Contact rugby returned for the Senior Men’s Rugby League on Saturday for the first time this year. The Baymen who went 2-0 in the games they played win the Collins Cup. Saturday’s scores: Baymen 12–Dogs 11, Dogs 12–Swilers 10, Baymen 19 Swilers 0 Goodyear Cup play starts next weekend. …
1961 St. Bon’s High School Basketball team. Names with this one. How many of these players can you remember? Some are two sport athletes. …
The National Hockey League draft is set now for October 6th and 7th and a Newfoundlander is ranked to go high in this draft. According to the latest NHL draft Dawson Mercer of Carbonear is ranked 13th overall for this draft. In the NHL Draft Guide they say that he picks apart on-the-puck defenders in much the same way an elite NFL quarterback breaks down defensive coverages — one read, one component at a time.…
There are two Breen’s Jubilee Soccer games as the regular schedule comes to an end Thursday night. At King George Fifth at seven o’clock Feildians play St. John’s Soccer Club and at Topsail Field at nine Calvin Randell Strikers meet Holy Cross. Holy Cross will finish first in the league standings as they have 35 points followed by Feildians who own 27 points. The Calvin Randell Strikers are third with nine points and the St. John’s Soccer Club has seven. …
FLASHBACK This time a look at St. Bon’s Intercollegiate Basketball champions . Many players look familiar . How many can you identify? Send names to sportspagenl@gmail.com …
Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador , presented the association’s newest Life Member during their Annual General Meeting last weekend. Murray Roberts, of Botwood, was elected Life Member by the provincial hockey association. Roberts began with the Botwood Area Minor Hockey Association in 1995 as the Initiation Director, moving to the association’s President’s position in 1996. After serving as President for a number of years for the Central Minor Hockey Association Executive, he then became the Public Relations Officer for the provincial association’s minor council in 1999. In 2000, Roberts was elected Vice President of Hockey NL, serving in that role…