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 ins and registration starts at ten o clock. …
The Corner Brook Royals will play the Port aux Basques Mariners for the West Coast Senior Hockey League championship. Saturday Port aux Basques defeated Stephenville Jets 7-2 to advance to the best of seven affair. The final will start next weekend in Port aux Basques.…
The St. John’s Edge get back into the win column as they beat Cape Breton 105-84 Sunday. Desmond Lee led the Edge with 18 and Glen Davis had 16. 3083 fans attended Sunday’s game at Mile one. …
S U N D A Y Gander Flyers evened the best of seven Central hockey final with a 6-3 win Sunday in Gander. Brandon Hynes scored three goals for the Flyers with Jordan Escott, Mitchell Oake and Josh Day adding singles. Michael Brent, Danny Wicks and Patrick Yetman replied for the Cataracts. S A T U R D A Y The Cataracts have taken a 1-nothing lead in the Central Senior Hockey final with a 4-3 win over the Gander Flyers. Danny Wicks, Andrew Gill, Kyle McGuirk and Michael Cole scored for the Cats. …
S U N D A Y Andrew Symonds and his Newfoundland rink fall to 0-2 at the 2019 Brier. Brad Jacobs and his Northern Ontario team defeated Symonds foursome 8-2. Jacobs is 2-0. S A T U R D A Y Brad Gushue and his Team Canada rink, the defending Brier champions, won their opening game at the 2019 Brier. With the game tied at six Gushue scored in the tenth end for a 7-6 win over Scott MacDonald and his Ontario rink. Gushue faces Northwest Territories on Sunday. Andrew Symonds and his…
Today in Sports History MARCH 9TH 1859 – The National Association of Baseball Players adopted the rule that limited the size of bats to no more than 2-1/2 inches in diameter. 1929 – Eric Krenz became the first athlete to toss the discus over 160 feet. 1958 – George Yardley (Detroit Pistons) became the first NBA player to score 2,000 points in a season. He did it in 72 games. 1980 – Gordie Howe and his two sons skated on a line together for the Hartford Whalers. National Hockey League history was made when…