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County names fill race results at Brighton Speedway
Fans at Brighton Speedway Saturday were treated to a full racing card that saw seven divisions including the Eastern Ontario Vintage Stock Car Club following the inductions to the Brighton Speedway Wall of Fame. Sam Hazelwood, Fred Linde and Bill Broad were inducted kicking off an action packed night presented by Greig Truck and Trailer. […]
Soap box racers find their thrills on Mill Street hill
Nearly 50 soap box racers tested their mettle on the Mill Street Hill in Bloomfield Saturday. The annual Hallowell and Bloomfied Recreation derby brought County residents and visitors to the competition. Will Prinzen and Benjamin Runions won the age 5-7 cateorgy. Ava Cronk was tops in the age 8 group, while Colton Knock led the […]
Turner, Baldwin, Mutton and French race to wins at speedway
The Southern Ontario Sprints invaded Brighton Speedway for Round Two of the 2018 tour Saturday night. The 20 sprint cars and a full field of stock cars in attendance raced before a full crowd at the one-third mile oval Vanzuylen Tire & Alignment and Electro Cables night. Turner takes checkers No. 97 Cory Turner brought […]
County Clippers honour participants and founders of successful basketball club
County Clippers slam-dunked their 9th annual year-end rep team award celebration this week. More than 70 basketball players, coaches and volunteers were honoured at the year-end celebration held at the Wellington arena. The rep program offers opportunities over the house league play, with a focus on skill and team development. Teams play exhibition games against […]
Dolphins swim personal bests and firsts at two recent meets
By Christy Latchford Quinte Dolphin Swim Club members battled howling wind and rain on their trek to the Markham Aquatic Club’s Rising Stars competition earlier this month – but prevailed in the water of their choice. The Dolphins, who train out of the Prince Edward Fitness and Aquatic Centre, sent at team of five to […]
County athletes Pitch, Hit and Run to next competition
Participants at this year’s Pitch, Hit and Run event at Wellington’s Field of Dreams diamonds will advance to the next level of competition May 26th in Quinte West. Pitch, Hit and Run provides boys and girls with a challenge to compete, free of charge, with their baseball skills. Four age ranges get the chance to […]
Congratulations to Wellington Dukes national cup finalists
Fans throughout Prince Edward County and well beyond are filling social media with congratulations to The Wellington Dukes for an incredible season ending Sunday night at the RBC national final in British Columbia. From 132 teams to just two at the Canadian Junior A Hockey League final, the Dukes were ahead into the third where […]
Cops and Kids reel in plenty of fish, and fun, in Bloomfield
Participants caught some sunshine and lots of fish at this year’s Cops and Kids fishing event, Saturday, at the Bloomfield Mill Pond. While sticks and strange catches are often the norm, this year, plenty of actual fish were reeled in by about 60 children registered. With each catch, they excitedly reported their bounty to Prince […]
Kiwanis derby’s big fish caught in the County
Perfect weather pitched in for thousands of anglers dropping their lines in the 38th annual Kiwanis Walleye World Fishing Derby over the weekend. Picton club members operated the weigh-in station at Picton Harbour, and as usual, handled some of the derby’s biggest catches. The County’s Terry Mindle landed the big prize for top walleye weighing […]
3,000 students clap, stomp and cheer at Celebration of Dance
The sun shone on about 3,000 students gathered at Zwick’s Island Park in Belleville Wednesday for Celebration of Dance, hosted by the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board. The event, in its 28th year, still features the ‘Cotton Eyed Joe’ dance as the longest running, along with new dances proposed by schools, this year including […]
