By Alex Gallacher The OJHL (Ontario Junior Hockey League) has announced that the season will resume Feb. 1, as the province transitions out of their modified Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen plan. The…
Skid School prepares even longtime drivers for winter…
By Alex Gallacher Due to provincial guidelines in place during the fifth wave of the pandemic, Ian Law’s Skid School has been forced to delay its upcoming Minden dates into early February. The school, which…
Get to know the Huskies: Christian Stevens
By Alex Gallacher Since being added to the Haliburton County Huskies roster back in October, Christian Stevens has become an impact player and a leader rather quickly. The Brooklin, Ontario forward has five goals and…
Snowmobilers asked to stay off closed trails
Area residents and visitors are being asked to be patient and stay off local Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) trails that remain closed The reminder was made in a press release issued Jan. 19…
Get to know the Huskies: Nick Athanasaskos
By Alex Gallacher When the 2021-22 season got underway, many of the players were established veterans with a few seasons of playing under their belt. However, for a lot of Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL)…
Paul Wilson celebrates winning solution
By Alex Gallacher At the end of what would’ve been the 2020-21 season, the OJHL’s Whitby Fury weren’t drawing very well. The team was among the bottom in attendance and needed a change, enter owner…
Pandemic continues drawing people to Nordic trails
By Stephen Petrick For so many, the last two years of the pandemic has included our winters of discontent. The COVID crisis, which we now know is worsened in winter, leads to shuttered schools, boarded…
Honour roll and big goals for Highlands Warrior
By Darren Lum Walking through Head Lake Park with the chill in the air and the snow on the ground, Sterling Nesbitt said these are some of the aspects of winter she has missed since…
Ice racers ready to slide into new season
By Stephen Petrick The coolest type of car racing is (pandemic pending) set to return to Minden this winter. Ice racing was originally scheduled to resume at the Minden fairgrounds on the weekend of Jan.…
Huskies stay positive during three week postponement
By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies, along with the rest of the OJHL (Ontario Junior Hockey League), have enacted a three week pause to the season. The announcement comes fresh off of Ontario Premier…
No shot at Canadian National Pond Hockey this…
The Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships is cancelled for 2022. The multi-day outdoor hockey tournament was hoping to return to action after a two-year pause caused by the pandemic. This year it was scheduled to…
Ice racing enthusiast starting one cool school
By Stephen Petrick Zack Wenzel has studied his favourite sport from the top of the snowbanks at Minden Fairgrounds for years. Now, he hopes to pass on his knowledge and keep the culture of ice…
Minden Skating Club unearths missing history
By Nick Bernard As far as Jane Symons understood, 2021 was very much the 50th anniversary of the Minden Skating Club. An email with Skate Canada even confirmed it – the Minden Figure Club was…
Former Red Hawk joins Bobcats’ lacrosse program
By Alex Gallacher The Gill family prepares as son Jaxon takes next step in lacrosse journey While lacrosse has changed a lot since its inception, in 2022 two major lacrosse leagues exist in North America.…
Canadiens down Huskies in controversial finish
By Alex GallacherSpecial to the Times The Haliburton County Huskies entered 2022 riding a six-game winning streak. With the last two matches against Caledon and Mississauga being postponed due to COVID-19, the Huskies were eager…
Red Wolves invite athletes, volunteers to the team
By Sue Tiffin Dave McKay first became a volunteer when his kids were involved in sports, but he became involved because of volunteers helping him when he was a child himself. “I got into it…
Huskies hold on for 3-2 victory over Cougars
By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies fought back from being two goals down to beat the Cobourg Cougars 3-2, Friday night at S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena. The Cougars opened up the scoring as George…
Get to know the Huskies: Ryan Hall
By Alex Gallacher Ryan Hall scored his first career OJHL earlier this season against the Toronto Patriots on Oct. 27, and since then Hall has been a substantial addition to the Huskies blue line. Adding…
Huskies and Cougars fight to a tie in…
By Alex Gallacher After the double-overtime period solved nothing, the Haliburton County Huskies and Cobourg Cougars had to settle for a 3-3 tie Friday night in Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) action at the S.G.…
Pond hockey plans for return
By Darren Lum “Pondimonium” is back and the hope is it serves as another step towards life before the pandemic, said John Teljeur, organizer of the Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships. After a two-year hiatus,…
Sowing the seeds of success
HHSS Co-Op Series By Darren Lum The following is the first in a series of co-op placement stories, featuring Haliburton Highlands Secondary School students and area employers in Haliburton County. Open to Grade 11 and…