Wowwhat a season. The Leveque Brothers / Rock Breakers Peewee girls cameto fruition in the spring of 2016 combining girls from BancroftHaliburton Minden Wilberforce and Marmora. When they stepped on theice for their first tournament…
Skating through time
By Sue Tiffin Published April 13 2017 S.G. Nesbitt arena was packed with family and friends of the Minden Skating Club members for the Travel in Time year-end skating festival on April 9. “The people…
Senior Hawks boast full team
By Darren Lum Published March 28 2017 As the snow melts outside under the spring sun the Red Hawks senior badminton players are busy preparing for the season in the gym of the Haliburton Highlands…
Home hill advantage shines at COSSA
The Red Hawks snowboarding team had 20 riders compete at the annual COSSA (Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics) snowboarding championship on Wednesday Feb. 22 at the Sir Sam’s Ski and Ride in Eagle Lake. They…
Juniors finish COSSA with win
The Red Hawks junior girls’ volleyball team can hold their heads up high after hosting COSSA (Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics) championship on Thursday Feb. 23. Finishing third at COSSA came down to a single…
Junior ballers dominate Kawartha playoffs
The timing of the Red Hawks junior boys’ basketball team’s maturation couldn’t have been better. It’s a beautiful thing when a team shows it can execute a coach’s strategy and stay within itself towards achieving…
Senior Hawks preparing for redemption
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 21 2017 A heartbreaking loss at home in the Kawartha A Championship title game isn’t taking away from the team’s effort and achievements this season said the Red Hawks head…
Highlands shine for the world championships
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 7 2017 After she crossed the line of the pulka one-dog elite race withher dog Oodle Karen Koehler was overcome with emotion embracing herdog and then her husband crying on…
Hawks push Wildcats in shootout
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 24 2017 It was a classic shootout between the Red Hawks senior boys’ basketball team and the visiting I.E. Weldon Wildcats on Monday Jan. 23 in Haliburton. Lots of scoring…
Falcons spoil Hawks' home opener
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 20 2016 There’s a lot the Red Hawks can appreciate after a 46-39 loss to the visiting Fenelon Falls Secondary School Falcons in Kawartha High School Basketball League action on…
Volleyball team continues to build
By Darren Lum It’s all about working towards improvement said Red Hawks senior girls’ volleyball team head coach Steve Smith after hosting five Kawartha West high schools on Wednesday Dec. 14 for an exhibition tournament.…
Red Hawks tournament just the beginning
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 13. 2016 There’s a lot to be said about learning by doing. SteveSmith coach of the Red Hawks junior girls’ volleyball team gavecredence to this after his team hosted five…
Red Hawks court ready for success
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 22 2016 The beginning of any season provides optimism and hope for the best said the Red Hawks senior girls’ volleyball coach Steve Smith. “There are some high expectations by…
Autumn success prepares for winter championship
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 17 2016 Carnarvon’s Karen Koehler and her dogs earned their own treats days before Halloween at a recent autumn dog race championship in Bristol Que. Koehler a veteran world class…
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OFSAA caps Hawks season By Darren Lum Published Nov. 15 2016 The Red Hawks have nothing to be ashamed about playing on the highest stage for Ontario’s high school field hockey said head coach Steve…
Pond hockey championships to return in 2017
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 8 2016 After a one year absence the Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships is returning to Haliburton with a local owner hoping for a long and prosperous existence here. This…
Red Hawks soar to OFSAA
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 1 2016 About the only warm thing on the wet and windswept artificial turf pitch at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary in Peterborough on Thursday Oct. 27 were the bright smiles…
Midget B girls open season against EaglesAtoms have…
The Bancroft I.D.A./Red Eagle Family Campground midget B girls opened their 2016-17 season on the road Saturday afternoon in Lakefield against the Ennismore Eagles. The Jets jumped out to an early first period lead with…
Minden arena process faces criticism
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 6 2016 In the face of pointed questions and criticism over the proposed plans for the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena the township of Minden is asking for patience and understanding…
Pair of podium finishes for Hawks runners
The following are Haliburton Highlands Secondary School sports briefs for the week ending Sept. 30. Congratulations to our cross country runners who competed in Huntsville last week. Issac Little ran to a second place finish…
Local dragon boat team wins award in Barrie
By Angelica Ingram Published Sept. 6 2016 It was a successful outing for the Haliburton Highlands Paddlers when the dragon boat team headed to Barrie to compete in the annual Barrie Dragon Boat Festival at…