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 be…
Huskies find the positives with three week postponement
By Alex GallacherThe 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 Doug…
Former Red Hawk joins Bobcats’ lacrosse program
The Gill family prepares as son Jaxon takes next step in lacrosse journey By Alex GallacherLacrosse: Canada’s national summer sport and played for thousands of years by the Indigenous peoples of North America. While the…
Canadiens Down Huskies in controversial finish
By Alex GallacherThe 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 to get back on…
Huskies down Canadiens and Cougars
By Alex GallacherThe Haliburton County Huskies gave their fans a rare treat in the hockey world, two back-to-back home games on back-to-back days. Playing host to their first ever meeting against the Toronto Jr. A…
Skate with the pack this New Year’s Day
By Darren Lum Get ready, Haliburton: the Haliburton County Huskies are coming to the A.J. LaRue Arena for New Year’s Day.During the Municipality of Dysart et al’s committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, Dec.…
Nordic ski racing returns to the Hawks
By Darren Lum They’re back.The Red Hawks Nordic ski team is making a comeback after a six year absence and couldn’t come at a more opportune time for its coaches and athletes.Co-coach Mike Rieger appreciates…
Huskies claw back from two goal deficit to…
By Alex GallacherThe Haliburton County Huskies fought back from being two goals down to beat the Cobourg Cougars 3-2, Friday night at SG Nesbitt Memorial Arena.The Cougars opened up the scoring as George Krotiris scored…
Double-overtime between Huskies and Cougars decides nothing
By Alex GallacherAfter 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. Nesbitt…
Taking a shot at life before the pandemic
By Darren Lum“Pondimonium” is back and the hope is it serves as another step towards life before the pandemic, said the organizer of the Canadian National Pond Hockey Championships.After a two-year hiatus, the pond hockey…
Final steps left to realize students’ dream
By Darren Lum It’s only a matter of time now to see the realization of a student-led effort to right a wrong in adding murals depicting Haliburton’s only Olympian Lesley Tashlin and first professional football…
West Guilford son takes place among Hall of…
By Darren LumStories are powerful vehicles for inspiration and Bernie Nicholls’ path to joining the ranks of the best hockey players in the world has the potential to be an example of what is possible…
Huskies take down Muskies in fourth battle of…
by Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies made the 45 minute journey to Lindsay to take on the Muskies, Friday Night at the Lindsay Recreation Complex. Following a short-handed game winner by Sam Solarino, the…
Hawks elevated play not enough against Saints
By Darren LumAfter opening the Kawartha High School Field Hockey League season with a home loss against the Hurricanes the week before, the Red Hawks girls’ field hockey team was able to take the energy…
Tarr and Cicigoi shine as Huskies blank Cougars…
By Alex Gallacher A 39-save shut out by Christian Cicigoi and an Oliver Tarr hat trick was the fuel to help the Haliburton County Huskies blank the Cobourg Cougars 5-0, Saturday at the S.G Nesbitt…
Tashlin’s humility and achievement an example to follow
By Darren Lum Olympic standards may be only numbers on their own, but for Haliburton County’s only Olympian, Lesley Tashlin represents so much more and stands for what is possible.Tashlin, married to Craig Taylor, and…
100 miles of (mostly) smiles at the Haliburton…
By Darren Lum Whenever I tell people I raced this summer in the 8Hours of Hurtin’ in Haliburton held a few weeks ago atthe Haliburton Forest and Wild Life Reserve the commonquestion is how did…
How the Red Hawks came to be
HHSS name change resulted from concern about Indigenous representation By Darren Lum Decades before other colleges, universities and professional sports teams such as the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League, the Cleveland Indians of…
Extracurricular, athletics and clubs returning to HHSS
By Darren LumAfter close to two years living with pandemic restrictions, life at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School is returning to a place where athletic teams, social and service clubs and inter-school sports with an emphasis…
Taking on trail race proves teen belongs among…
By Darren LumThe Red Hawks this year were well-represented by 16-year-old Nick Phippen in the 50 kilometre race at the annual Haliburton Forest Trail Race where he wasn’t just the youngest competitor, but also earned…
Cody Hodgson inducted into Sports Hall of Fame
By Grace OborneFormer NHL centreman, Cody Hodgson, still has a profound passion for the sport of hockey. Though he retired from the game early in his career, he continues to project his love for the…