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Lauren Rowe to join Canada Women’s U-20 team

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ST. JOHN’S, NL – Lauren Rowe has been making her mark on soccer pitches around Newfoundland and Labrador — and Atlantic Canada — for years. She is now is getting national attention, garnering an invite to join the Canada Women’s U-20 team at the CONCACAF pre-tournament camp in the Dominican Republic as a training player. The 17-year old Queen Elizabeth Regional High School student has made five trips to the Vancouver Whitecaps regional EXCEL (REX) program over the years and has most recently been training with Joey Lombardi at the Ontario REX program.  Lombardi is also director of the women’s…

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Bronze for Team Gushue at 2022 Olympics

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BEIJING – It’s a bronze medal for Team Gushue and Canada in Olympic curling.  Gushue defeated  the defending Olympic champion, John Shuster, and Team USA 8-5 in the 10th end to earn his second Olympic medal. “That was the toughest game I think I’ve ever played. It was hard,” said Gushue who had to bounce back after losing the semi final match to Sweden 5-3. “Its easy when you’re playing well but its hard on this stage when  you’re struggling. “ It was a perfect birthday gift for Brett Gallant who celebrated his 32nd birthday with an Olympic medal. “It’s…

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Team Young wins NL Tankard

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ST JOHN’S, NL – Nathan Young’s team defeated Team Greg Smith to win the Newfoundland and Labrador Tankard and become the provincial champions on Sunday afternoon at the ReMax Centre in St John’s. Final score was 8-4 after 9 ends. The two teams were very evenly matched as the only loss Smith had all week was to Young. Firsts scores came in the 3rd end with Young picking up two points with the hammer shot but Smith comes back with 2 in the 4th. 5-2 for Team Young at the end of the 6th and they traded shots after that.…

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Gushue defeats Shuster’s Team USA

  In a battle of the Olympic champions, Brad Gushue of team Canada, the 2006 Olympic gold medallist, defeated the  defending Olympic John Shuster of Team USA 10-5 to end a two-game losing streak and improve his record to 3-2 at the Beijing 2022 Olympics. Gushue took two in the ninth and it was fist bumps. Gushue took a 7-1 advantage into the break with all team members throwing 93 per cent during the first half. Both teams subbed in their alternates ahead of the sixth with Marc Kennedy taking over for Canadian second Brett Gallant. Shuster did cut the…

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Growlers back in St John’s

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ST JOHN’S, NL – After an extended road trip the Newfoundland Growlers are back at the Mary Brown Centre in St John’s for four games against the Maine Mariners starting this evening. The Growlers are currently in third place in the North Division of the East Coast Hockey League behind Reading Royals in first and Trois Rivieres in second  and ahead of the Mariners.   …

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