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SSNL Outdoor Sports Season Comes to a Close

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BURIN, NL -With the final whistle of the Boys 2A Soccer Provincials, the outdoor sports calendar for SSNL has officially wrapped up for the 2025 season. Between unpredictable weather and tight competition, it proved to be a loud, energetic, and hard-fought weekend — with the Burin Peninsula claiming two of the three provincial banners. — 2A Boys Provincial Championship The 2A Boys Provincials were hosted by Lakewood Academy of Glenwood, with all matches played on the brand-new Gander turf complex. Participating teams included: Lakewood Academy (Host) St. Joseph’s Academy Jaguars (Lamaline) St. Lawrence Academy Blues (Wild Card) Gros Morne Academy…

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Boys Slow pitch provincial championships

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Provincial Boys Slow Pitch Softball Championships Highlight Need for Change This past weekend saw the Provincial Boys Slow Pitch Softball Championships, with 2A through 4A tournaments held across the province. 2A Championship – La Scie La Scie hosted the 2A event, welcoming eight teams from across Newfoundland. Noticeably absent were representatives from the Burin Peninsula—an absence attributed partly to distance but more so to an emerging formula of competitiveness versus travel.  The disparity in skill levels among schools once again raised questions about the need to reintroduce a 1A division for slow pitch, or perhaps to revisit the former Fair…

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Provincial Girls Soccer Roundup

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This past weekend, three provincial high school girls soccer championships took place across Newfoundland and Labrador. The 2A Championship was hosted in the West Coast town of Doyles, while Saint Lawrence Academy on the Burin Peninsula welcomed the 3A Championship, and O’Donel High School of Mount Pearl played host to the 4A Championship. — 2A Championship – Fogo Island Captures First-Ever Provincial Banner Five teams competed for the 2A title: host Belanger Memorial High, Fogo Island Central Academy, St. Joseph’s Academy of Lamaline, Valmont Academy of King’s Point, and Canon Richards High of Flowers Cove. From the outset, it was…

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Falon McLoughlan to Represent Canada at the 25th Summer Deaflympics

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Photo - photographed on location at The Rooms by Trevor Wragg

ST. JOHN’S, NL – Volleyball player Falon McLoughlan will once again represent Team Canada on the international stage, this time at the 25th Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo, Japan, taking place November 15–26, 2025. Falon is one of the top volleyball players in the province. She won the 2024 Premier’s Athletic Award and was a finalist for Female Athlete of the Year. She joined Team Canada Women’s Deaf Volleyball team at age 14 and was the youngest player on the team. This year’s Games mark the 100th anniversary of the Deaf Olympics, with more than 80 countries participating. Falon is not…

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Ben Collingwood and Betsy Nicholson win 2025 Cape to Cabot 20km road race

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Ben Collingwod winning the 2025 Capital Subaru Cape to Cabot 20km road race in St John's October 19, 2025.. Photo by Alick Tsui.

October 19, 2025, St. John’s, N.L. – Ben Collingwood and Betsy Nicholson battled challenging weather to win the Capital Subaru Cape to Cabot 20k Road Race 2025.  Collingwood, the male winner, completed the course in 1:15:22, and Nicholson , the female winner, completed the course in 1:31:03.  Adrian Smith was second place male finisher at 1:18;22 and John Halley was third place male finisher at 1:19:58.  Katie Pirzada was second place female finisher at 1:35:33 and Courtney King was third place female finisher at 1:36:02.  Fan favourite Florence Barron, 87, captured the 80+ female category with a time of  2:35:57, and…

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Holy Cross wins double gold at soccer nationals

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Womens Soccer Womens Soccer - Holy Cross St Johns vs Banat FC Kitchener. Photo by Trevor Wragg.

Holy Cross wins double gold at soccer nationals ST. JOHN’S, NL – Holy Cross dreamed of national gold, and on Monday they made those dreams come through not once, but twice, on home turf at historic King George V soccer pitch in St. John’s. The women led things off with a 2-1 victory over 2024 champions CS Trident – Ouest de Quebec.  Teri Murphy was named tournament MVP.  Holy Cross Nutra Holdings had previously won Jubilee Trophy national gold in 2022 and 2023 and had 15 players from those campaigns in the lineup. The men needed a penalty shootout to…

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