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Angelo Fullerton of the Cape Breton Eagles, centre, chips a puck past Baie-Comeau Drakkar teammates Jules Boilard, left, and Niks Fenenko during Game 3 of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinal playoff series at Centre 200 in Sydney on Monday. Cape Breton won the game 2-1 and trail the best-of-seven series 2-1. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

QMJHL Playoffs: Cape Breton Eagles put body on the line in frantic final minute, defeat Baie-Comeau Drakkar in Game 3 in Sydney

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated 16 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. – The Cape Breton Eagles have never shied away from putting the body on the line for team success. From the time the puck dropped on the playoffs in late March to the semifinal series, the Eagles have proven time and time again they’ll ...

Frances Aceron powered up the pitch during the Highlanders Rugby Classic championship final against the Three Oaks Axewomen.

It’s a three-peat: King’s-Edgehill girls claim Highlanders Rugby Classic banner in Windsor, N.S.

Carole Morris-Underhill · Lead editor Valley Journal-Advertiser |Updated 22 hours ago |13 min read Premium content

For the third year in a row, King’s-Edgehill School’s (KES) girls’ A rugby team captured the Highlanders Rugby Classic banner – but it wasn’t without a fight. The Highlanders defeated the Three Oaks Senior High (TOSH) Axewomen, from Summerside, ...

Malcolm Christie throws down a dunk for the Dalhousie Tigers during an AUS men's basketball game against the Memorial Sea-Hawks. - Dalhousie Athletics

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

The AUS men's basketball MVP is taking his talents South of the border. Dalhousie Tigers star Malcolm Christie announced his official commitment on Sunday to play NCAA Division 1 for Oakland University next season. Malcolm Christie of @DalTigers has ...

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Cape Breton connections win Don Johnson Memorial Cup with Antigonish Bulldogs

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

Cape Breton connections were part of the Antigonish Bulldogs team that won the Don Johnson Memorial Cup on Sunday in Newfoundland and Labrador. Cameron Bell, Sam Grant, Daniel Chiasson, Tully Grant, Ryan MacDonald, Ray MacKinnon, Logan McGrath, Luc ...

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Cape Breton curler wins world senior men’s curling championship with Team Canada

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

A Cape Breton curler has captured the world senior men’s curling championship title. Kris Granchelli, originally of Sydney, was part of Team Canada, skipped by Paul Flemming, who claimed the world title with a 4-3 win over the United States in eight ...

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QMJHL: Cape Breton Eagles fined for second time in playoffs

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

For the second time in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs, the Cape Breton Eagles have received a fine by the league. Posted on its official website over the weekend, the league fined the Eagles franchise $500 after a request for ...

Attendance for the Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship was expected to meet the host organizing committee’s expectations. Early in the week, more than 1,000 people were in attendance for each of the first two games for the host Sydney Mitsubishi Rush. Shown is a picture taken before the Rush first game on April 22 at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

Telus Cup wraps up busy stretch of national, international championships in Cape Breton

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |11 min read Premium content

MEMBERTOU — The Cape Breton community has had no shortage of attention over the last year with national and international sporting events and it can add another to its resume.   The Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship wrapped up on Sunday ...

Mario Durocher was a member of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles coaching staff for five years including three years as the team’s head coach and general manager from 2008 to 2011. SALTWIRE FILE PHOTO

'We had all the tools': Former Cape Breton Screaming Eagles’ Mario Durocher says 2006-07 team was good

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated 13 hours ago |9 min read Premium content

The last time the Cape Breton Eagles were in a league semifinal, Mario Durocher was an assistant coach with the team. Coincidentally, Durocher is now the assistant general manager with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, the team the Eagles are now facing in ...

Albany goaltender Doug Jamieson turned aside 52 Halifax shots for his first career playoff victory as the FireWolves upended the Thunderbirds 9-3 Sunday in the single elimination quarter-final. - NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE

Thunderbirds' season ends with a thud: Halifax loses 9-3 in NLL quarter-final at Albany

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated a day ago |5 min read Premium content

For the third consecutive year, the Halifax Thunderbirds suffered a first-round exit in the National Lacrosse League playoffs. Veteran goaltender Doug Jamieson was a brick wall in the Albany net, stopping 52 Halifax shots for his first playoff ...

Magog Cantonniers captain Alexis Toussaint, centre, lifts the Telus Cup over his head in celebration after the team claimed the national under-18 hockey championship with a 4-1 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings in the championship game at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre on Sunday. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

Unbeatable: Magog Cantonniers post undefeated record on way to winning Telus Cup over Brandon Wheat Kings in Cape Breton

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |5 min read Premium content

MEMBERTOU, N.S. - From the time the puck dropped on the Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship on April 22, the Magog Cantonniers were ready to play. Fresh off their Quebec championship, the Cantonniers went undefeated in the national ...

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