By Darren Lum Ryan Manning is one Grade 11 student athlete at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School who will be competing in an event no one else has attempted in close to 27 years. He is…
Tradition of COSSA success continues
By Darren Lum Published May 3 2016 When it comes to badminton at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School there is a tradition of excellence. This trend continued this year after the senior Red Hawks returned from…
Hawks are ready to continue legacy
By Darren Lum Published April 12 2016 The past few weeks the Red Hawks have been busy working towards continuing the winning tradition of the perennially strong badminton program. Senior coach Bob Schmidt who was…
Competition experience enriches Robotics team members
By Darren Lum Published April 12 2016 When given the chance Sir Richard of Rotary stood tall among the other gallant robots competing at the 2016 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)…
Hawks hockey ends in COSSA
By Darren Lum There’s always next year. After the last two years of consecutive all-provincial berths the Red Hawks won’t be part of the top-16 teams vying for an Ontario Federation School Athletic Association (OFSAA)…
Red Hawks win COSSA silver
By Darren Lum A few stood while others remained seated applauding the home team following the lopsided loss. Few if any fans left before the conclusion of the Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics championship final…
Hawks grapplers ready to join the best
By Darren Lum Simply amazing. In the Red Hawks wrestling team’s 12 year history there has always been at least one member who has earned an Ontario Federation Sports Athletic Association (OFSAA) championship berth. This…
Denyer’s rink prevails winning COSSA championship title
By Darren Lum All they need to do now is to win gold at the all-provincials to have the perfect season. However the skip of the Red Hawks girls’ curling team Alyssa Denyer said in…
U.S. football experience leaves indeliable mark
By Darren Lum Fresh from their American experience a pair of local teenaged football players can still feel the warmth of the Texas sun. Childhood friends Kyle Lavergne of Haliburton and Sage Christiano of Carnarvon…
Nordic Hawks advance to OFSAA
The Red Hawks Nordic skiers pushed their way into all-provincials with Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics success last week. Hawks veteran Christine Bishop and rookie competitor Brynn Meyers qualified for OFSAA with top eight finishes…
Hawks record best in Kawartha League
By Gord Cochrane On Thursday Feb. 11 the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School senior basketball team travelled to I.E. Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay for its last Kawartha West Conference basketball game of the season. Both…
O'Reilly dominates COSSA OFSAA bound
By Paul Klose The Haliburton Highlands Secondary School Wrestling Team continued to perform well during the championship run. On Wednesday Feb. 17 13 Red Hawks competed at the COSSA (Central Ontario Secondary School Athletics) Wrestling…
Home loss ends senior Hawks volleyball season
By Darren Lum Sometimes your best comes earlier than you need. The Red Hawks senior volleyball team (an A team from a school of less than 500 students) pulled out its best of the season…
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Red Hawks riders carve up the COSSA competition By Darren Lum It was a podium sweep for the Red Hawks snowboarding team on Friday at the Sir Sam’s Ski and Ride location during the Central…
Hawks capture gold at Gore provincials
By Darren Lum There were wide smiles beaming eyes and outstretched arms raised high above their heads in jubilation by the Red Hawks girls’ curling team of Alyssa Denyer Tori Hawley Alanna Casper and Emily…
Juniors coming together down the stretch
By Darren Lum It always seems like a shame that a basketball game comes down to the last shot. Particularly when a team works as hard as the Red Hawks junior boys’ basketball team did…
Hawks dominate Hurricanes 10-3
By Darren Lum Finding the back of the net was easy for the Red Hawks boys’ hockey team once it overcame a 2-1 deficit at the end of the first period against the visiting Holy…
Hawks preparing to storm the Stronghold
By Darren Lum After three years the Red Hawks Robotics team is hoping for greater success with its most dynamic challenge to date facilitated by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics…
Red Hawks win streak ends at eight
By Gord Cochrane On Monday Jan. 18 the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School (HHSS) senior basketball team saw its eight game win streak come to an end. The Red Hawks travelled to Fenelon Falls and lost…
Hawks return to winning ways over Tigers
By Darren Lum Coming off the team’s first Kawartha conference loss to rival Falcons of Fenelon Falls Secondary School the senior boys’ Red Hawks basketball team bounced back into the win column with a dominant…
Jr Hawks hang on for win against Norwood…
By Darren Lum Composure and maturity are being added to the characterization of the junior Red Hawks boys’ basketball team after a win over the Norwood Knights in the Kawartha A Interlock game against the…