Local basketball:
Congratulations to the Pictou County Lightning U14 Boys Division 1 basketball BRONZE MEDAL winners!
They finished 3rd in the province. Huge shout out to the team and amazing coaches, Robbie MacGregor, Aaron Smith and Craig Sutherland.
Maritime Hockey League:
There are only 4 teams left battling it out to see who’s going to go to the MHL finals.
On Saturday the Campbellton Tigers handed Summerside their first loss this playoffs 2-0, they lead the series 1-0.
The South Shore Lumberjacks also picked up an upset win over the Yarmouth Mariners 5-2. They lead that series 1-0.
QMJHL:
Last night the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles got the OT win over the Charlottetown Islanders 4-3. With that win the Screaming Eagles have advanced to the Quarterfinals.
On Saturday Quebec doubled up the Mooseheads 4-2. The Mooseheads are now down 3-2 in that series, game 6 is tonight at 7.
NCAA:
In College Basketball….
The Final Four is set for this coming weekend…
Michigan State will take on Texas Tech and Virginia will tackle Auburn.
MLB:
Baseball is back!
Last night the Orioles smacked 3 homers in a big 7-5 win over the Yankees.
The Tigers got a 5 hit performance from Jeimer Candelario to upstage the Blue Jays 4-3.
The Mariners improve to 5-1 in this early season taking down the Red Sox 10-8.
The Rangers take a series lead with a walk-off wild pitch to defeat the Cubs 11-10.
NHL:
The Playoffs start in 9 days!
The Rangers shut out the Flyers 3-0.
The Coyotes blanked the Wild 4-0.
The Penguins beat the Hurricanes 3-1.
The Blue Jackets shut-out the Sabres 4-0.
The Red Wings doubled the Bruins 6-3.
The Flames got by the Sharks 5-3.
CWHL:
The Board of Directors of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) has made the decision to discontinue operations effective May 1, 2019. Unfortunately, while the on-ice hockey is exceptional, the business model has proven to be economically unsustainable.
Last week 175,000 fans tuned in to watch the 12th edition of the Clarkson Cup, a new record for viewership, and the game delivered. Women’s hockey is fast, skilled, and generally high scoring, making for excellent entertainment.
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I’m hoping they’re going to announce an affiliation with the NHL and merge what was the CWHL into the NWHL which has 4 American Teams currently playing in the US.
