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Sexton Lumber places second in fundraising at Log a Load for Kids hockey tournament
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Stewart hoping Corner Brook Regional High Titans can prove to be the best of the best at Hall of Fame Cup this weekend
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Ready to dance: brother, sister duo ready to compete for Team NL at Canada Winter Games
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Mount Pearl teen Zach Dean has plenty of hockey upside, but first will skate in Canada Winter Games
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Corner Brook Royals close out their regular season with win over Stephenville Jets
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St. Anthony hockey player heading to 2019 Global Girls Game
St. Anthony youth dance to figure skating provincials
Two of St. Anthony’s best and brightest young figure skaters are heading to provincials. Northern Blades Figure Skating Club members Basia Krupski, 13, and Maggie Power, 10, have qualified for the Skate Canada Newfoundland and Labrador ...
West Coast Senior Hockey League reshuffles the deck after winter weather wrecks weekend
After the past two weekends of scheduled West Coast Senior Hockey League play have been wiped out due to winter storms, the league executive has been forced to do a little scheduling on the fly this week to ensure the playoffs get underway on ...
Western Kings’ Noah Legge looks at the positives of three-week hiatus in semifinal playoff series
It was a good weekend for the Dennis GM Western Kings. The third-ranked team in the Newfoundland and Labrador Major Midget Hockey League playoffs earned a split on the road against the St. John’s Maple Leafs, a club that finished 16 points ...
Corner Brook's Gary Oke rink wins provincial senior men’s curling championship
A double takeout in the seventh end resulted in four points and a provincial senior men’s curling championship for the Gary Oke rink of Corner Brook. Oke and his rink — consisting of Blair Fradsham, Mike Mullins and Dennis Bruce ...
St. Anthony’s Nikki Rose aiming to compete at nationals with Western NL women’s softball team
It’s a long haul from St. Anthony to Corner Brook, particularly in the winter. “Some spots are a bit rough,” admits Nikki Rose, who hails from the small Northern Peninsula town. She still lives and works there as a teacher, ...
Corner Brook's Oke rink flawless in opening day action at senior curling provincials
The host Team Oke proved to be mighty indeed on the opening day of the 2019 senior men’s provincial curling championships Thursday at the Corner Brook Curling Club. The rink — consisting of Gary Oke, Dennis Bruce, Blair Fradsham and ...
Newfoundland Growlers contend game-winner should not have counted
Barring an outright meltdown, the Newfoundland Growlers, sporting the third-best record in the ECHL at 30-14-2-0, are destined for the Kelly Cup playoffs this spring. So the reality of leaving a point on the board — and perhaps two — ...
Stephenville Crossing’s Brooke Batt pursuit of excellence in the pool inspired by Katarina Roxon
Young athletes with a thirst for competitive sports usually find somebody who inspires them to be the best they can be. For Brooke Batt that person was international Paralympic swimming star Katarina Roxon of Kippens. Batt, an 18-year-old ...
Happy Valley-Goose Bay's Trevor Paine added as newest member of exclusive NLSA club
It was with a flip of a coin that Trevor Paine started a minor soccer program in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Paine was enjoying an evening out at the Royal Air Force Bulldog Club in the early 1980s. “We’d had some fun and games, and I ...
Excitement building as Grand Falls-Windsor prepares to host Special Olympics Winter Games
With athletes in training, excitement is building as Grand Falls-Windsor prepares to host its first Special Olympics Winter Games for Newfoundland and Labrador. The games will be spread over two weekends – Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3. The ...