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      After three successive provincial U18 rugby championships, the Dogs RFC lost a hard fought match to the Vandals on Monday evening –  relinquishing the title only after a fight to the bitter end.   The match opened with Vandals’ Zac Sutton scoring a try followed by Dogs’ Mark Oake. The two teams exchanged ends with strong defencive lines exhibited by both sides ending the 1st half in a 5-5 tie.   The second half opened with Vandals’ Riley Crane and Mac Frost grounding the ball over the Dogs’ try line followed by Ben Newhook scoring a well-placed conversion giving the…

    Saturday Razorbacks (6-9-1) 31 Buccaneers (9-7-0) 24 Touchdowns: Razorbacks – Bernard Madden (3), Mutema Pittman (2) Buccaneers – Mark Tobin (2), Robert Wilson (2) Touchdown Passes: Razorbacks – Jeff Hart (5) Buccaneers – Greg Woolgar (4) Interceptions: Razorbacks – Mark Connolly (1), Steve Connolly (1), Mutema Pittman (2) Buccaneers – Will Bradbury (1), George English (1), Robert Wilson (1) Sacks: Razorbacks – Shawn Ebsary (4), Mark Miller (1) Buccaneers – Yassir El-Tehan (1), Jesse Gibbons (1) Saturday Chargers (16-0-0) 32 Gators (13-3-0) 6 Touchdowns: Chargers – Evan Constantine (1), Jason Reynolds (2), Simon Wessells (2) Gators – Matt Flight (1) Touchdown Passes: Chargers – Mike Woods (5) Gators – Mark Hynes (1) Interceptions: Chargers…

    Saturday Hickmans (10-4-0) 6   Bigs (8-6-0) 7 Touchdowns: Hickmans – Melissa Skanes (1) Bigs – Kim Devison (1) Touchdown Passes: Hickmans – Michelle Healey (1) Bigs – Brittany Constantine (1) Interceptions: Hickmans – Michelle Healey (1), Sue Hickman (1) Bigs – Brittany Constantine (1), Kelsey Daley (1), Maria Halfyard (1) Sacks: Hickmans – Erin Prim (5) Bigs – Krista Matthews (4)   Sunday Mavericks (5-9-0) 20 Steelers (1-13-0) 8 Touchdowns: Mavericks – Joanne Fennelly (2), Jessica Hill (1) Steelers – Courtney King (1) Touchdown Passes: Mavericks – Diana Tibbo (3) Steelers – Brittany Antle (1) Interceptions: Mavericks – Joanne Fennelly (1), Diana Tibbo (1) Steelers – Sheri Costello (2), Amy Gaetz (1), Michelle Rideout (1),…

  Newfoundland represented by Galway Hitmen claimed this provinces  fourth consecutive Canadian Men’s Fast Pitch Softball Championship by defeating Nova Scotia East Hants 4-3 in the championship game. 3Cheers Pub had won the last three titles. The Newfoundland team trailed in this game 1-nothing after four innings but rallied with a pair of runs in the fifth and sixth innings to claim the championship. Sean Cleary, pitched the win in the final game. He went the distance, giving up the three runs on eight hits. He walked two and sent 16 batters down swinging. Shane Boland belted a two run…

  David Freak won the provincial 5K road race Sunday. He covered the course in 15 minutes and 44 second. Adam Snow placed second with a time of 16 minutes and 23 seconds. Third place went to Daniel MacDonald who finished in 16 minutes and 39 seconds. Julia Kawamoto was the first female across the finish line with a winning time of 17 minutes and seven seconds. Second place went to Anne Johnston in 17 minutes and 27 seconds and Krissy Dooling was third and her time was 19 minutes and one second. 133 runners finished the race.…