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As their teammates and coaches watch with eager anticipation, Maya Costain and Kayley Jefferson of the Sisters of Science (S.O.S.) team from Kingston put their robot through the paces during the first round of the FIRST LEGO League event at the Acadia University Robot Programming Competitions. - Kirk Starratt

Acadia robot programming competitors learn valuable skills while ...

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Hants Exhibition Arena is located on Wentworth Road in Windsor.

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Shots fired complaint in Barrington Passage leads to attempted murder ...

West Kings and District High School is gearing up for its 2019 musical, Chicago, in which the lead roles will feature Cassandra McCall cast as Roxie Hart, Noah Bradbury as Billy Flynn, and Sophie MacMillan as Velma Kelly. - LAURYN LEBLANC

‘A show for the ages’: Chicago ready to wow West Kings audience

Members of Team Nova Scotia pose for a group photo following a Canada Winter Games pep rally at Pier 21 on Jan. 26. The first wave of Nova Scotia athletes leave on Thursday morning for the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta. The Opening Ceremony is Friday night. Competition begins on Saturday.

Annapolis Valley athletes representing Team Nova Scotia at Canada Games

Carter Davidson, No. 24 with the Windsor Royals, maintains control of the puck during the Feb. 3 game against the Cumberland Colts.

Windsor Royals advance to second round of NSRJHL playoffs

Heavy rainfall in late January created a lake of floodwaters at the Valley Drive-In in Cambridge, where renovations are now slated for the property and buildings, including its canteen and projection room.

‘Totally upgraded’: Valley Drive-In gets facelift after flooding ...

Valley Maple Leafs officially eliminated from playoff contention

Jackie Sexton, owner of Bumble Bee Child Care in Three Mile Plains, says the close proximity of convicted sex offender Eddie Henshaw, who was recently granted bail based on recent charges stemming from new allegations, has impacted her business.

Three Mile Plains daycare impacted by proximity of convicted sex ...

Sports

Emilie Townsend is heading to Red Deer for the Canada Winter Games where she will compete in Judo Feb. 27. She’s one of nine Judo Nova Scotia athletes competing.

One of the best - Middleton’s Emilie Townsend part of Team Nova Scotia’s judo crew

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Annapolis Valley athletes representing Team Nova Scotia at Canada Games

Updated Feb 15, 2019 at 3:37 p.m.

Windsor Royals advance to second round of NSRJHL playoffs

Updated Feb 15, 2019 at 1:53 p.m.

Valley Maple Leafs officially eliminated from playoff contention

Updated Feb 15, 2019 at 1:39 p.m.

Avi Adam is the youngest player on the U18 Nova Scotia hockey team that will face off against the rest of the country at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta.

‘It was super emotional’: Wolfville hockey player youngest named to N.S. Canada Winter Games team

Sara Ericsson
Published Feb 15, 2019 at 11:34 a.m.

Avi Adam says she never thought what seemed like a regular phone message would lead to finding out she’d be playing hockey at the Canada Winter Games. ...

Kings County Squash Club and provincial head coach Janet MacLeod will join Kings County athletes Orlando Ramirez, Ella Brown and Samuel Gallant at the 2019 Canada Games in Red Deer, Alta., from Feb. 15 to Mar. 3.

‘The intensity has gone up’: Squash players representing Kings County, province at Canada Games

Sara Ericsson
Updated Feb 12, 2019 at 11:16 a.m.

Ella Brown and Orlando Ramirez say training for the Canada Games is not only about making sure they can last the week, but also remembering to laugh. ...

St. Francis Xavier men’s hockey head coach Brad Peddle. ERIC WYNNE

Post-brawl, St. F.X., Acadia hockey coaches focus on Game 1 of playoffs

Glenn MacDonald
Updated Feb 12, 2019 at 12:35 p.m.

Despite the off-ice issues, the St. Francis Xavier and Acadia men’s hockey teams still have a playoff series to prepare for. The Atlantic university rivals, whose last regular-season matchup resulted in a bench-clearing brawl Feb. 2 at ...

The Valley Maple Leafs took on the Sackville Blazers Feb. 8 in Windsor. Pictured keeping the pressure on the Blazers is Kyle Keddy (No. 19).

Valley Maple Leafs lose to Blazers in Friday night action

Dan Boyd
Published Feb 09, 2019 at 11:49 a.m.

WINDSOR, N.S. — The Valley Maple Leafs continue to valiantly fight for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Fred Fox Division. ...

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Avon View’s boys’ hockey team to honour graduating players Feb. 16

Dan Boyd
Published Feb 09, 2019 at 11:40 a.m.

WINDSOR, N.S. — The West Kings Wolverines rolled into Hants Exhibition Arena looking to steal two points from Avon View Feb. 2. ...

Tyler Fancy of Kentville goes for a pitch during 2018 Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League action in Truro. The Wildcats are looking for a new head coach and president Sandy VanBlarcom says the team will likely have to bow out of the upcoming season if they cannot find one.

‘An urgent call’: Wildcats ‘likely’ to miss baseball season unless new coach hired

Sara Ericsson
Published Feb 08, 2019 at 4:14 p.m.

The Kentville Senior Wildcats are urgently looking for a coach for this upcoming season because there may be no season at all for them without one. ...

Carter Davidson takes a shot on the Colts net and, despite the crowd, manages to sink it.

Windsor Royals one win away from advancing to second round of playoffs

Dan Boyd
Published Feb 07, 2019 at 2:52 p.m.

The Windsor Royals will require 11 wins over three series to win the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League Championship ...

Head coaches Brad Peddle, left, of St. F.X. and Darren Burns of Acadia are banned for two games in the wake of last weekend’s hockey brawl in Wolfville, along with 13 players from the teams. Two other players - one from each team - got harsher sanctions. - Tim Krochak / file photos

AUS suspends 15 players, plus head coaches in wake of St. F.X.-Acadia hockey brawl

Glenn MacDonald
Updated Feb 08, 2019 at 10:48 a.m.

Fifteen players and the head coaches of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men and the Acadia Axemen have been suspended for the remainder of the Atlantic university hockey season and, for two players, into the playoffs. Further sanctions stemming from ...

Andrew Little, representing team Wentworth grabs some big air during the freestyle competition at Ski Martock.

SLIDESHOW: Freestyle skiers kick off competition season at Ski Martock

Colin Chisholm
Published Feb 05, 2019 at 3:53 p.m.

Skiers flew down the course, grinding on rails and flipping through the air – really big air. ...

Atlantic University Sport executive director Phil Currie in 2013. HERALD FILE

Acadia, St. F.X. battle in wild hockey brawl

George Myrer
Updated Feb 05, 2019 at 1:08 p.m.

If the St. Francis Xavier X-Men and the Acadia Axemen were looking to send a message ahead of their probable AUS hockey playoff matchup, it was heard loud and clear. The message — a brawl between the teams — is expected to result in ...

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