By Vivian Collings Suffering a loss at their Kawartha final game, the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School girls basketball team is still celebrating. The school hasn’t had a girls basketball team for ten years until now,…
Austin Boylan excels at Canadian Futures Showcase
By Amanda Duncombe-Lee At just sixteen years old and one of the younger players selected, Austin Boylan, who grew up in Minden, was recently invited to be part of the 2022 Canadian Futures Showcase among…
Red Hawks make strides in Quinte
On Wednesday, Oct. 12 the Red Hawks cross-country team travelled to Brighton to run in the Quinte Invitational Meet at Dunnett Apple Orchards. At their first meet of the season, the Red Hawks demonstrated they…
Red Hawks ballers make a return
The Haliburton Highlands Secondary School girls’ basketball team returned to the court this fall for the first time in a decade. After years without enough interest to field a team, 16 girls came to tryouts…
Red Hawks soaring to start season
By Vivian CollingsThe Haliburton Highlands Secondary School varsity girls’ field hockey team finished their first two games of the season showing the pride of the red.The team played St. Peter Catholic Secondary School and Holy…
Outlaw hoping to catch the attention of US…
By Darren LumRed Hawk takes passion for baseball to Muskoka … and, hopefully, beyondA former Red Hawk is working to fulfill his baseball dreams by attending the newly formed Muskoka Outlaws Baseball Academy.Seventeen-year-old Damon Harriss…
Get to know the Huskies: Ty Collins
By Alex Gallacher One of the most high profile additions to the Haliburton County Huskies 2022/23 roster is former Mississauga Steelhead Ty Collins. The player from Huntsville, Ontario played four seasons in the Ontario Hockey…
High speed spectacle promises to satisfy race fans
By Vivian CollingsThose with a need for speed can find a thrill in watching this weekend’s power boat races.The 6th annual RPM Outboard Power Boat Races are coming to Head Lake in Haliburton from Friday,…
Huskies unveil new roster with new captain and…
By Alex Gallacher After the inaugural 2021-22 Haliburton County Huskies season ended in playoff heartbreak, this off season the team set out to find new talent to replace the departing players. Four core members of…
Co-ed soccer kicks-off in Haliburton County
By Grace Oborne For Chris Carere, the game of soccer is about fun and inclusivity. Two years ago, Carere was a member of the Haliburton Soccer Club. However, due to peak COVID-19 times, it became…
Red Hawks show their colours for Pride Week
By Darren Lum There is reason for optimism for the LGBTQIA2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit) community after the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School’s (HHSS) Pride Week said organizers. One of…
Last Monarch returns home for induction honour
By Darren Lum Bob Beeney can’t imagine the life he has led without the Highlands. The 90-year-old is the lone survivor of the Minden Monarchs hockey team from the late-1950s. He is proud about his…
Hawks hold their own with best at COSSA
By Darren Lum A two-year layoff amped up the enthusiasm and put the Red Hawks track and field team in a position for success at the COSSA (Central Ontario Secondary School Association) Track and Field…
Junior Red Hawks advance to COSSA
By Vivian Collings Win or lose, success is found among those who take a challenge and face it as a team. In the pouring rain, the HHSS senior and junior girl’s soccer teams each played…
Joy in fulfilling a dream in Pain Court
Mission accomplished for Red Hawks doubles’ team with a strong work ethic to earn OFSAA berth By Darren Lum Ava Smith was beaming with pride about fulfilling a vow to earn an all-provincials berth recently,…
Dominion Hotel wins best bicycle-friendly business award
By Sue Tiffin While many have been known to walk right in, even paddle on up to the Dominion Hotel and Pub, the Minden hot spot also welcomes those who want to cycle by for…
Sunday night bowling league right up Minden’s alley
By Sue Tiffin Wherever David Hammond lives, he bowls. When he lived in Scarborough, he bowled in a league for 20 years. Later when he moved near Uxbridge, he organized a league himself. Now that…
Women’s soccer league kicks off season
By Vivian Collings An ambitious new resident is eager to share her devoted passion for soccer with the community. Fitness trainer Kathy Judson moved to the area with her husband and twin daughters last summer,…
Flying the red and white well at OFSAA
Tidey and Smith’s love for game rewarded By Darren Lum The Red Hawks senior girls’ doubles badminton team of Ava Smith and Emma Tidey played among the best, savouring the dream at the all-provincials last…
Minden Kin Club’s truck pull a go
By Sue Tiffin After a hugely successful ice racing event, the Minden Kin Club is ready to do it again – this time in warmer weather. The club has announced Minden’s annual truck pull and…
Haliburton Real Easy Ryders welcome new members
By Darren Lum Get rolling with the Haliburton Real Easy Ryders (HRER) this cycling season to meet new people who share a love and interest for riding. The recreational group of cyclists are encouraging new…