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…
OFSAA silver for Red Hawks singles’ player
By Darren Lum May 10 2016 Caleb Schmidt is shining with silver pride after capturing a second in badminton at the all-provincials this past weekend. With a 3-3 record Caleb had a solid performance at…
Red Hawks positioning for title
By Darren Lum May 10 2016 It’s been several years since offence and the Red Hawks girls’ senior soccer team has been spoken within the same breath. Teams from recent memory were solid competitors but…
Pinestone to host first watercross event
By Darren Lum Published May 3 2016 Watercross is making its debut in Haliburton during the June 4 and 5 weekend at the Pinestone Resort and Conference Centre located just outside Haliburton on County Road…
Roots Wake Series leaves Haliburton for Bala
By Darren Lum Published May 3 2016 The Roots Wake Series is not coming to Haliburton this year said its event director. Last year the series included the JoAnne Sharpley Source For Sports Provincial Championships…
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…
Jaguars win provincial curling bronze
By Darren Lum April 19 2016 When it was all over the J. Douglas Hodgson Elementary School Jaguars curling team of Jessica Byers McKenzie Tidey Lena Haas and Destiny Wilson finished as the third best…
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 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…
Harcourt mounted games competitor readies to represent Canada
By Darren Lum Just a few weeks after her equestrian protege earned a trip to represent Canada in Ireland Jocelyn Donaldson followed suit by earning a berth to compete from July 11 to 17 in…
Local skaters proud of provincial skating achievement
By Darren Lum Talking to the senior bronze dance pairs team it’s apparent the members are as different as night and day. Haliburton’s Isaac Little is very comfortable talking while his skating dance partner Minden’s…
Izac Reid vies for national title
By Darren Lum Minden teen Izac Reid is leading the Canadian Snowcross Racing Association’s sport 600 class with 253 points over second place competitors Spencer Carlson and Cale Callan who both have 245 points. Cheer…
Teen rider heading to world competition
By Darren Lum Grade 8 JDHES student Alyssa Bogardis is excited that her dream to represent her country in the upcoming World Team Championships of mounted games is being realized. The sport’s origins are tied…
Wolves junior A team for sale
By Jenn Watt Following the death of an owner Brad Williams Haliburton’s junior A team is up for sale Stephane Laveault told the Echo . “We’re working on a few things right now” said Laveault…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
Winterdance excited for 14th installment of Derby
By Darren Lum Just like the hundreds of jubilant students across the county enjoying their snow day Tanya McCready DeBruin was also excited for the falling snow outside her window last week but for a…
Sir Sam’s at 50
Food music and fireworks greeted guests at the Golden Gala on Saturday evening at Sir Sam’s Ski and Ride in Eagle Lake. The celebration of 50 years in business included 150 attendees and the Bishop…
Curlers hurry hard to raise money for health…
By Jenn Watt The Haliburton Curling Club was bustling with activity on Saturday as 64 curlers took to the ice to have fun and raise money for Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation. In the end…