By Darren Lum Like the rest of the world living during a pandemic, Alex Little is in a holding pattern when it comes to fulfilling his dream of hockey ascension.The former Haliburton Highlands Secondary School…
Highland Storm hockey to return
By Darren Lum Highland Storm president Jason Morissette is asking the public to remember the importance of sport for what it can do for young people, as the hockey association works on a plan to…
Sky's the limit for new Astros player
By Darren Lum Minden’s Austin Boylan is a teenager taking a swing at a lifelong dream ofbecoming a professional baseball player by joining the elite baseballprogram Team Ontario Baseball Club despite coming from a community…
Isaac Little named Male Athlete of the Year
Submitted The Halls Island Artist Residency Committee is thrilled that the new and innovative program in Haliburton County is up and running. The first artist to stay at Halls Island Artist Residency, Ryan Kasperowitsch, completed…
Emma Casey named Female Athlete of the Year
By Darren Lum Emma Casey couldn’t hold back the tears when she learned she was named the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School’s Female Athlete of the Year. Casey learned the good news online from…
Hawks rink crowned provincial champions
The Haliburton Highlands Secondary School’s boys curling team are provincial champions capturing the Ontario School Curling Provincial Championship with a dramatic finish in an extra end final shot by skip Jacob Dobson. The Red Hawks…
Hawks dominate Titans at home in season-ender
With nothing to play for but pride the Red Hawks senior boys basketball team showcased the skill and depth that has served them well all season. The Hawks finished with a comfortable 56-42 win against…
Hawks lose but will play again
It was a victory for the Red Hawks hockey team to have played in light of the Trillium Lakelands District School Board’s decision to cancel extracurriculars during school hours. Coach Jason Morissette said the team…
Sr Hawks contain Bulldogs in home opener
Everyone got what they wanted from the Red Hawks senior boys’ basketball home opener against the Brock High School Bulldogs on Thursday, Dec. 5 in Haliburton. The hometown fans went home happy and proud…
Wildcats steal Red Hawks' joy
When the Red Hawks Grade 12 player Paul Turner tied the game 3-3 with a little more than three minutes left it buoyed hopes for a comeback against the visiting I.E. Weldon Wildcats. With a…
Red Hawks looking to be a contender
Even though the Red Hawks senior girls’ volleyball team lost a core group of players from its Central Ontario Secondary School Associations championship finalist team head coach Steve Smith isn’t lowering expectations this year. Last…
Hawks take the kick out of the Mustangs
By Darren Lum Everything went right for the Red Hawks boys’ hockey team in their home and season opener. With a buy-out for the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School there were plenty of hometown fans and…
Two titles for Koehler at dryland dog race
By Sue Tiffin Karen Koehler is a national champion and so is Buncho. The pair Koehler a world-class skijoring athlete living in Carnarvon and Buncho a three-year-old German shorthaired pointer picked up titles at the…
Runners show great resolve at OFSAA championship
Red Hawk cross-country runners Nick Phippen and Isaac Little travelled to snowy Sudbury for the OFSAA cross-country championships Saturday Nov. 2 held in Kivi Park. After getting hit with a snowstorm Thursday night and the…
Hawks soar past Saints in season
By Darren Lum The Red Hawks ended the 2019 Kawartha High School Football League season on a high note dominating the visiting Saints of St. Peter Catholic Secondary School to the tune of 28-7. It…
Home opener ends with pair of ties for…
By Darren Lum The varsity girls’ field hockey team took the energy generated from the spirit rally on Thursday to the pitch and finished the day with a pair of draws worth two points. The…
Hawks rugby team winless but not defeated
By Darren Lum It was clear by the smiles of the Red Hawks varsity girls’ rugby players that losing to the visiting Wildcats of I.E. Weldon Secondary School wasn’t the end of them. They will…
Volleyball program grows adds senior squad
By Darren Lum Everyone knows this season will be a challenge for the senior Red Hawks boys’ volleyball team but its mere existence wasn’t even a possibility just a few years ago. Third year player…
Heaven to compete in national kayaking championships
By Darren Lum When recent Haliburton Highlands Secondary School graduate Coleman Heaven speaks about his interest in kayaking it goes back to love: for the sport and for his father. He started whitewater kayaking several…
Junior girls soccer team wins gold
Congratulations to the girls back to back COSSA championships!
Hawks side advancing to Kawartha championship
By Doug Sullivan Special to the Minden Times The Red Hawks girls soccer teams travelled to Fenelon Falls on Friday May 17 for their regular season finale. The junior girls were up first. They got…