Peebles to represent Nova Scotia in judo at Canada Winter Games
An athlete of local interest will compete in the sport of judo at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C., next week. Clayton Peebles of Mulgrave is a member of the Port Hawkesbury Judo Club. The 17-year-old is a provincial silver medalist and a national bronze medalist in 2014 and has a good shot at a medal next week. Peebles has participated in the sport for the past 11 years, and has competed in tournaments across Canada and the United States. Good luck to Clayton and the rest of the judo contingent as they begin competition on Wednesday.
•A group of Special Olympics athletes from Cape Breton are going for gold at the Special Olympics Nova Scotia Winter Games being held this weekend in Kentville, Windsor, Berwick, New Minas and CFB Aldershot. The floor hockey team includes Tara Black, Marie Claude MacMahon, Christie Aucoin, Sherri Smith, Kayla Bussey, Caitlyn Cox-MacDonald, Jeremy Gallant, Robert Osbourne, Christopher Nearing, Richie Myette, Brian Depersio, Ed Brown and John Burke. The team is coached by Alicia Stevens, Mark Killam and Emma Grandy. The Cape Breton snowshoeing team includes Robbie Goyetche, Peter MacPherson, Kevin MacCormick and Kellen Derelle and is coached by Ashley Eisan and Aubrey Goyetche. The curling team consists of Patsy Hannam, Mike Tatlock, Troy Adams, Tommy Williams and Ann Margaret MacDonald. They’re coached by Cyril MacDonald and Carl Stapleton. The mission staff includes chef Kyle Dicks, Ruth MacInnis and Francis Sampson.
The Cape Breton crew is among 400 athletes and coaches that will be in attendance. The athletes hope to represent Nova Scotia at nationals in 2016. Good luck to all this weekend.
• The Cape Breton Road Runners have released their 2015 running schedule. The schedule also includes a point series as well, where runners can com- pete against others in their age group. Runners have to compete in a minimum of three races and their best seven results count in the standings, something organizers say has helped increase participation. There are also seven “premiere” races, where runners receive 25 percent more points than other races. There’s one premiere event held at each distance: 1 mile, 5k, 5 miles, 10k, 8 miles, half marathon, and one trail race. A complete list of this year’s schedule can be found on our sports scoreboard page. For more details, visit www.cbtrisports.com.