Monty Mosher

Writing sports somewhere or other since 1984.

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'It's time': Part of N.S. curling dynasty taking a step back

Mary-Anne Arsenault isn’t done with curling completely, but her days of chasing women’s curling championships at the national and international level are over, she says.

N.S. player captains Wisconsin to NCAA women's hockey title

Senior centre Brette Pettet of Kentville, N.S., helped the Wisconsin Badgers to the NCAA women's title with a 2-1 win over the Northeastern Huskies.

Nate Darling makes Nova Scotia basketball history

Bedford's Nate Darling became the first Nova Scotian to play in the NBA regular season when he stepped on the floor for the Charlotte Hornets against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.

'They've had a tough year': Coach reflects on cancellation of world women's hockey event

Troy Ryan, the head coach of Canada's women's hockey team, says he and the players understand why the 2020 tournament had to be cancelled. But he said it is was still tough news to hear.

'Amazing': Two Maritimers celebrate world women's junior curling title

Two Maritimers are part of the top junior women's curling team in the world.

3 Halifax Mooseheads earn spots on Canada's national junior team

Three members of the Halifax Mooseheads, Raphaël Lavoie, Jared McIsaac and Benoit-Olivier Groulx, will be playing for Canada at the world junior hockey championship in the Czech Republic.

At 64, Halifax's Rick Bowness becomes an NHL head coach again

Halifax's Rick Bowness is an NHL head coach — again. The 64-year-old Bowness was named interim head coach of the Dallas Stars on Tuesday after the team fired head coach Jim Montgomery for unprofessional conduct.

Nova Scotia wins Baseball Canada Cup for 1st time

Nova Scotia won the gold medal at the under-17 Baseball Canada Cup on Sunday in Regina, defeating a powerful Ontario team in the final.

Dartmouth's Wigginton formally announced for Raptors' summer league team

Lindell Wigginton of Dartmouth, N.S., will be getting an audition with the NBA-champion Toronto Raptors starting next week.

Halifax's Stienburg goes to Avalanche in third round of NHL draft

Matthew Stienburg, son of longtime Saint Mary's University men's hockey coach Trevor Stienburg, has been drafted by the NHL's Colorado Avalanche.