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The Battles of The Brads steals the show
The Battles of The Brads brings the entertainment but Mouat wins the show. By Jonathan Brazeau / GSOC. ST JOHN’S, NL – The 2024 Grand Slam of Curling wrapped up in St John’s over the weekend and home town favourite Brad Gushue and his team didn’t not make the cut. He lost to Brad Jacobs in the Quarter Finals and failed to advance to the semi-finals. Billed as the “Battle of the Brads” between superstar skips Brad Jacobs and Brad Gushue in the series, but the intensity had never been amped up to this level even when they met in…
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NLAA Hall of Fame announced
ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Newfoundland and Labrador Athletics association (NLAA) announced today by Joe Ryan, chair of the Athletics Hall of Fame Selection Committee, which also includes Don Coaker, Wulf Stender and Will Gough, that two former outstanding athletics and three builders (officials, coaches or volunteers) will be formally inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame at a November 29 ceremony at the Track and Field Building in Mount Pearl. Allison Hobeika and Tracy Hussey will enter the hall as athletes, while Doug Halliday, Bill Pomeroy and Rosemary Ryan Forsey will be entering the Hall as builders. Inductions to…
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Nov 26 Super League Curling
Skip Greg Smith throwing last rock. Photo by Greg Locke. ST. JOHN’S, NL – No big changes in the leader board last night at the Super League Curling at the Re/Max Centre. The leaders, Greg Smith, Andrew Symonds’ Northbrook team, McNeil Lamswood Jeff Thomas and Team Schuh all won their matches. Greg Smith maintains a perfect score with 6 wins and zero losses or ties. Symonds is close behind with 6 wins and 1 loss and McNiel Lamswood in third with 6 wins and 2 losses. Here are the full current standings. …
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Rule The Court Basketball
By Jason Pike MOBILE, NL – This past week the annual Rule The Court tournament kicked off at Mobile Central High School. Sitting back watching the Mobile Monarch Nines play the Mount Pearl Intermediate Nines, it was easy to see that these teams were severely mismatched. The home town Monarchs quickly put their foot on the throttle and never let it off all game. This has been a common theme for this particular group of boys from Mount Pearl Intermediate and it begs the question at such a large school why is it such an issue to put together…
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Super League curling back on the ice
By Greg Locke ST. JOHN’S, NL – The St John’s Super League curling is back on the ice at the Re/Max Center for another season. Lots of familiar faces in Newfoundland curling as well as the new young guns. It kicked off on October 8 and expected to go well into March with the finals with a record number of teams this year. If you want to see the best curlers in Newfoundland and Labrador you can catch them Tuesday night at the Re/Max Centre St John’s Curling Club Here is a link to this season’s SCHEDULE (pdf) Last night…
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Baseball Newfoundland Labrador 2024 AGM
GANDER, NL – Baseball Newfoundland and Labrador held its Workshops and Annual General Meeting from November 15th – 17th at Sinbads Hotel in Gander. Registration numbers once again increased, with nearly 4,000 players province-wide playing baseball in 2024. Female baseball once again maintains a strong place in the province, with 20% of registration coming from female baseball players. The growth of the female game, coupled with the 2025 Canada Summer Games and female baseball’s inclusion for the first time, will be exciting for the continued growth and development moving into the future. Membership also had the opportunity to come together…
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Where have all the good times gone.
By Jason Pike Somethings been lost in sports today. Where has all the passion and tradition in sports gone to? Rarely in today’s society do we see the camaraderie of old. Seldom do we see pep rallies or cheerleaders or school spirit where students come out to support their friends and fellow students. It’s a rare occasion to walk into a gymnasium and feel that electricity. I grew up in the 90s, and I was a student athlete as well as an athlete outside of the school system. The one thing that I treasure the most and that I’m glad…
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Only All Star players get to play in provincial tourneys
Why is it that to play in a provincial baseball tournament in the province of Newfoundland you have to be on an All-Star team? By Jason Pike ST. JOHN’S, NL – From the time that kids leave t-ball and enter into Minor Baseball in the province of Newfoundland any aspirations of winning or even competing in provincial competition is contingent on one thing and that is if you are talented enough to land yourself on an All-Star team. Yes that’s right you heard me correct. If you aren’t talented enough to land yourself a spot within the top 30 kids…
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Sport NL Summit 2024 set for Nov 22-23
Sport Newfoundland and Labrador Hosts SportNL Summit 2024: Building a Stronger Sporting Community St. John’s, NL – Sport Newfoundland and Labrador is thrilled to invite coaches, athletes, sport administrators, and community leaders to the Annual SportNL Summit on November 22-23, 2024 at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland. This year’s theme, “Building a Stronger Sporting Community,” focuses on advancing sports programs across Newfoundland and Labrador while addressing key challenges and barriers faced by our sporting community. The Summit will bring together a diverse group of industry experts, thought leaders, and sports enthusiasts to engage in discussions, workshops, and presentations aimed at strengthening…
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Sport NL names 2024 Hall of Fame inductees.
ST. JOHN’S, NL – Sport Newfoundland and Labrador (SportNL) is happy to announce three new members into the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame for 2024. These individuals were elected by the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame Board of Governors. “We are thrilled to welcome three new inductees to the Newfoundland and Labrador Hall of Fame,” says Ed Murphy, Chair of the Newfoundland and Labrador Sports Hall of Fame Board of Governors. “The Class of 2024 highlights the diversity of sports in our province and underscores the importance of trailblazers who elevate and expand their respective fields.” …
The life, death and return of soccer on the Burin Peninsula.
Photo by Jason Pike By Jason Pike Burin, NL – Certain names are synonymous with soccer in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, none more so than the St Lawrence Laurentians. Once named the soccer capital of Canada for winning more titles than any other community in the country per capita. But those days are nothing more than dust and shadows now. It has been 8 years since the St Lawrence Laurentians challenge Cup squad has captured a provincial challenge Cup Championship, but even then the Laurentians weren’t truly a St Lawrence team. It was more of a team…
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Are we having fun yet?
By Jason Pike This past week the annual Beaconsfield junior varsity boys soccer started. I went out with the intent to do a few game reviews and take in some soccer. Last year, this event was split into Tier one and Tier 2, because, rightfully so, there is a huge gap in the quality and ability of a lot of the schools involved and when I say gap I don’t mean just a little bit. There is a massive difference from the top to the bottom in the standings of this league, so it caught me kind of off guard…
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Will regionalization help soccer in NL
By Jason Pike St John’s, NL – In its time that the NLSA start regionalization teams and programs? To truly grow soccer the way it needs to here in this province more specifically here on the Avalon Peninsula should they perhaps adopt the same formula that hockey has which is pretty much you have to play within the region you live or where you go to school. This is done in youth hockey to prevent stacking teams or team jumping from region to region. Thus far it has damaged some programs that so much that now seem to cease to…
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Carl Lake to be inducted into the NL Hockey Hall of Fame
ST. JOHN’S, NL – Hockey NL has announced its 2023 inductees into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame and long time sports reporter, broadcaster and founder of The Sports Page NL, Carl Lake, will be among those inducted. The late Carl Lake of St. John’s had a long and varied career that took him from reporting news and sports to the steps of government and back again. Carl’s career in journalism started in 1968 as a newcomer reporter for the Daily News. From there he turned his attention to television. He joined CJON-TV in 1972 and then moved…
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Winter Running as an Olympic Sport?
By Susan Locke ST. JOHN’S, NL – As winter runners will know it brings many challenges that a run on a fine summer day does not. The hazards of snow, ice, narrower roads, unplowed side walks, dark evenings and the constant second guessing of how much clothing is enough. Although some I see still wear shorts! In addition to running we have to add other sporting skill to the point where winter running could be an Olympic pentagon of mixed events. So, do your warm up and Lets get started! Equipment Needed: Sneakers, Light Weight Ice Grips, Buff (this is…
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Editor's Pick
By Jason Pike Somethings been lost in sports today. Where has all the passion and tradition in sports gone to? Rarely in today’s society do we see the camaraderie of old. Seldom do we see pep rallies or cheerleaders or school spirit where students come out to support their friends and fellow students. It’s a rare occasion to walk into a gymnasium and feel that electricity. I grew up in the 90s, and I was a student athlete as well…
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