The entire Blind Sports Nova Scotia family wishes you and yours a wonderful holiday season! We’re grateful to all who supported, participated, and otherwise made 2023 another successful year of sports & recreation in our community.
Congrats to November Athlete of the Month, John Courtney!
We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! Congratulations on this well-earned honour, John Courtney.
“ John and his team recently won bronze at the 7th Annual N.S. Open Goalball Tournament in Halifax last month. John’s positive energy and strong defense was a key contributor to his team winning bronze.”
Read the full story here.
Results from 7th Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament
After an incredible weekend of goalball at the 7th Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament, the final results are in! Congratulations to all athletes and coaches.
1st Ontario 2
2nd Nova Scotia 2
3rd Nova Scotia 1
4th Quebec
5th Ontario 1
Check out the full results: PDF 1 2023 Nova Scotia Open Results
This weekend! 7th Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament
The 7th Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament is this Saturday & Sunday, October 28 & 29!
Don’t miss the action! Athletes, including 2024 Paralympic hopefuls, compete in the only event of its kind in Atlantic Canada. Admission for spectators is free.
Schedule, live stream, and more details are now available here and on the Facebook event page.
7th Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament 1 week away!
The 7th Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament is just a week away!
Admission for spectators is free. Saturday & Sunday, October 28 & 29, we’re proud to be hosting the only competition of its kind in Atlantic Canada.
Stay tuned for schedule details! Live stream of semi & final games will be available on our YouTube channel. Thank you to our gold sponsors for making this sport event possible – CNIB, AMI, Unisys, ACCEL Physiotherapy and Sport Performance Centre, Ocean Contractors Limited.
Blind Sports NS in the News – NS Punching Above its Weight in Goalball
NS Punching Above Its Weight in Goalball – September, 2023
Thanks to Sport Nova Scotia for the fantastic article to get us all excited for the new goalball season! You can get in on the action, by watching or volunteering at our 7th Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament, coming up in October. If you or someone you know is interested in playing goalball, just get in touch with us.
Sponsor the 7th NS Open Goalball Tournament
Blind Sports NS is proud to be hosting the 7th annual Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament!
Saturday & Sunday, Octobe 28 & 29, 2023 at LeMarchant St Thomas School, Halifax.
Don’t miss the action and the chance to support this incredible event.
The Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament represents the only annual opportunity for local athletes to participate in an organized goalball competition east of Montreal.
This tournament attracts teams from several provinces as well as the USA and features Team Canada national players, several of whom are from the Atlantic region, and will be playing on their own club/provincial teams. As two-time national champs, the Nova Scotia men will be one of the tournament favourites to win the seventh annual Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament.
This tournament offers some of the best competition of the season. We hope to again attract a large audience to cheer on our local competitors.
Sponsorship Package: NSOG Sponsorship Pkg
We’re back!
We haven’t updated the website in a while, due to technical difficulties, but we are happy to report we are back in action!
Look for updates and improvements to the whole website, starting now. If you’ve missed us and want another way to stay engaged, check out Blind Sports Nova Scotia on Facebook.
Charity Auction for Blind Sports NS This weekend! Bidders list
The Charity Auction for Blind Sports NS happens this weekend!
Saturday, April 15 7 to 9 PM Freeman’s 3671 Dutch Village Rd. Halifax. Just $5 at the door to bid with a live auctioneer on incredible deals from local businesses and artists.
With over 100 items and packages to bid on, there’s something for everyone. Get the complete accessible list linked below and make your shopping list!
PDF 2023 BSNS Auction bidders list
Excel 2023 BSNS Auction bidders list
Just to name a few examples of what to expect:
- Just to name a few examples of what to expect:
- Everyday shopping, like Costco, Cyclesmith, Fairview Animal Hospital, and grocery cards.
- Experiences, like the Atlantica Hotel, Get Air, Seven Bays Bouldering, and Thunderbirds tickets.
- Decor and home essentials, like cookware and one of a kind artwork.
- A huge selection of spa and self care packages.
- Fashion, jewellery, and practical buys, like Carhartt, Fresh Prints, Lids, and East Coast Lifestyle.
- Delicious goodies, a loaf of bread every week for a year, Phat Cookies, Lindt, and Epicure.
Two gold and one silver medal for Nova Scotia at Ontario Tournament
One weekend, three teams, three more medals for Nova Scotia goalball! It was another successful weekend on the goalball court for Nova Scotia at the Ontario Blind Sports Association 2023 Goalball Tournament.
Gold in Divison 1 (competitive men’s) – Team Nova Scotia
Gold in Division 3 (recreation) – NS Highlanders
Silver in Division 3 (recreation) – NS Ship Recs.
Congratulations to all!
Team Nova Scotia: Mason Smith, Matt Gentleman, Griffin Hiltz and Peter Parsons.
NS Ship Recs – Yvon Clement, John Courtney, Jennifer MacNeil Noble and Adam Noble.
NS Highlanders: Edward Laba, Caelin Lloyd, Bob Smith, and Linda MacRae Triff (player coach).
Coaches: Linda MacRae Triff, Robyn Merrithew, Peter Laba, Nick Gentleman.