HALIFAX (CNB) – The New Brunswick men’s hockey team lost a close 6-5 decision to Alberta on Sunday during the second day of competitions at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax.
The curling team won and lost while the ringette group lost its second game in two days. Kevin Heppell finished 11th overall in biathlon. Andrew Evans missed the podium by a little as he took fourth place in speed skating. The wheelchair basketball team lost a close 64-57 decision to British Columbia.
Following are Team New Brunswick Sunday results at the Canada Winter Games.
Short track speed skating (St. Margaret’s Centre)
Men's 1,500 m - Evan Brideau (Keswick Ridge) 7th, Andrew Evans (Fredericton) 4th, Charles Evans (Fredericton) 10th, David Patterson (Fredericton) 23rd, and Jeffrey Retallick (Fredericton) 26th.
Women's 1,500 m - Catherine Tremblay (Saint John) 20th, Hilary Gamblin (New Maryland) 21st, Zoé LeBlanc (McKendrick) 32nd, Hannah Duguay (Hampton) 19th, and Caroline Quinn (Grand Bay-Westfield) 23rd.
3,000 m relay - women finished 2nd in their heat and qualified for the B final.
Long track speed skating (Halifax Commons)
Women's 500 m - Danika Sorel (Saint Andrews) 25th, Sophie Tremblay (Saint John) 27th, Julia Loparco (Saint John) 26th, Kelly McCarthy (Fredericton) disq.
Men's 1,500 m final - Alexander Peppard (Saint Andrews) 27th (2:23;470), Nathan Pelletier (Dalhousie Junction) 24th (2:20:010), Pierre Dumouchel (Saint John) 26th (2:21:350), Klinton Doucette (Fredericton) 28th (2:29:730).
Men's 100 m – Alex Peppard 15th, Nathan Pelletier 21st, Pierre Dumouchel 23rd, Klinton Doucette 28th.
Hockey (men's) (Dartmouth Sportsplex)
N.B. 5 Alberta 6 (NB is 1-1)
N.B. - Stephen Johnson, Alexander Bradley, Oliver Cooper, MacKenzie Brown, Matthew Murphy.
Curling (women) Mayflower
N.B. 4 N.S. 6 (NB is 1-1)
N.B. 100 010 20 4
N.S. 020 301 0X 6
N.B. 8 Manitoba 3
N.B. 211 002 02 8
Manitoba 000 110 10 3
Ringette
Manitoba 8 N.B. 2 (NB is 0-2)
N.B. - Martine Caissie 2
Biathlon (Ski Martock)
Men's 15 km - Martin Boissonnault (Campbellton) 34th (01h:03m13sec07), Kevin Heppell (Charlo) 11th (49m43s,2), Laurent Levesque (Charlo) 24th (57m52s), Bernard Wierzchoslawski (Miramichi) 25th (58m01s.08)
Women's 12.5 km - Gina Heppell (Charlo) 20th (55m146s), Gabrielle Landry (Charlo) 33rd (1h05m58s6), Hélène Levesque (Eel River Crossing) 30rd (1h05m18s.8), Miriam Wierzchoslawska (Miramchi) 22nd (57m06.4s).
Artistic gymnastics (Centre Canada Games Centre)
Women's team final - New Brunswick finished 7th overall with 177.700 points (49,600 vault; 40.000 uneven bars; 42.950 beam; 45.150 floor). Members are Lauren Gould (Fredericton), Dominique Landry (Moncton), Keara MacDonald (Fredericton), Taylor McNeill (Quispamsis), Marie Sonderegger (Dieppe), Chelsea Wilson (Moncton) and Patricia Quek (Fredericton).
Wheelchair basketball (Citadel High School)
N.B. 57 B.C. 64
N.B. – Kyle Kingsley 27, Sean Wilson 24, Jacob Fudge 4
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