Sports | Mar 10
PARRY SOUND - The West Parry Sound District Museum was again a gracious host on January 30 for this first of four expected youth chess tournaments in 2010.
Administered, as always, by the Central Georgian Bay Chess Association (CGBCA) and sanctioned by the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC...
Sports | Mar 10
SEGUIN TWP. - Last month the Seguin Bruins ended their season with the annual banquet night to celebrate the team’s season.
Seguin Bruins captain Chris Marinakos was awarded the team’s most valuable player award. Marinakos had 42 points this season in the 49 games that he played; they came with...
Sports | Mar 10
HAMILTON - On Saturday, Feb. 27, the Georgian Jumpers Competitive Jump Rope Team travelled to Hamilton to compete in a Regional Competition.
There were six teams competing from central Ontario. This was the first competition of the year and the team has spent countless hours preparing...
Sports | Mar 10
Monday bid euchre gave Greta Taylor a big count of 324 and Julie Tarcea 319. Julie also won the travel prize. Ken Land made two moonshots.
Cribbage on Thursday showed John Taylor in the first place followed by Joyce Fisher. Anita Monette won at 500.
Friday afternoon scores were tight with...
Local | Mar 10
ONTARIO WINTER GAMES
MUSKOKA — The excitement was palpable Thursday night as athletes paraded onto the special events field at Muskoka Wharf in Gravenhurst for the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Ontario Winter Games.
Athletes were clearly pumped to be in...
Local | Mar 10
ONTARIO WINTER GAMES
MUSKOKA — Despite some great play and tremendous effort, the Georgian Bay District Badminton Association (GBDBA) team did not perform as well as they had hoped during the Ontario Winter Games this past weekend.
Competing against six...
Local | Mar 10
ONTARIO WINTER GAMES
MUSKOKA — Muskoka boxers took home one gold and three silver medals during the Ontario Winter Games on the weekend.
Four boxers who train at the Bala Youth Boxing Club competed at the games, which were held across Muskoka March 4-7...
Local | Mar 10
ONTARIO WINTER GAMES
MUSKOKA — Athletes, coaches, officials and their family, friends and fans streamed into Muskoka last weekend creating traffic on Highway 11 not seen since the start of the last long weekend of summer.
The 2010 Ontario Winter Games in...
Local | Mar 10
Ontario Winter Games
MUSKOKA — Hilary Sinclair is worth her weight in silver.
The 18-year-old Severn Bridge resident lifted her way to a second-place finish in the 75-plus kilogram weight class at the Ontario Winter Games on Friday.
Sinclair has...
Local | Mar 10
Ontario Winter Games
MUSKOKA — There was no medal in the cards for Port Sydney gymnast Elora Austrup, 11, but tying for first in the floor routine with a personal best score of 13.1 was a triumph all its own.
The 2010 Ontario Winter Games Women’s Artistic...
Local | Mar 10
BRACEBRIDGE — Canadian Olympic figure skater Joannie Rochette’s brave performance inspired a nation, including many young athletes in Bracebridge.
Figure skater Katherine Malcolm, 19, who grew up in Bracebridge and was a featured soloist at the Bracebridge Skating Club’s 62nd annual...
Local | Mar 10
GRAVENHURST — For the first time ever, local residents can tune in to local Paralympian Graeme Murray’s quest for gold with the national sledge hockey team.
Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic media consortium will air a total of 50 live hours of television coverage in both languages...
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