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Sport NL 2024 Annual Awards Winners

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Sport Newfoundland and Labrador 2024 Provincial Annual Awards Winners Announced ST JOHN’S, NL – Sport Newfoundland and Labrador (SportNL) is excited to share the sixteen recipients of the 2024 Provincial Annual Awards which took place on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Sheraton Hotel in St. John’s, NL. “I’m so excited and proud to celebrate the amazing athletic achievements and contributions of everyone who made their mark in 2024. Every year, we get the chance to highlight the hard work and passion of local amateur athletes, teams, coaches, and administrators — and it’s always a reminder of how much sport…

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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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Where have all the good times gone.

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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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New QMJHL team announced for St John’s

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By Greg Locke ST JOHN’S, NL – St John’s is getting another semi-pro hockey. The former Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League’s Acadie-Bathurst Titan is to be relocated to St. John’s for the 2025-26 season and with a new name. In a news conference on Thursday the team announced that they…

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Dunne Memorial Basketball review

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By Jason Pike St Mary’s, NL – The annual Dunne Memorial Basketball Tournament opened last weekend in St Mary’s Newfoundland playing host to five teams. Dunne Memorial Academy, Christ The King Rushoon, Baltimore High School, St Kevin’s High and St Joseph’s Academy in Lameline. The opening contest proved to be…

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NLVA and Safe Sport

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Is it time for resignations at the Newfoundland volleyball association?  By Jason Pike ST JOHN’S, NL – In the weeks leading up to the trial of Markus Hicks, a volleyball coach charged with multiple counts of sexual assault, it might surprise some of you, that the governing body that oversees…

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Nov 26 Super League Curling

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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…

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