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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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Super League Curling. Dec 3 Update

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ST. JOHN’S, NL –  A change up in the standings this week at the RE/Max Centre, St John’s Curling Club Super League of Curling with Andrew Symonds /Team Northbrook taking over the top spot with a 7-1 record, McNeil Lamswood moving into second with 7-2 and Greg Smith, 6 and 1, dropping to third. This week there where three teams with a bye. Northbrook, Cory Schuh and Godsland.    …

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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

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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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