Vipond of Oshawa, ON, married to each other, took the victories in the opening cross-country races of the 2011 Canada Cup Series at Mont-Tremblant, Québec. In the elite men race, Matt Hadley (Xprezo-Boraso) completed the 6-km course in a time of… [read more]
Bronze Medal for Lohnes
May 24, 2011
Whitney Lohnes became only the second Nova Scotian Judoka to win a medal in the womens lightweight category at the Senior National Championships. Lohnes sits along side former national champion Bonnie Sherman as the only two N.S athletes at 48kgs to see the podium. Lohnes went 2-1 on the day to capture the bronze medal,… [read more]
L’Esperance Has Breakthrough Race
Andrew L’Esperance, a NS mountain biker had his best Canada Cup performance yet. He finished 8th overall and was the first U-23 to cross the line. “I had a super good race yesterday and I was really pleased. This was a category one (C1) UCI race so they give UCI points to the top 15… [read more]
Both Russell and Dalton make the podium
This past weekend the Nova Scotia athletes had a fabulous outing in CZ at the first World Cup of the season. Andrew Russell and his partner won a silver medal in the C-2 1000. Richard Dalton also won a silver medal continuing his strong performance off of last years bronze at the World Championships. Mark… [read more]
Aileen Meagher – National Track League
May 19, 2011
Over $300K available for inaugural National Track League OTTAWA – The structure of the inaugural National Track League (NTL) series has been finalized and Athletics Canada announced today that the inaugural edition will feature over $300K in prize money. NTL is a point based grand prix style series which in 2011 will make stops in… [read more]
Canoe Kayak World Cup Team Named
May 11, 2011
Canoe Kayak Canada has named the 2011 European World Cup Team. Again this year there is an impressive representation from the Atlantic Division. Click here for a full team list Congratulations to all of the CSCA athletes and their coaches!
Canoe Kayak National Team Trials
May 10, 2011
Canadian National Canoe Kayak Trials #1 The first set of National Team Trials is now complete. With less than a weeks notice, the Atlantic Division put together a spectacular event. Congratulations to the whole division and all the volunteers who pitched in to make it possible. The European World Cup Team will be named based… [read more]
International hockey coaches conference coming to Halifax
April 15, 2011
Hockey Canada, in partnership with Hockey Nova Scotia and the Atlantic Regional Centre, has announced details for the 2011 International Coaches Conference, scheduled for July 14-17 at the Westin Nova Scotian and Dalhousie University in Halifax, N.S. For more information or to register, please visit Hockey Canada’s website at http://www.hockeycanada.ca.
Ross ready for another shot at Olympics
Lisa Ross went to the summit of her sport in 2008 and left with an empty feeling and doubts about her future in laser radial sailing. The 34-year-old Lunenburg native, now living in Halifax, represented Canada in the Beijing Olympics, her second Olympic appearance after racing a three-person keelboat in 2004 in Athens, Greece. She… [read more]
Performance Excellence series to feature Olympic & Paralympic Medalists
April 5, 2011
For more information on the Performance Excellence series which will take place in Halifax and Moncton, please see Performance Clinic – E.
Lamarche wins bronze
Judo Pan American Championships – Guadalajara, Mexico In women’s 63 kilos, Myriam Lamarche of New Brunswick lost her first bout against Yaritza Abel of Cuba but kept her medal hopes alive defeating Karina Orrellana of Chile in the repechage and Karina Acosta of Mexico. In the third place match she took Jessica Garcia of Puerto… [read more]
COC to spread Olympic spirit across Atlantic Canada
March 18, 2011
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is set to land in Atlantic Canada next month for its signature annual event and celebration, as the Olympic family gathers once again for the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame Gala Dinner & Induction Ceremony in the lively city of Moncton, N.B., on April 16. At the centre of the… [read more]
Conrad earns bronze at US Grand Prix
March 8, 2011
Congratulations go out to Sarah Conrad who finished 3rd in halfpipe at the 2011 US Grand Prix in Mammoth Mountain, CA on March 6th.
Sam Stewart takes 4th at Worlds
Samantha Stewart has placed 4th overall at the Women’s Wrestling World Cup in Leivin, France over the weekend. For more information, see http://wrestling.ca/news/article.php?id=1861.
Samantha Stewart off to World Cup
March 2, 2011
Team Canada’s delegation is departing this week for Lievin, France for the 2011 Women’s World Cup. Wrestling starts on March 5th and will conclude on March 6th, 2011. Team Delegation 48 kg – Lindsay Prickett (Guelph, ON) 51 kg – Jessica MacDONALD (St. Catharines, ON) 55 kg – Samantha STEWART (Fredericton, NB) 59 kg –… [read more]
Arendz shoots way to Biathlon World Cup gold
FINSTERAU, Germany — Canada’s Mark Arendz captured his third gold medal of the IPC Biathlon World Cup season recently. The 20-year-old Arendz, of Springton, P.E.I. won the biathlon pursuit competition after shooting clean in both the morning qualification and afternoon finals to post a time of 8:30.95 in the men’s standing division. “I had another… [read more]
Keefe claims silver at championships
Veronica Keefe of North Winsloe finished with a silver medal at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport wrestling championships held recently in Thunder Bay, Ont. Keefe lost in the gold medal match to the University of Calgary’s Erica Wiebe. Competing in 72-kilogram weight class, Keefe, who attends Concordia University in Montreal, went 3-0 in her pool with… [read more]
Amy Cotton wins bronze in Prague
March 1, 2011
Montreal, February 27, 2011 – Amy Cotton of Nova Scotia capped a solid performance Sunday at a women’s World Cup judo tournament in Prague earning the bronze medal in 78 kilos. In her scheduled fourth bout, Cotton was declared the winner of the third place match after her opponent Catherine Jacques of Belgium withdrew… [read more]
Team 2016 Olympic Development Program
January 26, 2011
OTTAWA – The future of Canadian track and field has been identified as Athletics Canada announced today the athletes who have been selected for the Team 2016 Olympic Development Program (ODP). The program is designated to create a development pathway leading to sustainable high performance success in 2016 and beyond. “Identifying the best young athletes… [read more]
WC BBall
January 25, 2011
The selection camp, being held in conjunction with the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario, will help determine which athletes will represent Canada at a number of marquee international events in 2011 including the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, which is the qualification tournament for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England. “The Canadian Sport… [read more]
Cote
GRAND FALLS – The highlight of the past year for biathlon athlete Patrick Côté of Grand Falls was probably the last Olympic qualifying period that ran between December 2009 and January 2010. Unfortunately, his last Olympic dream did not materialize. Despite the disappointment, Côté continued his season as there were several more scheduled competitions including… [read more]
Conrad & Duckworth
January 13, 2011
Conrad to compete in halfpipe, Duckworth to make her debut Two Nova Scotians will be part of Canada’s team for the world snowboarding championships next week in La Molina, Spain. Dartmouth’s Sarah Conrad will be in her third worlds while Kingsburg’s Alexandra Duckworth will make her debut. Conrad will compete in halfpipe, where she has… [read more]
Gambia
January 12, 2011
Momodou Lamin Kujabi is a young man on the move, literally. First, he recently made a huge move from Gambia, a tiny country in western Africa, to Moncton. But second, the track-and-field star that sports journalists in Gambia named their 2009 athletics star of the year is working hard to get to the London Olympics… [read more]
Podium NB
January 11, 2011
“Sport Nutrition for the Traveling Athlete” Optimal Health Sport Dietician – Natasha McLAughlin PODIUM PERFORMANCE SERIES Natasha McLaughlin, Sport Dietician with Optimal Health will be speaking in Moncton on Saturday, January 15th. Coaches and athletes of all sport backgrounds, as well as others that may be interested will have a chance to hear Ms. McLaughlin… [read more]
Moncton World Cup
December 20, 2010
Moncton city councillors will decide Monday night whether it will attempt to become one of six host cities in Canada’s bid to land FIFA’s Women’s World Cup in 2015. Canada is making a pitch to host the international soccer event in 2015 and the bid committee is looking for six cities to host some of… [read more]
Super Clinic heads to Moncton
Friday, December 17, 2010 . .OTTAWA- On January 14th-16th, Baseball New Brunswick in conjunction with Baseball Canada and Coach NB will be hosting the Baseball Canada Coaches Super Clinic at the Delta Beauséjour, in Moncton NB.. A variety of Community, Regional, Comp-Dev and Multi-sport courses will offered over the duration of this three day event…. [read more]
Soccer World Cup Bid II
December 8, 2010
Even though it was suggested they not proceed, Halifax regional councillors took a tentative step Tuesday toward the city becoming one of the hosts for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Canadian Soccer Association is bidding to host the soccer tournament. It plans on playing games in six locations across the country. Grant MacDonald,… [read more]
NB Sport Awards
November 16, 2010
MONCTON – The province’s athletics community capped an outstanding year Saturday by dominating the Pitney Bowes Sport New Brunswick awards. Sparked by a strong performance at the World Junior Track and Field Championships last summer, five members of Athletics New Brunswick took home awards – including Saint John javelin thrower Caleb Jones as male athlete… [read more]
Lamarche samoa
Montreal, November 14, 2010 –Marylise Lévesque, Myriam Lamarche and Sergio Pessoa won gold medals on Saturday at the World Cup judo tournament in Samoa. Sasha Mehmedovic added a silver. All four judokas are from Quebec. There were only three entries in women’s 78 kilos. Lévesque, ranked 46th in the world, defeated Stephanie Grant of Australia by… [read more]
Soccer World Cup Bid
November 5, 2010
Finally! After years of self-induced slumber caused by the Commonwealth Games fiasco in 2007, the constant public relations beating from Moncton on the sports hosting front, and local infighting over the best way to get sports infrastructure, Halifax appears ready to fight the good fight for an international event that could bring a new stadium…. [read more]
NB Awards
October 25, 2010
FREDERICTON – Saint John track star Caleb Jones, Quispamsis figure skating judge Cynthia Benson and the Saint John Storm women’s football team are among the finalists for this year’s Pitney Bowes Sport New Brunswick awards. The 17th annual event will take place Nov. 13 at the Ramada Crystal Palace. Jones represented Canada at the 2010… [read more]
Wight goes pro
October 21, 2010
Continuing his quest toward a professional cycling career, 18-year-old Stuart Wight of Riverview will join the CR4C Roanne team based in the Loire region of France next season. The team is a French DN1 level team, which is the highest level amateur team and graduates many of its riders to the professional ranks. As a… [read more]
NSRA – TD
October 15, 2010
To view the job advertisement, please visit the following link – http://www.cscatlantic.ca/files/07/67/NSRA_Job_Ad.pdf
lamarche-5th
October 13, 2010
In Baku, Myriam Lamarche lost by Ippon in the first round to Oksana Didenko of Ukraine. She bounced back in the repechage defeating Ragiyya Garayeva of Azerbaijan before losing the third place bout to Meiling Lin of China. ” My day went well,’’ said Lamarche, of New Brunswick and ranked 45th in the world. “However small… [read more]
Adrienne Power – Commonwealth Games
October 12, 2010
Literally dripping with excitement, Adrienne Power described the greatest day of her already illustrious athletic career. The East Jeddore sprinter on Monday won a bronze medal in the 200 metres at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, posting a time of 23.52 seconds. “I just looked up (at the end of the race) and looked… [read more]
Mwenga Commonwealth
October 6, 2010
DELHI, India – Moncton wrestler Promise Mwenga captured a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games yesterday here. Mwenga, a 27-year-old who grew up in Moncton and now trains out of Fredericton’s Black Bears Wrestling Club, defeated Sunday Sanni of Nigeria in the men’s 55-kilogram Greco-Roman bronze medal match. Sanni won the opening round 2-0, but… [read more]
Feunekes Medal
Fredericton wrestler Eric Feunekes was on his way to doping when he had to make a sudden detour to the Commonwealth Games medal podium. Feunekes was bumped up to bronze from fourth after Australian Hassene Fkiri was stripped of his silver medal for making a rude gesture to judges during his final. “I was pretty… [read more]
Clayton – 1st fight Commonwealth Games
October 5, 2010
Dartmouth’s Custio Clayton will see his first action on Wednesday at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. The City of Lakes welterweight, a five-time Canadian amateur champion, will meet Joseph Mwaisalenge of Tanzania. The gold medal matches are Oct. 13. (www.thechronicleherald.ca)
Katarina Roxon
September 29, 2010
Seventeen-year-old paralympic swimmer, Katarina Roxon, left her small town of Kippens located in the province Newfoundland in Canada, to return to her Indian roots and compete at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. This small town girl has been living her “big dream” and in the process has been making a name for herself, and… [read more]
Custio @ Commonwealth Games
CUSTIO CLAYTON is no shrinking violet. The Dartmouth welterweight boxer is off to the Commonwealth Games in India, one of two Nova Scotia athletes making the trip, with nothing short of gold on his mind. There’s no reason to believe he can’t get what he wants. Canada has been an elite boxing entry in the… [read more]
Tingley – Worlds Gold
September 27, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010 The last day of racing at the 2.4 worlds promised to be an interesting day with 4 sailors still with a chance to win the championship. Leading the overall standings was Hans Asklund from Sweden with 46 points, followed Canadian Paul Tingley on 47 points, and Sweden’s Stellen Berlin 4 points… [read more]
Luc Arseneau
September 22, 2010
Coaches of Canada would like to congratulate Luc Arseneau, ChPC on being named the Canadian Cycling Association’s – 2010 Builder of the Year! “The CCA recognizes the significant and valued contributions made by Luc to the national program as both a coach and member of the CCA’s high performance committee,” said Greg Mathieu, CEO, Canadian… [read more]
Rich Dalton
September 13, 2010
TORONTO, ON, September 11, 2010 – Richard Dalton of Halifax continued his domination in the men’s C-1 (canoe singles) 200-metre race on Saturday at the $20,000 Mazda KnockOut canoe and kayak competition held at Ontario Place. Dalton has now won the event all four years after finishing ahead of Mark Oldershaw of Oakville, Ont., in… [read more]
Amy Cotton
September 10, 2010
Montreal, September 9, 2010 – Canadians Catherine Roberge and Amy Cotton faced tough opponents on Thursday to open the world judo championships in Tokyo and neither received a ranking in women’s 78 kilos. Roberge competed despite severe back pains and was eliminated in the second round losing to the eventual bronze medallist Akari Ogata of… [read more]
Ciaran Hearn
OTTAWA, September 9, 2010 – The Canadian Men’s Rugby Sevens team is poised to mount a strong challenge against many of the world’s top rugby nations at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India next month. The Rugby Sevens tournament in Delhi will be the first opportunity to witness this unique brand of high-octane action… [read more]
Consultant Position
September 9, 2010
The CSCA is presently seeking an individual for the position of Consultant – Physiology/Strength & Conditioning. Please click here for the job description.
Lohnes – Bronze
September 7, 2010
Whitney Lohnes keeps adding to her medal haul. The judo athlete from Bridgewater earned a bronze Saturday at the Junior Pan Am Championships in Orlando, Florida. She won two fights and lost two en route to her third place finish. In July, the 17-year-old Lohnes captured gold in the junior girls’ 48-kilogram division at the… [read more]
Pendrel
Mountain biker Catherine Pendrel (Harvey Station, NB) finished her majestic season just inches from stepping on the podium in the cross-country race at the 2010 Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC. Pendrel, the 2010 World Cup Champion, started off leading the race for the first two of five laps, but in the very last… [read more]
Team Canada – Rugby
September 2, 2010
Olympic bobsled champion Heather Moyse and Cheryl Phillips scored two tries apiece to give Canada a 41-0 win over Scotland at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Guildford, England, on Wednesday. Moyse, a 32-year-old winger from Summerside, P.E.I., has six tries in four games, tied with New Zealand’s Carla Hohepa for the tournament lead. Moyse,… [read more]
Jeremy Page
September 1, 2010
Halifax, NS (September 1, 2010). Falmouth’s Jeremy Page finished his first Junior World Snowboard Championships yesterday with a 14th place finish in Big Air. Page was named to team Canada earlier this summer and traveled to Wanaka, New Zealand in mid-August to complete in the event. Jeremy was the only Canadian male to compete in… [read more]
Surrette – National Team
August 31, 2010
Allison Surette of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron and Coast sailing programs finished second at the Canadian Optimist Class Championships on the weekend in Hamilton, Ont. The second-place finish qualified Surette for the Canadian team to compete in the 2011 world championships in Auckland, New Zealand. Max Flinn of the Chester Yacht Club was… [read more]
Catharine Pendrel
August 30, 2010
WINDHAM, N.Y. (CP) — Canada’s Catharine Pendrel capped her mountain bike World Cup campaign in stunning fashion Saturday, racing to victory in the final round to capture the overall title. The cyclist from Kamloops, B.C., became the third Canadian woman to achieve the lofty feat, following in the footsteps of Marie-Helene Premont, who won the… [read more]
McCoombs – Nationals
Jason McCoombs nabbed two more gold medals Saturday at the national sprint canoe-kayak championships in Regina, leading a contingent of paddlers from Nova Scotia that won 15 finals on the last day of competition. McCoombs, a member of the Banook Canoe Club in Dartmouth, was first across the line in the 500- and 1,000-metre solo… [read more]
NB – Sport Funding
August 25, 2010
For the second time in a week, the provincial government is hearing calls for increased funding for amateur sport. A report authored by Evan MacInnis, the New Brunswick athletes services manager for Canadian Sport Atlantic, is requesting annual provincial Canada Games funding of $1.25 million. The document, entitled Planning for Future Success: an analysis of… [read more]
Moyse – rugby win
GUILDFORD (CP) — Olympic bobsled champion Heather Moyse scored three tries as Canada improved to 2-0 at the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Tuesday, defeating Sweden 40-10. Moyse, a winger from Summerside, P.E.I., who won gold earlier this year in Whistler, led the 2006 tournament in try-scoring and has already collected four in two games… [read more]
Feschuk & Tingley – Athletes of Month
Halifax swimmer Olivia Feschuk is the Cleve’s Source for Sports/New Balance female individual athlete of the month for July. Feschuk, 14, earned the distinction for her success at the Canadian Age Group National Swimming Championships held in Winnipeg. She placed first in the 100m butterfly, 1,500m freestyle, 400m individual medley, 200m butterfly and the 800m… [read more]
Field Hockey – Comm. Games
August 24, 2010
OTTAWA, August 17, 2010 – Field Hockey Canada and Commonwealth Games Canada today announced the 32 athletes who will represent Canada at the XIXth Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India this October. The field hockey competition is traditionally strong at the Commonwealth Games. Seven of the ten men’s teams that qualified for Delhi also competed at this… [read more]
Dalton – Bronze @ worlds
Bedford’s Richard Dalton capped the world canoe and kayak championships with a bronze medal Sunday in Poznan, Poland. The 30-year-old Dalton took bronze in the C-1 200 as part of a four-medal day for Canada. The top six in the race all finished within a second. Ivan Shtyl of Russia won in 39.161 with Thomas… [read more]
Walker – Worlds Event
Lower Sackville’s Stephanie Walker will be part of Canada’s seven-member team for the upcoming world women’s boxing championships in Bridgetown, Barbados. Preliminary competition begins Sept. 9 with the championship matches on Sept. 18. Walker will challenge at 60 kg. She earned the spot by winning the 2010 Canadian championship in her weight class in Quebec… [read more]
Swim Team – Comm. Games
IRVINE, California (August 21, 2010) – Following a successful Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California, Swimming Canada is pleased to announce the twenty-seven strong swimmers nominated to represent Canada at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. The Canadian squad was selected based on performances at the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships and the 2010 IPC World… [read more]
Russell Brothers – Medal Fight
August 20, 2010
Dartmouth brothers Andrew and Ben Russell will race for medals Saturday at the world canoe and kayak championships in Poland. Andrew Russell and partner Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny of Trois-Rivieres, Que., finished second in their 1,000-metre pairs canoe semifinal on the first day of the world regatta on Malta Lake in Poznan to advance to the final…. [read more]
Female hockey players named
August 16, 2010
Four Nova Scotians have been named to a pair of Canadian women’s hockey teams that will play three-game sets this week against American opponents. Forward Blayre Turnbull of Stellarton was selected to the national women’s under-18 squad while blue-liner Brittany Haverstock of Hammonds Plains and forwards Jillian Saulnier of Halifax and Jessica Wong of Baddeck… [read more]
Gotell – bronze
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (CP) — Canadians Donovan Tildesley, Valerie Grand’Maison and Chelsey Gotell all reached the podium Sunday to open the 2010 IPC world swimming championships for swimmers with a disability. In the women’s S13 category 200-metre individual medley for the visually impaired, Kelly Becherer of the U.S. won the gold medal in two minutes 30.32… [read more]
Heather Moyse
August 10, 2010
EDMONTON — Heather Moyse, Olympic gold-medal winning bobsledder and star of the 2006 Women’s Rugby World Cup in Edmonton, will be back on the pitch for Canada in the 2010 tournament in England. But it didn’t come without a lot of soul searching. The 32-year-old from Summerside, P.E.I., recalled that a few months ago, at… [read more]
Caleb Jones Senior Nats
August 3, 2010
Saint John native, Caleb Jones came away with a silver medal in the men’s javelin final this weekend at the Senior National Track and Field Championships in Toronto. Jones also broke the New Brunswick record by throwing 73.25m
Feunekes
July 30, 2010
Fredericton wrestler Eric Feunekes has been named to the Canadian team which will compete at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India in October. Feunekes, who wrestles at UNB, where he is a third-year engineering student will compete in Greco-Roman in the 96 kilogram weight class. Promise Mwenga of Moncton, a former member of the UNB… [read more]
Jessica Wong
The Cape Breton University women’s hockey club will host University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs player Jessica Wong tonight at the Joan Harris Cruise Pavilion in Sydney beginning at 7 p.m. Baddeck’s Wong grew up playing minor hockey in Cape Breton. She scored the game-winning goal in overtime in the NCAA final for UMD. She also… [read more]
Ben Russell – NT
An appeal that exposed an oversight in the selection process has secured Ben Russell’s addition to the Canadian team that will compete next month at the world sprint canoe championships. CanoeKayak Canada announced Thursday that the 22-year-old from Dartmouth will be among the Canucks who’ll challenge the world’s best Aug. 18-22 in Poznan, Poland. He’ll… [read more]
Celia Peters
CELIA PETERS has achieved most of what she set out to accomplish on the university track. Now the middle-distance runner from New Glasgow has her eye on the ultimate goal: the 2012 Summer Olympics. When she crosses the finish line Tuesday night in the women’s 800-metre race of the Aileen Meagher International Track Classic in… [read more]
Adrienne Power
July 27, 2010
OLYMPIAN ADRIENNE Power of East Jeddore determined last year her mind was slowing her down. Canada’s top women’s 200-metre sprinter did everything necessary to make to it the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and the world championships last year in Berlin, but left both meets disappointed with her results. She was a quarter-finalist in Beijing in… [read more]
Feschuk – 8 medals
July 26, 2010
Olivia Feschuk collected two more medals during the final day of the Canadian age group swimming championships in Winnipeg on Sunday. Feschuk, a 14-year-old from Halifax, earned two silvers — one in the 200-metre individual medley (2:23.61) and the other in the 400m freestyle (4:30.53) — to add her to her substantial collection. The Halifax… [read more]
Caleb Jones IAAF Final
July 25, 2010
Caleb Jones finished 10th in the men’s javelin final this week at the IAAF Junior World Championships! To see full results please click here
Vanessa Pickard
Vanessa Pickard and Team Canada finished 11th with a win over Mali 82-48 at the FIBA U17 World Championships in France. For full results please click here
Lalonde
July 23, 2010
MONCTON – Moncton’s Genevieve Lalonde went record chasing again last night and came away with another one. Her time of 9:57.74 was enough to secure sixth place in the 3,000m steeplechase final at the IAAF World Junior Championships last night at Stade de Moncton Stadium and set a North and Central American regional record in… [read more]
Feschuk – 3rd Gold
Olivia Feschuk is dominating the Canadian age group swimming championships in Winnipeg. The 14-year-old from Halifax topped her division in the 400-metre individual medley Thursday with a time of 4:58.51, marking the third gold medal she’d won in two days of competition. “I was glad to swim faster than I did two weeks ago at… [read more]
Feschuk – Age Grp Nat’l
July 22, 2010
Olivia Feschuk continues to make her mark in the pool at the national level. The 14-year-old from Halifax swam to a pair of gold medals Wednesday in Winnipeg in the 2010 Canadian age group national championships, winning the 100-metre butterfly and 1,500-metre freestyle finals. Feschuk, a member of the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club, also established… [read more]
Dayle Colpitts
Goaltender Dayle Colpitts of Fredericton is training this summer with the Ottawa Fury senior women’s soccer team as she looks forward to potential national team duty. http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/sports/article/1143300
Moyse – Rugby
July 20, 2010
P.E.I.’s Heather Moyse will be part of Canada’s National Senior Women’s Rugby Team for the 2010 World Cup. The squad features 26 players with over 500 caps between them. Even though the side is stacked with experience, coach John Long said selection was based on performance. “We said all along that selection would be based… [read more]
CanoeKayak Nat’l Team
Three-time Olympic medallist Adam Van Koeverden of Oakville, Ont., Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, Ont., and Émilie Fournel of Montreal were among 30 athletes named to Canada’s team for the world canoe and kayak championships August 19-22 in Poznan, Poland. The team was finalized this past weekend at the second national team trials in Montreal. Van… [read more]
Athletics – Day 1
Canada’s track and field officials are hoping home-track advantage will help spawn a new generation of Canadian stars. A team of 60 athletes, including three from Nova Scotia, aged 19-and-under are competing at the 13th annual IAAF world track and field championships this week at the new Stade de Moncton, in Moncton Representing Nova Scotia… [read more]
Connor Taras name to team
Connor Taras had a day to savour Monday. A year after just missing a chance to paddle for Canada at the world senior sprint canoe/kayak championships at Lake Banook, the 21-year-old kayaker from Waverley landed a spot on this year’s Canadian team headed to this year’s world event. The worlds will be held Aug. 19-22… [read more]
Lohnes – Commonwealth Games
Whitney Lohnes’s first national judo title might never have happened if things had gone better for her on the schoolyard as a kid. Just days after winning a gold medal in the junior girls’ 48-kilogram division at the Canadian championships in Lethbridge, Alta., the 17-year-old from Bridgewater kidded about why she took up the sport… [read more]
Shawn Daye-Finley
Good luck to Shawn Daye-Finley who will be competeting in the men’s 66kg freestyle weight class on Sunday at the Junior World Wrestling Championships in Hungary.
World Jr’s beginning
July 19, 2010
The 13th International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Junior Championships begin today in Moncton, NB. These championships will be the largest sporting event in Atlantic Canada’s history with over 160 countries gathering at the newly built Stade de Moncton. Canada will be represented in every event with a contingent of 60 athletes representing their… [read more]
Dave Durepos
Congratulations to Dave Durepos and Team Canada for defeating Turkey for a seventh place finish at the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships. http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/rss/article/1134187 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/8826786.stm
Matt Hadley
Congratulations to Matt Hadley who finished fourth at the 2010 National Mountain Bike Championships in the 35 kilometer men’s elite race.
PEI Curlers
Cathy Overton-Clapham, who played against PEI’s Erin Carmody and Geri-Lynn Ramsay in last season’s Scotties final before being replaced on the Jennifer Jones rink, has been hired by the Canadian Curling Association to mentor PEI’s Carmody, 22, and Ramsay, 21, along with New Brunswick skip Andrea Kelly. Overton-Clapham will work with the Eastern Canadian wing… [read more]
Connaughton – European Tour
July 16, 2010
Connaughton’s first meet was in Helsinki, Finland, where he finished second to former Jamaican 200-metre national champion Steve Mullings by three one-hundredths of a second with a time of 20.99 seconds. His next race was in County Cork, Ireland, where he beat Pan-American gold medallist Antiguan Brendon Christian and former world and Commonwealth champion Kim… [read more]
Wight – Youth Olympics
July 14, 2010
(Ottawa, ON – July 13, 2010) Kristina Laforge (Alma, QC), Tory Nyhaug-Heinonen (Coquitlam, BC), Steve Noble (Glencairn, ON) and Stuart Wight (Moncton, NB) have been nominated by the Canadian Cycling Association (CCA) to the Canadian Youth Olympic Team to represent Canada in the cycling events at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore from August… [read more]
CanoeKayak Trials # 2
Andrew and Ben Russell aren’t the only Bluenoses hoping their efforts this weekend in Montreal solicit an invitation to next month’s ICF canoe sprint world championships. A large contingent of Nova Scotians, including five other paddlers who competed for Canada on this spring’s World Cup circuit, are vying for a trip to Poznan, Poland, with… [read more]
Russell Brothers
Most brothers squabble over toys, or the TV remote control, or maybe the girl next door. Andrew and Ben Russell are fighting for the same spot on the Canadian national team for this year’s canoe sprint world championships and — ultimately — for a berth in the 2012 Olympics that only one of them can… [read more]
Custio Clayton
Dartmouth boxer Custio Clayton, a national amateur champion, will get his chance to add a Commonwealth title to his resume this fall. The 22-year-old Clayton, long a fixture on the national amateur stage and the current senior 69-kilogram titleholder, were among seven Canadian fighters named to Canada’s Commonwealth team on Tuesday. The Commonwealth Games are… [read more]
Junior Cyclists
July 13, 2010
Last weekend, two junior men cyclists, training at the National Cycling Centre – Atlantic Canada in Dieppe, wrote a new page of history by being the first duo to win both junior men titles at the National road cycling championships in Edmonton, Alberta. On Friday, Riverview’s Stuart Wight won the individual time trial, and on… [read more]
Stuart Wight wins Gold
July 12, 2010
Congratulations to Stuart Wight who won the sixth and final stage of the Junior Tour of Ireland. http://www.pedalmag.com/index.php?module=Section&action=viewdetail&item_id=18595
Michael Bawol
July 9, 2010
Check out the link below to see Nova Scotia sprinter, Michael Bawol at the Canadian bobsleigh team tryouts! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/video/canadian-bobsleigh-team-holds-tryouts/article1633733/
Colpitts still in mix for U20
Canada’s women’s U-20 team head coach Carolina Morace has invited 28 players the upcoming camp in Alliston, ON. The camp, which runs 5 – 12 July, will build on the two identification camps for this age group held earlier this May in Surrey, BC and Vaughan, ON. “This will be the first time we have… [read more]
Atlantic Division Invitational Regatta
Atlantic region paddlers dominated the first day of the Atlantic Division International Invitational canoe and kayak regatta Thursday in Dartmouth. On Lake Banook, paddlers affiliated with the Atlantic Division of CanoeKayak Canada — most of them from metro-area clubs — accumulated 262 points in junior and under-23 division events while Ontario entries combined for 135… [read more]
Vanessa Pickard makes national team
Congratulations to Riverview native Vanessa Pickard for being selected to the Canada Basketball cadette girls national team. Pickard will play for Canada at the inaugural FIBA world under-17 girls championship July 16-25 in Toulouse/Rodez, France. http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/sports/article/1124760
Junior Judo Nationals Results
July 6, 2010
This past weekend six New Brunswick judokas competed in the 2010 Junior National Judo Championships in Lethbridge, AB. In the U-17 men’s 60kg division Darcy Lavigne finished in 9th place while his team mate Lukas Nowak came away winning a bronze medal. Nowak defeated Simon Roedding of Ontario to earn his 3rd place finish. Meanwhile,… [read more]
Olivia Feschuk – Final
Olivia Feschuk of the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club finished in 13th place in the women’s 400-metre individual medley as competition wrapped up Sunday night at the Canada Cup swimming competition in Montreal. The 14-year-old touched the wall in four minutes 59.82 seconds. Feschuk also placed 15th Sunday night in the women’s 200m butterfly with a… [read more]
Tak Kikuchi
Fall River’s Tak Kikuchi was honoured by Gymnastics Canada over the weekend in Ottawa. Kikuchi received a Gymnastics Canada Life membership award, Gymnastics Canada’s most prestigious award given to a person who has provided long-term services in a significant manner to the sport. Kikuchi has provided over 40 years of coaching and officiating expertise to… [read more]
Ryan MacDonald – Cycling
A Pictou County cyclist’s first-place finish in an Alberta race means he will represent Canada in the world championship next month in Italy. Ryan MacDonald, 17, of Greenhill broke away from the competition to capture the Canadian Road National Cycling Championships’ junior category at Devon, near Edmonton, on Saturday. Ryan crossed the 120-kilometre road race’s… [read more]
El Salvador Judo World Cup
July 5, 2010
Congratulations to Myriam Lamarche who won silver at the El Salvador Judo World Cup in the 63kg weight division.
Athletics Junior Results
This past weekend the 2010 Junior National Track and Field Time Trials were held in Moncton, NB. Athletes from all over the country were in attendance at the Université de Moncton stadium in hopes of qualifying for the upcoming World Championships which will also take place in Moncton later on this month. Rachael McIntosh from… [read more]
National Individual Time Trials for Junior Cyclists
Congratulations to Stuart Wight of Team Atlantic who captured the Canadian Junior National title in the Individual Time Trials in Devon, Alberta. The race course covered a total distance of 22.5 kilometres and a total of 45 men took part in the race in the Town of Devon, Alberta. “I put a lot of practice… [read more]
Athletics World Juniors
Moncton – Following the conclusion of the Canadian World Junior Trials, Athletics Canada announced this morning the team that will represent Canada at the 2010 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Junior Championships. 59 athletes from across Canada will converge on Moncton July 19-25 to take on the worlds’ best. “It is a real… [read more]
Amy Cotton
Montreal, July 4, 2010 (Sportcom) – Amy Cotton and Nicholas Tritton placed fifth this weekend at the Grand Slam judo competition in Moscow. On Sunday, Cotton lost her quarterfinal bout in women’s 78 kilos She defeated Kaouther Ouallal of Algeria in her opening bout by Ippon then eliminated Maryna Pryshchepa of Ukraine, ranked third in… [read more]
Sammy Hall
Sammy Hall has been around water for so long that she can barely remember the first time she held a paddle in her hand. Now at 17, the Waverley, N.S., native is one of the emerging stars on the Canadian junior team and showed that at the Lake Placid International Regatta canoe and kayak competition… [read more]
Olivia Feschuk
Olivia Feschuk, a 14-year-old from the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club, earned a new Nova Scotia 13-14 girls long course record in the 400-metre individual medley at the Canada Cup in Montreal late Friday. Feschuk’s mark of 4:58.21 was set during preliminaries and she will swim in the consolation final tonight. Feschuck, who is representing the… [read more]
Whitney Lohnes – Nationals
Whitney Lohnes captured a gold medal to lead Nova Scotia’s judo team on the weekend at the 2010 Canadian junior nationals in Lethbridge, Alta. Whitney’s win has secured her a spot on the Canadian Team heading to the 2010 Junior World Championships in Morocco in October. Lohnes, a member of the Bridgewater Judo Club, topped… [read more]
judo juniors
June 30, 2010
This coming weekend six New Brunswick judokas from the Provincial training group will be travelling to Lethbridge, Alberta to compete in the 2010 Junior National Judo Championships. The Junior National Championships are divided into three specific age groups which include U-15, U-17, and U-20. The following training group athletes will be representing New Brunswick: Emilie… [read more]
Baker Nmaed to world team
June 28, 2010
The Canadian Yachting Association is pleased to officially announce the members of the 2010 Canadian Youth World Sailing Team. The team will be heading to Istanbul, Turkey from July 8th-July 17th. The 40th edition of the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship will play host to over 300 young sailors from 60 plus nations. This… [read more]
sport NB Job
June 22, 2010
Sport NB is a leader and an advocate for amateur sport across New Brunswick. Representing more than 65 member organizations, including 50 provincial sport organizations, Sport NB is a driving force in bringing healthy living and sport to the forefront for New Brunswickers. With a legacy stretching back over 35 years, Sport NB continues to… [read more]
L’Esperance BNS Title
June 21, 2010
Halifax’s Andrew L’Esperance won a four-man sprint to the finish to take the Bicycle Nova Scotia provincial championship on Sunday. L’Esperance edged out Cyclesmith teammates Jamie Lamb and Dustin MacBurnie to capture the Elite A division of the 140-kilometre Riverport Road Race in Lunenburg County. Independent rider Enid Schaller was victorious in the 84-km women’s… [read more]
McCoombs add to medal haul
Jason McCoombs capped a strong showing at the year’s premier international junior paddling event by snagging a pair of medals Sunday in Bochum, Germany. The Dartmouth teenager raced to a silver in the 500-metre singles canoe final and claimed bronze in the 200-metre event, finishing less than a second behind the winner in both races… [read more]
Jr Paddlers win bronze
June 20, 2010
Two Nova Scotians sliced through the water to bronze medals Saturday in Germany at the season’s main event in international junior paddling. Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth and Alexa Irvin of Fall River each won bronze in 1,000-metre finals at the Ruhr International Regatta junior canoe and kayak competition at Bochum. McCoombs, a 17-year-old from Banook… [read more]
Moyse – Rugby
June 18, 2010
After a two-year sabbatical and an Olympic gold medal in bobsleigh, Heather Moyse showed she’s still a force on the rugby pitch. Moyse scored the winning try with five minutes remaining as Canada beat the U.S. Women Eagles 14-8 in a Can-Am Test series women’s rugby match Monday. The match was Moyse’s return to international… [read more]
Jr National Paddling – Germany
A seven-member Canadian junior paddling team will complete a three-week European trek at the Ruhr International Regatta canoe and kayak competition this Friday to Sunday (June 18-20) in Bochum, Germany. The Canadian team members are Jason McCoombs of Dartmouth, N.S., in canoe, Adam Tenwolde of Dartmouth and Etienne Beauchesne of Trois-Rivieres, Que., in men’s kayak… [read more]
Bone, McCorquodale
June 15, 2010
Oliver Bone gave his sailing skills a good sharpening at the U.S. national 470 championship in Stonington, Conn., on the weekend. The Halifax resident teamed up with Vancouver’s Andrew McCorquodale to place second in the regatta. They missed out on victory by just five points, even though it was the first time they competed together…. [read more]
Tenwolde
June 9, 2010
SZOLNOK, Hungary – A seven-member Canadian junior canoe and kayak team competed at the Hungarian national junior team trials this past weekend and the highlight was a third place finish for Adam Tenwolde of Dartmouth, N.S., in the men’s K-1 (kayak singles) 500-metre. It was one of two finals for Tenwolde who also grabbed eighth… [read more]
medals -russell
Russell and Partner win Silver SZEGED, Hungary – Adam van Koeverden of Oakville, Ont., won the gold medal in the K-1 500 and Richard Dober Jr., of Trois-Rivieres, Que., made two podium appearances to cap a seven-medal Canadian performance on Sunday at a World Cup paddling competition. In the men’s K-1 500-metre, van Koeverden clocked… [read more]
Pickard
June 3, 2010
Vanessa Pickard has already helped Canada qualify for the FIBA world under-17 girls basketball championship coming up this summer. Pickard, a 17-year-old sharp-shooting point guard, was a key player on the Canadian girls cadette team that finished second at the FIBA Americas under-16 qualifying tournament in Mexico last summer. The top three teams in the… [read more]
Ricoh Awards
June 2, 2010
Stephanie Walker is living her childhood dream, competing in the boxing ring. The 20-year-old’s passion and commitment to her sport was officially recognized on Tuesday. The Lower Sackville woman is among the three finalists vying for female individual athlete of the year in the 14th annual RICOH Sports Awards. Finalists in nine of 12 categories… [read more]
Soccer National Camp
May 25, 2010
Canada’s women’s national team has announced the roster for its two-week camp in Gaithersburg, MD. The camp runs 18-27 May and precedes the national team’s trip to Hamar, Norway for an international match against Norway. The camp is part of Canada’s 2010 preparations for the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup, expected to be played this… [read more]
CNIB Dinner
Brian McKeever is a Canadian cross-country skier and biathlete. He began skiing at the age of three and started competing at age thirteen. At 19 he began losing his vision due to Stargardt’s disease. At the 2002 and 2006 Winter Paralympics he competed in both cross-country skiing and biathlon, winning two gold medals and a… [read more]
VC 2010 Men’s team
May 18, 2010
OTTAWA – Dallas Soonias of Red Deer, Alta., Adam Simac of Ottawa and Louis-Pierre Mainville of Notre-Dame de l’Isle, Que., are among several returning players named to the men’s senior national team today by Volleyball Canada. The Canadians launch their international season early next week at the Pan American Cup in Puerto Rico. They will… [read more]
may sport nutrition
May 17, 2010
Buying Organic…What Should Athletes Do? Most athletes are aware that to physically perform at their best they should consume wholesome foods. However, with these dietary goals in mind athletes may be confused as to which foods are ideal to meet their sport nutrition needs – especially when it comes to choosing between organic and non-organically… [read more]
Dalton at trials
MONTREAL — Richard Dalton of Halifax kicked off the 2010 paddling season Saturday with wins in the C-1 200- and C-2 1,000-metre events at the first of two national canoe and kayak team trials. Andrew Willows of Gananoque, Ont., and Kia Byers of Regina were also victors in opening 200-metre finals under cloudy and sometimes… [read more]
Ben Russell
Banook’s Ben Russell edged his brother Andrew for a spot on the podium Sunday at Canoe-Kayak Canada’s first sprint national team trials at Montreal’s Olympic Basin. Ben Russell turned in a 4:28.076 for third in the men’s C-1 1,000 final, 1.1 seconds ahead of his brother in fourth. They were the only two Atlantic paddlers… [read more]
Paddler Prepped fpr Nationals
May 14, 2010
No one could ever accuse Genevieve Orton of resting on her laurels. The Lake Echo kayaker, who turns 26 today, earned two silver medals a year ago on the World Cup circuit, teaming up with three other Canadian women to finish as the runners-up in 500-metre K-4 events in Poland and Hungary. Then she capped… [read more]
NB Commits funding to High Performance Athletes
April 30, 2010
FREDERICTON (CNB) – A recognition ceremony today highlights New Brunswickers who took part in the 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Games this past winter in Vancouver and Whistler. At the event, Wellness, Culture and Sport Minister Hédard Albert announced funding for sports organizations and high-performance athletes. “I am happy the province is able to help our… [read more]
april newsletter
April 29, 2010
The CSCA April Newsletter is now online. Included in this issue: Heather Moyse- Olympic Champion CSCA-NB Service Provider, Alina Cress Newfoundland Soccer coach: Mike Power Information on the 2010 Atlantic Coaches Seminar photo: Charlie Booker
Para-Cycling Camp a Success
April 28, 2010
The weather was not super cooperative, but it did not scare anyone away. Last weekend, seven participants were initiated to para-cycling at the National Cycling Centre – Atlantic Canada in Dieppe. For the occasion, Luc Arseneau, head coach, tagged along Canadian Cycling Association’s Sébastien Travers and Vélo NB’s Sheila Colbourne to initially talk about the… [read more]
Hadley World Cup
Matt Hadley competed in his first World Cup event of the 2010 Mountain Bike Season in Dalby Forest, UK. To follow his racing throughout the season, visit his website at http://matthadley.blogspot.com
Ryan MacDonald Invited to Tour with Junior National Team
The Canadian Cycling Association has asked New Glasgow’s Ryan MacDonald to participate in the 2010 Junior Men’s Spring European program, starting on May 10. MacDonald, 18, will be the lone Nova Scotian on the six-member squad, which will base itself in Tielt-Winge, Belgium for training. The program runs until June 7 and includes participation at… [read more]
apr Sport Nutrition tip
April 21, 2010
The Unique Nutritional Needs of Female Athletes In case you haven’t noticed, males and females are different. Aside from physical differences between the sexes, however, a number of sport nutrition-related differences also exist, from vegetarianism, hydration, and micronutrients to the Female Athlete Triad. To read this month’s sport nutrition tip sheet “The Unique Nutritional Needs… [read more]
NB Podiym
April 20, 2010
PODIUM PERFORMANCE SERIES The Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic Integrated Support Team will be speaking in various regions throughout New Brunswick from Monday, April 19th through Thursday, April 22nd. Canada Games coaches, athletes and staff will have a chance to hear three members of the Canada Games Sport Science expert team speak of their expertise… [read more]
CCA to partner with National Cycling Centre
April 14, 2010
CCA to partner with National Cycling Centre – Atlantic Canada, in Para-cycling Introduction Camp, April 16-17th April 13, 2010 – The CCA is proud to partner with the National Cycling Centre-Atlantic Canada for their Para-cycling Introduction Camp, being held in Dieppe, NB on April 16-17. The camp will be directed by Luc Arseneau, Head coach… [read more]
Cycling Jr Team
April 13, 2010
Thu Apr 1 10:40:38 PDT 2010] The Canadian Cycling Association is pleased to announce the athletes who have been selected to represent Canada during the Junior Men’s Spring European program from May 10th to June 7th, 2010. The team will stay at the CCA’s National Team base in Tielt-Winge, Belgium. Junior Men: Craig Logan (BC)Kris… [read more]
Wong making mark as a freshman Baddeck teen’s goal in third OT sends her team to NCAA title
April 6, 2010
She’s too modest to say so herself, but Jessica Wong is the proud owner of one of the more memorable goals in U.S. hockey history. Baddeck’s Wong is still basking in the triple-overtime winner two weeks ago that vaulted her University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs to the NCAA Frozen Four women’s hockey championship in Minneapolis,… [read more]
Under 18 World Championship
CHICAGO, Ill. – For the first time ever, Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team has won the gold medal at the IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship, defeating the United States 5-4 in overtime in Saturday’s gold medal game at Seven Bridges Ice Arena. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/72546/la_id/1.htm
Olympic Academy
March 31, 2010
2010 International Olympic Academy Application Form 9th International Session for Educators and Officials of Higher Institutes of Physical Education July 23 – July 30, 2010 Olympia, Greece The Canadian Olympic Committee is now accepting applications for participants to attend the International Olympic Academy’s (IOA) 9th International Session for Educators and Officials of Higher Institutes of… [read more]
Canoe 09
Canoe 09 Legacy Cash Hits $880,000 For Immediate Release – Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia — The Canoe ‘09 Organizing Committee has announced a significant cash legacy for Atlantic Canadian paddlers, from the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships (Canoe ’09). The Championship was held this past August in Dartmouth. More than 1,000… [read more]
Duckworth wins first
Duckworth wins slopestyle title Alex Duckworth tamed the course at Mont-Tremblant resort in Quebec on Tuesday to win the first-ever women’s slopestyle crown at the 2010 Canadian snowboard championships. The 22-year-old from Kingsburg, Lunenburg County, snared top spot by earning 40.2 points in her ride in the freestyle snowboarding event. “Today was a fun day,”… [read more]
wrestling nationals
March 24, 2010
Some 250 of the top wrestlers from across the country, including a handful of local contenders, converge on the city this week for the 2010 junior and senior national wrestling championships. The Nashwaaksis Field House will be the site of the event. The junior tournament, for wrestlers 20 years old and under, begins with weigh… [read more]
speed skate nationals
Evan Brideau has home ice advantage at the national age class short track speed skating championships this weekend. The 16-year-old Fredericton youngster is considered a gold medal threat in the junior class at the competition, which runs Friday through Sunday at the Campbellton Civic Centre. “I’d like to win it if I could,” said Brideau,… [read more]
lalonde rookie
March 12, 2010
WINDSOR, Ont. (CIS) – The CIS individual award winners for the 2009-2010 track and field season were announced Thursday afternoon prior to the start of the national championships that will run through Saturday at the University of Windsor’s St. Denis Centre. Championship website: http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/trackfield On the women’s side, Noelle Montcalm of the defending national champion Windsor Lancers… [read more]
Paralympic Torchbearers
March 2, 2010
A total of 16 torchbearers, including 13 selected ambassadors from each Canadian province and territory, will run the first legs of the 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay Alberta Dr. Robert Steadward will represent the province of Alberta as a torchbearer in the 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay Lighting Ceremony on March 3 in Ottawa. An accomplished author,… [read more]
Heather Moyse Gold
February 25, 2010
Canada’s Slide Queens Overpowering WHISTLER – It is success built on a foundation of failure, or at least unrealized ambition. So in that respect, the bobsleigh gold medal won Wednesday night by Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse seems all too fitting coming as it did on a track that has already known what might be the… [read more]
Stephanie Walker
February 24, 2010
Stephanie Walker wins bout at national boxing team tourney By MONTY MOSHER Sports ReporterWed. Feb 24 – 4:53 AM Canadian champion boxer Stephanie Walker began defence of her crown with a win Tuesday at the Canadian cadet/junior and senior final team selections at the Delta Halifax Hotel. Four Nova Scotia fighters are seeking to maintain… [read more]
Heather Moyse
WHISTLER – They shredded track records and broke hearts all during the World Cup season so it’s no surprise that Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse set consecutive track record starts Tuesday night at the Whistler Sliding Centre. Read more in the Globe and Mail
Betts scholarship
February 23, 2010
Wrestling Canada Lutte is pleased to announce that 2009 Canadian Junior Women’s Champion at 44 kg, Krista Betts of University of New Brunswick has been selected as the recipient of the Bob McLeod Scholarship for the 2009/2010 academic year. http://www.wrestling.ca/news/article.php?id=1597
Wheelchair
February 22, 2010
(Ottawa, ON) – Wheelchair Basketball Canada is pleased to announce the names of the 12 athletes that will represent Canada at the 2010 World Championships (July 5-17, 2010 in Birmingham, GB) as members of Sr. Men’s National Wheelchair Basketball Team. This year the Canadian men are striving to for their second straight gold medal finish… [read more]
Lisa Ross
Click here for results of the Clearwater Yacht Club Laser Midwinter’s East 2010, where Lisa Ross placed second. Fellow CYA sailor, Erin Rafuse, placed 39th.
Wight-Cycling arizona
February 19, 2010
08.02.10 – Selections for 2010 CCA Winter Training Camp The Canadian Cycling Association is pleased to announce the athletes who participate in the winter training camp this February. The camp runs from Feb 11 – 21 in Tucson, Arizona. The camp will provide targeted athletes the chance to train with athletes from other cycling sports…. [read more]
Colpitts-Cyprus
Canada’s women’s national team has announced its roster for its first camp of the 2010 soccer season, an 18-day camp in Larnaka, Cyprus that includes the team’s third participation in the annual Cyprus Women’s Cup. Coach Carolina Morace and her staff have invited 24 players to the camp as the team begins its year-long preparation… [read more]
NACAC XC Team
February 15, 2010
OTTAWA – Athletics Canada announced today the cross country team that will travel to Trinidad and Tobago to compete in the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships. As well as looking to capture NACAC titles on March 6th, these athletes will also be attempting to qualify for the 2010 IAAF World… [read more]
N.S Sailors Make Youth National Team
February 6, 2010
Three sailors from Nova Scotia have been named to the national youth sailing team, the Canadian Yachting Association announced on Friday. Jacob Chaplin-Saunders and Joss Warren of the Chester Yacht Club (420 male) and Karl Mitchell of the Lunenburg Yacht Club (laser) were selected to the national team. http://thechronicleherald.ca/Sports/1166168.html
Alex Duckworth – Third
February 1, 2010
Alex Duckworth, mere days after she was left off the Canadian Olympic snowboard team, placed third at a FIS World Cup snowboard tour event in Calgary on Saturday. The Kingsburg, Lunenburg County native, who specializes in the women’s half-pipe, earned a podium finish in the first-ever Slopestyle competition held on Canadian soil. Slopestyle is a… [read more]
Joey Laviolette – Gold
Lower Sackville’s Joey Laviolette and Stephanie Walker, both of Lower Sackville, and Custio Clayton of Dartmouth each captured gold Saturday afternoon at the Canadian senior boxing championships in Ste-Hyacinthe, Que. Laviolette was victorious in the 57-kilogram final against Quebec’s Marc-Andre Gauthier. Walker took the 60-kg title while Clayton finished first in the 69-kg main event…. [read more]
Arendz
BESSAN, Fra.—Canada’s Para-Nordic cross-country ski athletes capped off a strong opening week at the IPC World Cup by winning a gold and bronze medal in Bessan, France on Sunday. Collette Bourgonje, of Saskatoon, captured the first gold medal for Canada on the season after winning the women’s middle distance sit-ski race with a time… [read more]
Paul Tingley Wins Gold
January 31, 2010
Miami, Fla. (January 29, 2010) – After five days of racing on Biscayne Bay, gold, silver and bronze medalists were determined today in three Paralympic classes at US SAILING’s 2010 Rolex Miami OCR, the second of seven stops of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Sailing World Cup 2009-2010. USA racked up the most medals with… [read more]
Olympic Snowboard Team
January 25, 2010
(Québec, QC – January 25, 2010) Canada~Snowboard announced on Monday the nomination of 18 Canadian snowboarders to the Canadian Olympic Committee. “The team we have for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games is solid, experienced, dynamic and ready to compete for gold, at home, in our backyard. The riders we have selected deserved to be selected… [read more]
ISU Figure Skate
January 22, 2010
OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will send 12 entries to the 2010 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Jeonju City, Republic of Korea from January 25-30, 2010. Canada will have three entries in each discipline, men’s, ladies, pair and ice dance. Leading the men’s team is Kevin Reynolds, 20, Coquitlam, B.C., who is coming off… [read more]
Women’s Soccer
January 21, 2010
Canada’s women’s U-20 team officially announced its roster today for the upcoming 2010 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship in Guatemala. National head coach Carolina Morace selected 20 players for the 11-day tournament which kicks off this 20 January in Ciudad, Guatemala. Canada is the tournament’s current defending champion from two years ago in Mexico. “We have… [read more]
Team Gushue
January 12, 2010
GUELPH, Ont. - Brad Gushue of St. John’s, NL, earned his first career Capital One Grand Slam of Curling event Sunday, downing Edmonton’s Randy Ferbey 6-4 to capture the Swiss Chalet National. “We’ve been playing good all year,” said Gushue. “We’ve had four wins before this and to get the fifth at a Grand Slam is… [read more]
MacLean’s Article
An article entitled “Olympic Secrets Revealed” will appear in the January 18th, 2010 edition of MacLean’s magazine. To view the article, click here.
Tingley Wins Gold
December 22, 2009
This event marks the kick-off of the Sailing World Cup tour. Canadian Sailing Team member Michael Leigh claimed victory in the Laser class, with his fourth place in the Medal Race enough to give him a two-point win over American Clayton Johnson. “I couldn’t have asked for a better Medal Race,” said Leigh. “I kind… [read more]
Paul Tingley Places First
December 21, 2009
http://www.yachting.org.au/site/yachting/event/24420/overall_10_1.html
Softball
(Ottawa, ON) Softball Canada is pleased to release the list of players who have been selected to the Junior Women’s National Team Athlete Pool for the 2010 season. These players will attend a Selection Camp early in the Summer of 2010 (location and dates to be determined). From this pool, seventeen (17) junior athletes will… [read more]
Katie Baker
December 16, 2009
Congratulations are in order for Katie Baker who was recently named to the Women’s Pan American Elite Team 2009, the only Canadian female selected to the team. The PAHF Elite Teams are named every two years, with the first ones announced after the 2007 Pan American Games. Hockey specialists involved or present at the 2009… [read more]
Moyse a Double Threat
December 14, 2009
WINTERBERG, GERMANY – The women’s national rugby team is holding a spot for Heather Moyse heading into the 2010 World Cup, and considering her remarkable strength and physical conditioning, well, is there any way at 37 she could hang on long enough to represent Canada in rugby sevens when it makes it debut in the… [read more]
U 20 Soccer
December 10, 2009
Canada’s women’s U-20 team has announced it will hold its next preparatory camp from 11-20 December in Florida. Coach Carolina Morace will call 23 players for the 10-day camp. The team will train at the Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL. The team is working towards the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Germany 2010… [read more]
IOA
December 8, 2009
VANCOUVER, December 7, 2009 – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is now accepting applications for participants to attend the International Olympic Academy’s (IOA) 50th International Session for Young Participants (General Session) in Olympia, Greece. The session will take place from June 22 to July 6, 2010. The aim of the IOA is to create an… [read more]
Moyse-world Cup
November 24, 2009
November 21, 2009 From: http://www.bobsleigh.ca/BCSNews.aspx?NewsID=%2fLWMjxTC1j0%3d LAKE PLACID, N.Y.—Canada’s Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse teamed up to win a bronze medal at the women’s bobsleigh World Cup on one of the toughest tracks on the circuit in Lake Placid, N.Y. on Saturday. The 24-year-old Calgarian, who is the pilot of the Canada 2 sled for the… [read more]
Tingley Secures Bronze Medal at 2.4 mR World Championships
November 22, 2009
Friday, November 06, 2009 With fellow Americans John Ruf and Carl Horrocks having secured the Gold and Silver medals respectively with one race to go, the battle on the final day was for the Bronze medal. Canada’s Paul Tingley entered the day two points back of Sweden’s Hans Asklund. Tingley needed to put a boat between… [read more]
NS Speedskater Has Second Chance
November 21, 2009
A Better Shot Management consultant helps skater improve chances of going to Games By BRUCE ERSKINE Business Reporter http://thechronicleherald.ca/Search/1153540.htm
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