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Sports briefs and results from Newfoundland and Labrador sports

Brad Gushue to retire from competition.

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In a video on his Facebook Page Brad Gushue has announced he will retire from competition after this season. A news conference is planned for  Date: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 Time: 12:30 p.m. ET Here are the details: Participants: Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brendan Bottcher, Geoff Walker, Curling Canada CEO Nolan Thiessen. Video on Face Book https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1C7YwcqEeS/  …

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Gavin Baggs is NL star at Summer Games.

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  St. John’s, NL – August 23, 2025 – Team NL athlete Gavin Baggs of Paradise, NL, has capped off a historic run at the 2025 Canada Games in St. John’s by securing a silver medal finish in the 400m Wheelchair Men’s Race today. Baggs’ outstanding performance marks a monumental achievement for Team NL, as he added his third athletics medal of the Games to his collection. Earlier this week, he struck gold in the 1500m Wheelchair Men’s Race and claimed silver in the 100m Wheelchair Men’s Race. His Canada Games success began in Week 1, when he captured a…

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Home Hardware and VW win 2025 Regatta

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ST JOHN’S, NL – Repeat wins for the returning Mens and Womans champions at the 2025 Royal St John’s Regatta today at Quidi Vidi Lake. Both Capital Home Hardware and Volkswagen won the Men’s and Woman’s Championship races respectively again this year defending their title. In the Mens race official course time was 9:55.24 .  Twenty-two secons ahead of the number boat East Coast Kia. The record time for the 2.45km course is 8:51.32 set by Crosbie Industrail in 2007.    Volkswagen St. John’s won the woman’s championship raace with a time of 5:16.41, beating second-place team, Smith Stockley, by…

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Levi Moulton wins 2025 Tely 10

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                      ST. JOHN’S, NL – Levi Moulton of Paradise, right, is the winner of the 2025 Tely 10 with a time of 50 minutes and 28 seconds. Kate Bazeley, left, was the top woman to cross the finish line with a new race record of 53 minute and 42 seconds and was 6th place overall.   2025 Tely 10 top five finishersMen1 Levi Moulton 50:282 Griffin Gamble 50:523 William Pidduck 51:134 Callum Drever 52:055 Ben Collingwood 53:02Women1 Kate Bazeley 53:422 Anne Johnston 57:093 Caden Lee 58:574 Darcie Stapleton 59:085 Maria Chafe 59:45…

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Volunteer for Canada Games in St John’s

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The Canada Summer Games are coming to St John’s in August. Here is your chance to get involved as a volunteer. Community involvement have always been a big part of the games and athlete experience. Scan the QR Code in the image or visit their volunteer web page.…

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CURLING

Brad Gushue fell to Reid Carruthers at the Pinty’s Grand Slam Curling Tour which started in Paradise on Tuesday night. Carruthers stole single points in the seventh and eighth ends for a 5-3 win over Gushue. In a battle of the Newfoundland teams in Tier 2 at the Curling event…

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TOUCH FOOTBALL

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Monday Heat (10-5-0) 18 Steelers (1-14-0) 0 Touchdowns: Heat – Jessica Brown (1), Malorie Harris (1), Kim Oates (1) Steelers – Touchdown Passes: Heat – Malorie Harris (2) Steelers – Interceptions: Heat – Malorie Harris (2), Jackie O’Driscoll (1) Steelers – Sheri Costello (1), Courtney King (2), Michelle Rideout (1)…

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VANDALS CHAMPS

      After three successive provincial U18 rugby championships, the Dogs RFC lost a hard fought match to the Vandals on Monday evening –  relinquishing the title only after a fight to the bitter end.   The match opened with Vandals’ Zac Sutton scoring a try followed by Dogs’ Mark Oake.…

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MEN’S TOUCH FOOTBALL

    Saturday Razorbacks (6-9-1) 31 Buccaneers (9-7-0) 24 Touchdowns: Razorbacks – Bernard Madden (3), Mutema Pittman (2) Buccaneers – Mark Tobin (2), Robert Wilson (2) Touchdown Passes: Razorbacks – Jeff Hart (5) Buccaneers – Greg Woolgar (4) Interceptions: Razorbacks – Mark Connolly (1), Steve Connolly (1), Mutema Pittman (2) Buccaneers – Will Bradbury (1), George English (1),…

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LADIES TOUCH FOOTBALL

    Saturday Hickmans (10-4-0) 6   Bigs (8-6-0) 7 Touchdowns: Hickmans – Melissa Skanes (1) Bigs – Kim Devison (1) Touchdown Passes: Hickmans – Michelle Healey (1) Bigs – Brittany Constantine (1) Interceptions: Hickmans – Michelle Healey (1), Sue Hickman (1) Bigs – Brittany Constantine (1), Kelsey Daley (1), Maria Halfyard (1) Sacks: Hickmans – Erin Prim (5)…

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