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2011 Ringside World Championships Results |
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Monday, 22 August 2011 04:00 |
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The following are the results of our Nova Scotia competitors at The Ringside World Championships in Kansas City:
Stephanie Walker won Female Open Championship by decision.
Brad Ross won Mens Masters Open Championship by decision.
Wyatt Sandford won Junior Novice Championship by decision.
Brian Archibald dropped a close decision in the final to lose the Mens Masters Novice Championship. Brian won two bouts to make it in to the final.
Congratulations to all of our competitors who took part in this event. |
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Brad Ross Featured in CB Post |
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Thursday, 11 August 2011 20:40 |
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Brad Ross was featured in the Cape Breton Post today regarding his upcoming trip to the Ringside World Championships in Kansas City next week.
Cape Breton Post Link |
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Joey Laviollette and Brody Blair Qualify for Pan-Am Games |
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Monday, 11 July 2011 12:50 |
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Nova Scotia's Joey Laviolette earned his pass to Mexico this week during the third and final qualifying tournament, held in Panama, the capital of the same name. He will join fellow Nova Scotian Brody Blair, who had already secured his place in a previous qualifier.
Joey and Brody are two of just four Canadian Male Boxers who qualified for the 2011 Pan Am games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The games will be held from October 14th-30th.
Congratulations to both Joey and Brody on this tremendous accomplishment.
We will have more information on how to follow our athletes at the Pan Am games as the event draws closer. |
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Jason Downey Named Finalist for the Ricoh Sport Awards |
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Tuesday, 07 June 2011 11:34 |
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After winning a gold medal at the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, Jason Downey has been recognized by the sport community in Nova Scotia by being named a top 3 finalist for the 2011 Ricoh Sport Awards Male Athlete of the Year. The other Male Athlete of the Year finalists were Richard Dalton of Kayaking and Mattias Wolter of Athletics.
Also included as a top 3 finalist was Canada Games Coach Wayne Gordon. The selecting committee chose Wayne based on the performance of the Canada Games Boxing Team which took home 4 medals (2 gold, 2 silver). The other finalists for Coach of the Year were Judo Coach Scott Tanner and Athletics Coach Tania Roberts. |
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