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…
Montreal, QC – A huge weekend for competitive youth climbing in Newfoundland! Youth athletes and coaches from Cove Bouldering and Wallnuts climbing gyms in St John’s represented the province at Climbing Canada Youth Bouldering Eastern Regional Championships at Beta Bloc in Montrea, Quebec. Many firsts. It is the largest team…
OTTAWA, ON – Skate Canada has announced that Kaetlyn…
Congratulations Lily and Mark on your 3rd place performance in the Novice…
Another Newfoundlander will be taking over as Chair of the Board of Directors of Tennis Canada. Jennifer Bishop of St John’s who now resides in Toronto will take over from another Newfoundlander Derrick Rowe. She is an accomplished player. In 2014, she was ranked no.…
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Julia Howard of St. John’s has been honoured by Simon Fraser University. She will be inducted into the SFU Hall of Fame achieving multiple NAIA Championship titles in Cross Country running , Indoor and Outdoor Track, SFU Athlete of the Year and representing Canada internationally! Howard won 10…
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The 2019 Provincial Arm Wrestling championships are set for this coming Saturday at the Corner Stone on George Street. The competition is over to any male or female 19 years of age and over. There are five weight classes. The competition starts at one o’clock. Weigh…
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Great news for the town of Paradise Canada’s National Para Hockey Team is headed to Paradise in December to welcome the world to the 2019 Canadian Tire Para Hockey Cup. The event, which was re-branded from the World Sledge Hockey Challenge in 2018, will feature the world’s top para…
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Newfoundland competition climber, Erinn Locke (18), won the Youth (U19 division) at the first event in the Tour de Bloc national climbing series in Halifax last weekend at Seven Bays gym. She won with a perfect score. This event was also the regional qualifier for Climbing Esclade Canada’s 2019 National…
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The news isn’t good for golfers in this province. The Terra Nova Golf Resort has gone into receivership. Its been reported by CBC St. John’s that one of the creditors, Business Development Bank of Canada, is owed $3.3 million.…
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