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Cheema athletes named to Canadian team
Pat Healey
WAVERLEY: Four Cheema canoeing/kayak athletes were selected last month to represent Canada at various international competitions overseas. Michelle Russell, Marshall Hughes, Shaun Fair, and Mariah Godin were the four selected to join the team after Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) national trials in Montreal where those participating at the World Cup European and the Under-23 international European tea...
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Clarke helps Mooseheads to QMJHL and CHL titles
Pat Healey
FALL RIVER: When the final buzzer sounded, Chris Clarke and his Halifax Mooseheads teammates stormed onto the ice like they were shot out of the Citadel Hill cannon. They had good reason too, as they had just won the club’s first-ever Quebec Major Junior Hockey League championship May 10, in front of a sold out Halifax Metro Centre in game five of their best-of-seven President’s Cup final. The ...
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Clarke to go to Queen's
Pat Healey
FALL RIVER: Chris Clarke can thank Halifax Mooseheads assistant coach Jim Midgley for his opportunity at university hockey. The Fall River product informed Midgley—who he also credits with landing him with his hometown Mooseheads—that he was searching schools to play for in the 2013-2014 hockey season. It turns out Midgley knew the head coach at Queen’s University, Brett Gibson. And the rest—as...
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Comeau a key player in Canadian College Baseball Conference Championship
Pat Healey
WAVERLEY: A local baseball player had a prominent role in keying Prairie Baseball Academy’s repeat Canadian College Baseball Conference championship last month. Evan Comeau of Waverley hit 40-for-98 in 28 regular season games for a .408 batting average, tops in the CCBC earning him the top batter award as PBA captured their third straight CCBC championship. He drove in 22 runners, while scoring...
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Mixed results for Pro Stock racers Prevost, Ross
Pat Healey
SCOTIA SPEEDWORLD: Two local drivers on the Maritime Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour had mixed results in the season opening Lucas Oil 150, held May 19 at Scotia Speedworld, near Enfield. Midway through the race it looked like Marty Prevost of Fall River and Steve Ross of Waverley were going to have top 10 finishes when the checkered flag flew before an estimated 2,200 fans. Prevost led 27 laps...
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Scotia U-12A girls earn BMO Team of The Week
Pat Healey
FALL RIVER: A Scotia Soccer Club team with players from the Fall River area is among the first teams announced as part of the BMO Team of the Week contest. The Scotia Soccer Under-12A girl’s team was selected for the week of May 17, which means Canadians from across the country will get to vote on them in order for one final, BMO Team of the Year to be chosen. Team members include those from En...
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Trampoline athlete goes to nationals
Pat Healey
FALL RIVER: An 11-year-old trampolinist from Fall River carried the provincial colours last month as he competed against the top gymnastic athletes from across Canada at the national championships. Kai Dwyer, who trains at Titan’s Gymnastics and Trampoline Club in Dartmouth, earned his way to the national under-18 men’s championship after putting his name on the provincial championship in tramp...
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