By Darren Lum Published Oct. 10 2017 Two weeks after losing a game by way of a mercy rule invoked at halftime to open the season the Red Hawks senior football team showed what they…
Tournament focuses Hawks on fundamentals
By Jenn Watt Published Oct. 10 2017 The Red Hawks boys’ volleyball team got a chance to test out their skills on the court Thursday during an exhibition tournament at the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School…
Archery provides for unforgettable experience
By Darren Lum Published Oct. 3 2017 It was a birthday Nancy Walker will never forget. The Highlands resident took her 57th birthday as an opportunity to do something she had never done before shoot…
Hawks work toward big goals
By Darren Lum Published October 3 2017 No one is hitting the panic button with the Red Hawks field hockey team after a 1-nil loss to the visiting Crestwood Secondary School Mustangs on Thursday Sept.…
Boys are digging volleyball
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 26 2017 For the first time since the 1980s the Red Hawks will have a junior boys’ volleyball team compete in the Kawartha High School Volleyball League. Head coach Brett…
Haliburton’s NHL alumni committing to Hometown Hockey
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 26 2017 Anticipation is building for the touring Rogers Hometown Hockey. Hall of Famer Scotty Morrison and former NHLers Bernie Nicholls and Walt McKechnie have committed to participate when the…
Hawks are off and running
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 26 2017 Minutes after the Haliburton Highlands Secondary School’s cross-country team finished its first practice with hill repeaters coach Russ Duhaime spoke excitedly about the largest turnout in recent memory.…
Jr. Red Hawks football team takes on Fenelon
Submitted by Judi Paul Published Sept. 26 2017 The junior boys’ football team travelled to Fenelon Falls to take on the Falcons in their first game of the year. The Red Hawks out-chanced Fenelon in…
Getting hyped for Hometown Hockey
By Darren Lum Published: Sept. 19 2017 Don’t miss out on the unprecedented opportunity Rogers Hometown Hockey will provide the Highlands Dysart et al Reeve Murray Fearrey says. When the travelling roadshow comes to town…
Hawks look to repeat as COSSA champs
By Darren Lum Published: Sept. 19. 2017 Nothing is different this season for the Red Hawks as far as expectations go. Despite the Red Hawks field hockey program only fielding one varsity team this season…
Curling club offering introduction clinic
By Darren Lum Published Sept. 12 2017 Jackie Bradbury a recent retiree in her 60s takes a break from painting a wall to rave about curling and said the Haliburton Curling Club’s introduction to curling…
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Haliburton’s own caps season with silver By Darren Lum Published Sept. 5 2017 Getting to the podium for Haliburton’s Owen Flood was years in the making. With his parents Melanie and Brent watching on his…
Hometown Hockey to showcase Highlands
The Haliburton Highlands will be included as one of the first four communities to be visited on this year’s Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour from Oct. 14 to 15 hosted by hockey broadcast personalities Ron MacLean…
Mountain bike racers cheer for provincial championships
By Sue Tiffin Published August 29 2017 Sir Sam’s Ski and Ride was bustling with the energy of mountain bike racers competing in the O-Cup No.7 as part of the Ontario Cup Series noted to…
‘Tee’ time is any time at Head Lake…
For the past four months I’ve been living at a golf course yet I haven’t used it once. While people come to the course throughout the week to hit the links I’ve found myself driving…
Highlands football players help make history
By Darren Lum Published August 15 2017 Four local teens with a passion for football will never forget the record setting season they shared with their Peterborough Wolverines junior varsity teammates this year. Aiden Coles…
Boat races to bring excitement to Head Lake
By Robert Mackenzie Published Aug. 8 2017 Fifty boats will be racing on Head Lake Aug. 19 and 20 as Toronto Outboard Racing Club’s Haliburton powerboat races return to the village for its fourth straight…
Hockey memento takes shape in HSAD class
By Jenn Watt Published Aug. 8 2017 From a distance the OVC Hockey Challenge Cup looks like the long lost sibling of hockey’s most coveted trophy. The sterling silver chalice etched with braids and curlicues…
International campers find fun at Hockey Haven
By Robert Mackenzie Published August 8 2017 Five international youth hockey players travelled more than 25000 kilometres to train at Haliburton’s Hockey Haven hockey camp this past week. Alex Kerr Fraser Vospernik Sean Huang Michael…
Province’s best riders to descend on Sir Sam’s
By Darren Lum Published Aug. 8 2017 A local rider is looking forward to representing the Highlands at the O-Cup Provincial Championships for cross-country mountain biking. Owen Flood a competitive mountain biker for the past…
Highlands fish derby goes digital
By Darren Lum Published Aug. 1 2017 Using software to enable competitors to upload photos of their catch online the Big Fish Derby Haliburton Highlands competition is being regarded as unique in the county. This…