On Saturday Nov. 18 the Tom Prentice and Sons Trucking Tykes travelled to Sunderland to play the Brock Wild. The Storm’s teamwork skating and shooting ability was no match for the Wild. The final score…
Skate park to be completed this spring
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 21 2017 Committee members for the Haliburton Junction Skate Park are excited. With some 68 per cent of the park complete this autumn the park is expected to be fully…
Excitement and nerves for Duchene joining Senators
By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 14 2017 Matt Duchene who on Sunday Nov. 5 was traded from the Colorado Avalanche to the Ottawa Senators responded from Sweden to the Echo about his reaction to the…
Boys volleyball season complete
Published Nov. 7 2017 The junior boys volleyball team wrapped up their first season in recent memory last week at Brock High School in Cannington. They competed for the single A Kawartha Championship and a…
Duchene trade brings him home
By Sue Tiffin Published Nov. 7 2017 The Duchenes are happy that Matt’s coming home. The Haliburton-born NHL player left the ice mid-game as a Colorado Avalanche centre on Nov. 5 grabbed a rolling suitcase…
Minor hockey storiesAtom A’s take on Coyotes10-2 win…
The following are minor hockey dispatches for teams based in the Highlands and area. The Peewee girls had two games on the road this past weekend. The first game the girls won 8-1 against Keene.…
Winning in sport and in life
By Darren Lum Published Nov. 7 2017 Red Hawks cross-country coach Russ Duhaime couldn’t be prouder of his runners Isaac Little and younger cousin Alex. They are strong runners and great people he said. “They’re…
Club continues to share passion for sport
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 31 2017 There is a saying in life that it takes a village to raise a child. When it comes to curling in Haliburton the same logic applies except it…
Minor hockey dispatches
The following are hockey stories for teams in the county and in surrounding area. The Cottage Country Building Supplies/ Ridgewood Ford Highland Storm Atom A’s hosted the Matt Duchene Fall classic tournament at the A.J.…
Red Hawks end regular season winning
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 24 2017 Two quick goals in the first half was all that the Red Hawks varsity field hockey team needed to secure their second win of the Kawartha High School…
Red Hawks jr football team rolls over Kenner…
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 24 2017 The junior Red Hawks football team left the visiting Rams of Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute with virtually nothing dominating the yellow and blue 41–6. There was a lot…
Fans flood village for Hometown Hockey
By Sue Tiffin Published Oct. 17 2017 It rained – sometimes poured – but that didn’t stop hordes of hockey fans and former NHL players from representing Haliburton at the much-hyped Rogers Hometown Hockey event…
Home win for Atom As during Hometown Hockey…
The following are minor hockey dispatches for teams based in Haliburton County and area. The Cottage Country Building Supplies/ Ridgewood Ford Highland Storm Atom A’s hosted the Durham Crusaders at the A.J. LaRue Arena on…
Red Hawks win for character win for life
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 17 2017 It’s a given when a team wins a championship that emotions will run freely. However for the Red Hawks senior football team a regular season 22-8 win against…
Sterling Nesbitt runs down solid finish
The following is a HHSS sports brief for the week ending Oct. 13. A great big shout-out to our cross-country team. They ran in the pre-OFSAA race earlier this month in Petawawa with some very strong…
Varsity rugby team winless not hopeless
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 17 2017 After a 43-7 home loss to Kawartha Senior Girls Rugby League’s sixth place I.E. Weldon this past Tuesday Oct. 10 the Red Hawks head coach was pointing to…
Local singers to be showcased at HometownHockey
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }A:link { } By Darren Lum Published Oct. 11 2017 Long-time Highlands resident Carl Dixonand Haliburton Highlands Secondary School graduate Cassidy Glecoffare the musical headlining acts for Rogers Hometown Hockey thisweekend.…
Home win for Hawks field hockey
The following are HHSS sports briefs for the week ending Oct. 6. On Monday Oct. 2 the field hockey team battled against Holy Cross and were able to outscore and outgun the opponents by a…
Karate Results
The Northern Warriors Kita No Shenshi Karate Dojo hosted an autumn karate tournament on Saturday Sept. 30 at the A.J. LaRue Arena in Haliburton. There were 40 competitors from 11 clubs from as far away…
Morale boost for Red Hawks rugby team
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 10 2017 The Red Hawks varsity rugby team left the field this past Thursday Oct. 5 with their hearts full and their heads held high after competing with the top…
Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour is heading to the…
Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour presented by Scotiabank and Dodge is heading to the Haliburton Highlands for a weekend celebration of hockey on Oct. 14 and 15. The weekend will feature broadcast hosts Ron MacLean and…