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CTV News
20 hours ago
- Sport
- CTV News
Halifax hosting Minor Box Lacrosse National Championships
Team Nova Scotia's MacKenna Wenckowski is chased by Team Alberta captain as goalie Mia Ecker watches on. (Jesse Thomas/CTV News) Halifax is hosting the 2025 Minor Box Lacrosse National Championships from Aug. 11 to 15. The championship consists of 32 teams from across the country who will compete in 114 games. 'We are incredibly excited to host the Minor Box Lacrosse National Championships in Halifax,' said Lacrosse Nova Scotia president Charlotte Henderson in a news release. 'This event will not only provide a fantastic opportunity to witness high-level lacrosse but will also showcase our vibrant city to visitors from across Canada. We're ready to welcome the athletes, their families, and lacrosse fans to Halifax.' Team Nova Scotia will host Team British Columbia, Team Alberta, Team Saskatchewan, Team Ontario, Team Quebec, Team New Brunswick, Team PEI, and First Nations Lacrosse. Nova Scotia U15 female team Team Nova Scotia U15 female team shakes hands with Team Alberta following a game in Dartmouth Monday morning. (Jesse Thomas/CTV News) 'These championships are a celebration of lacrosse, Canada's National Summer Sport and a sport with deep roots in Indigenous culture. We anticipate a week of exciting competition and camaraderie,' said Shawn Williams, president of the Board at Lacrosse Canada in the release. The opening ceremony will be free to the public and be held on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Zatzman Sportsplex in Dartmouth. Schedules can be found on the Lacrosse Canada website. Team Nova Scotia Team Nova Scotia U15 females get a pep talk from their coaching staff ahead of their game with Team Alberta. (Jesse Thomas/CTV News) For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CBC
a day ago
- Sport
- CBC
Canada Games - Women's Softball
Watch Prince Edward Island and Alberta face off in women's softball at the 2025 Canada Games in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Welcome to the Rock: The first batch of athletes have arrived for the Canada Games
Team Alberta was the first to arrive in St. John's on Friday ahead of the Canada Summer Games kicking off this weekend. The CBC's Darrell Roberts was able to meet them at the airport, and spoke with beach volleyball athlete Sasha Pasloski.
CBC
4 days ago
- Sport
- CBC
Welcome to the Rock: The first batch of athletes have arrived for the Canada Games
Team Alberta was the first to arrive in St. John's on Friday ahead of the Canada Summer Games kicking off this weekend. The CBC's Darrell Roberts was able to meet them at the airport, and spoke with beach volleyball athlete Sasha Pasloski.
CBC
27-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Get to know the teams competing at this year's men's world curling championships
Brad Jacobs and his Alberta-based team will represent Canada at the BKT Tires World Men's Curling Championship starting Saturday at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. Here's a capsule look at the 13 teams in the field (countries in alphabetical order, athletes from skip to lead): AUSTRIA Mathias Genner, Jonas Backofen, Martin Reichel, Florian Mavec Austria is making its first world championship appearance since 2002. Genner competed at the Youth Olympic Games in 2012. CANADA Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert The host team earned the right to wear the Maple Leaf by winning the recent Montana's Brier in Kelowna, B.C. Canada hasn't won gold at this event since Brad Gushue was victorious in 2017 at Edmonton. Brad Jacobs' Team Alberta wins 2025 Brier on great final shot 17 days ago Duration 1:33 CHINA Xiaoming Xu, Xueqing Fei, Zhiyu Wang, Zhichao Li Xu guided this team to an upset victory at the Pan Continental playdowns last fall in Lacombe, Alta. Gushue represented Canada but settled for a fourth-place finish. CZECHIA Lukas Klima, Marek Cernovsky, Martin Jurik, Lukas Klipa This will be Klima's fifth appearance at the men's worlds. His best record was a 5-7 showing in 2022 at Las Vegas. GERMANY Marc Muskatewitz, Benjamin Kapp, Felix Messenzehl, Johannes Scheuerl It has been a breakout season for the reigning European champions, who are now regulars on the top-flight Grand Slam of Curling circuit. ITALY Joel Retornaz, Amos Mosaner, Sebastiano Arman, Mattia Giovanella This squad will be looking for a strong result as part of the buildup to the Winter Games in Milan/Cortina, Italy, where it will be the host team. Retornaz guided the squad to a bronze medal last year in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. JAPAN Riku Yanagisawa, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Takeru Yamamoto, Satoshi Koizumi It's the second world championship appearance for this team, which finished seventh at the 2023 playdowns in Ottawa. SOUTH KOREA Hyojun Kim, Eunbin Kim, Jeongim Pyo, Jinhun Kim Just two years removed from the world junior championship, all four players on this squad are in their early 20s. NORWAY Magnus Ramsfjell, Martin Sesaker, Bendik Ramsfjell, Gaute Nepstad Currently ranked 14th in the world, Ramsfjell won bronze at the European playdowns last year. SCOTLAND Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan The 2023 world champions have a comfortable lead on No. 2 Matt Dunstone of Manitoba in the world rankings. The Scots won silver at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. SWEDEN Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranaa, Christoffer Sundgren The reigning Olympic and world champions have had a down season but are loaded with big-game experience. Edin is making his 14th career appearance at this competition. Yannick Schwaller, Benoit Schwarz-Van Berkel, Sven Michel, Pablo Lachat-Couchepin Schwaller plays third for this fourth-ranked team with Schwarz-Van Berkel throwing last rock. The Swiss side won bronze two years ago. UNITED STATES Korey Dropkin, Tom Howell, Andrew Stopera, Mark Fenner This is Dropkin's third career appearance at the world championship. He finished fourth in 2022.
