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The Skips of Super League 2024

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ST. JOHN’S, NL – One of the things that is unique and interesting things about the Re/Max Super League Curling is that its the best curlers in Newfoundland regardless of age or gender. They all come together to compete for the top spot …and the prize money. Many of the teams play in other leagues and competitions but this is where they will hone the skills again the best in the province. You will see the veteran’s like Jeff Thomas who has been playing the game since the 1970’s at the provincial and national level as well and one time…

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New rule for next Grand Slam of Curling.

Brad Gushue at the Grand Slam of Curling in St John’s, Newfoundland. Photo by Anil Mungal/GSOC. By Jason Pike ST JOHN’S, NL – A new rule to start testing at next Grand Slam of Curling competition where a team will lose hammer after 2nd consecutive blank ends. Curling has a new experiment ready to go. A new rule that will be used at the next Grand Slam competition and it’s the subject of some scrutiny and questioned by many. Organizers plan to test a setup that will see a team lose hammer after a second consecutive blank end. The change…

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Curling Super League wraps for holidays

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  ST JOHN’S, NL – The Re/Max Super League of Curling take a break for the holidays and will be back in action on January 7th. Tuesday nights action closed out with Andrew Symonds’ Northbrook team holding on to the top of the Leader Board with Danial Bruce in second place and Greg Smith in third. Full results and photos below.  …

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Neglected city rec facilities need fixing

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By Jason King ST. JOHN’S, NL – Lack of facilities in St John’s, or the neglect of facilities in existence, is already more and more becoming a problem in the area. Let’s take soccer for a moment. For one reason or another St John’s soccer has only a couple of fields that they have used regularly for training and games and the rest have been tossed to the Leaside. This past summer for example I know for a fact that many times practices slots were unavailable for a lot of teams due to the fact that The Churchill Park Music…

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Basketball is a contact sport

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Soft calls hurting basketball in the province. By Jason Pike. ST JOHN’S, NL – Contrary to what you may believe basketball is a contact sport. Well, maybe not here in Newfoundland. Over the past 5 years Newfoundland based teams travel more consistently than ever, to Toronto and Montreal primarily, and the one thing that is blatantly clear is that Newfoundland based referees are soft. To further add to my point, when the St. John’s Edge debuted basketball here and fans could watch the game played up close and personal sitting court side we got to see how physical the game…

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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 everything volleyball in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, remains with it board and staff intact. As we have seen in other high profile case of sexual assault or impropriety in sports like gymnastic, hockey and soccer in North America, the boards of directors and executive are usually held to…

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