They did it! The Red Hawks junior girls’ soccer team won the COSSA championship title with a thrilling 1-nil win in overtime off of a corner taken by their captain Melissa Brinkos. There was plenty…
Field of dreams has no deadline
The Minden Minor Baseball League is now officially being run by Minden couple Craig and Tammy Smith. Lovers of sport and community volunteers the couple are running the league as a not-for-profit and thought it…
Minden rink competes with province’s best
There’s more to sport than winning it all for local young Minden curlers representing Archie Stouffer Elementary School and the Minden Curling Club who finished 18th out of 72 teams at the Pinty’s Provincial Elementary…
Storm sweeps OMHA finals
An arena packed completely full of hockey fans young and old exploded with excitement and pride last Saturday night in Haliburton when the Highland Storm Midgets took the All-Ontario Championship game undefeated against the Dunnville…
Coles stands alone in history after OFSAA
Red Hawks wrestler Aidan Coles proved his Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics championship title wasn’t an anomaly with his fourth place finish at the all-provincials last week. Coles represented COSSA well making it to the…
Hawks alumnus strikes silver at nationals
By Darren Lum Published March 15 2018 Red Hawks former badminton phenom and 2013 Athlete of the Year Darcy Schmidt captured silver at the national collegiate level representing the Humber Hawks. With partner Cameron Lai…
Former Red Hawks badminton standout strikes gold as…
By Darren Lum Published March 1 2018 Haliburton Highlands Secondary School alumnus and current Humber College badminton player Darcy Schmidt has the chance to showcase his skills at the national collegiate level after he won…
Red Hawks crowned Kawartha champions
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 20 2018 Let’s go Red Hawks! This was the chant shouted in unison from the crowd watching the Hawks’ senior basketball team in the last minutes of the Kawartha Championship…
Students meet Duchene in Ottawa
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 22 2018 Tears welled up in Barb Davies’ eyes watching the 40 children mostly from Wilberforce Elementary School meet with Haliburton’s Matt Duchene after he helped the Ottawa Senators beat…
Reporter gets behind the wheel at ice races
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 15 2018 There’s nothing like the real thing. Forget about any of the incarnations of the popular video game Gran Turismo or any driving simulators. Forget even about virtual reality.…
Wrestlers shine in Uxbridge
The HHSS Wrestling Team returned to the mat on Feb. 8 to compete at the Uxbridge Secondary School Wrestling Tournament. More than 250 athletes from the COSSA and Durham regions attended the event. This competition…
Club hosts annual winter mixed bonspiel
On Jan. 26 to 27 the Minden Curling Club held its annual Winter Mixed Bonspiel. Sixteen teams from Minden Haliburton and several Ontario clubs attended. The A Division winner was skipped by Evan Roitz (Minden)…
Former Minden curler goes for gold at Ontario…
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 8 2018 Going undefeated at the Ontario Winter Games qualifier is sending a former Minden curler to new heights. Alyssa Denyer a former Red Hawks curler and current Laurentian University…
Hawks strongly represented at GORE provincial finals
By Darren Lum Published Feb. 8 2018 Both the boys’ and the girls’ Red Hawks curling teams advanced to the Gore Mutual Provincial High School Curling Championship finals by winning the double knock-out format regionals…
Thrilling 7-5 victory for Bantam A teamGreat season…
The Highland Storm Pepper Mill Steak and Pasta House Dollo’s Foodland Bantam A’s travelled down to Whitby this past Saturday facing a do-or-die situation against the Durham Crusaders in game 4 of this playoff match.…
Local teams motivated by home ice advantage
By Darren Lum Published Jan. 24 2018 There’s nothing more Canadian than hockey being played on a pond under falling snow. Hundreds of hockey players will get to live out this idyllic experience when the…
Volleyball team still optimistic on season
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 17 2017 There was a lot to cheer about for the Red Hawks senior girls’ volleyball team after a fourth place finish at the exhibition Kawartha Girls Volleyball League tournament…
Falcons spoil homecoming for Red Hawks
By Darren Lum Published Dec. 14 2017 When it was all said and done five points was the difference between sending fans home happy or a disappointing loss. The senior Red Hawks basketball team lost…
Ace of Spades secures third place
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 30 2017 Great playing and a little luck helped to secure third place for the Minden Curling Club’s U18 Men’s rink led by 14-year-old skip Evan Roitz of Bobycaygeon. A…
Hawks soar above Hurricanes
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 28 2017 The RedHawks Kawartha High School Boys Hockey League home opener was allover within a few minutes. Excited by the start of the season thenoise and anticipation by the…
Laying the foundations of curling success
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 23 2017 Like life there’s never a guarantee in sport. However the mixed U18 curling team that plays out of the Minden Curling Club is destined to grow as at…