All Entries in the "Sports & Recreation" Category
Anglers reel in fun at seventh annual ice fishing derby
Despite a deep layer of slush over 11-inches of ice, participants reeled in a weekend of fun at the seventh annual Fishing Derby at Merland Park. Jennifer and Kevin Lavers host the event – known for its many ice games that kick off with shirtless anglers trying for five minutes to catch the first fresh […]
Super cold fun in Sophiasburgh
Fans of winter braved Saturday’s frigid temperatures to enjoy Sophiasburgh’s Winter Carnival festivities and those who bundled up enjoyed a variety of activities inside and outside the Demorestville Town Hall. Emily Wager and Sydney Vanderveen, from the PEC Figure Skating Club braved -30C temperatures to put on a figure skating demonstration at the Sophiasburgh Winterfest. […]
Panthers ready to pounce on girls hockey quarter finals
By Mike Pothier PECI Girls Hockey Panthers finished their regular season on two high notes – beating the Bayside Secondary School Red Devils 3-1 and the Trenton High School Tigers 4-0 in two home back-to-back games. Abby Terpstra, Tynika Williams and Alex Staley had goals for the Panthers against the Red Devils. Sam Ward had […]
Local Ice Wine Skaters uncork gold
The local Ice Wine Synchronized Skating Team brought home gold medals this weekend from the provincial level Synchro Capers Competition in Oakville Saturday. Ice Wine received personal best scores of 33.90 and 32.82 to put them in first place in the Adult II Silver Final. Ice Wine Synchro is the only adult competitive team in […]
New Wellington rink getting raves from skaters
A new skating rink in downtown Wellington is getting raves from skaters. Michael Hymus, new owner of the property that last housed Midtown Meats, had the 12 by 24-metre surface built in memory, and tribute, to his father David, who died suddenly last September. Though privately owned, Hymus welcomes the community to use it – […]
PECI basketball honours graduating senior players
The PECI Boys Basketball program honoured the contributions of graduating senior players before their game vs. Centennial. “Each player has given a tremendous amount of time and effort to our program and we are very proud of their accomplishments,” said coach Rob Garden. The boys went out and won the game 46 – 34 to […]
Nail-biter hockey for Panthers heading into break for exams
By Mike Pothier Girls Hockey Panthers were back in action after poor weather cancelled the Bayside Red Devils game last week. The 2014-2015 Bay of Quinte Champions and “AAA” OFSAA Silver medalist, St. Theresa Titans, ended up winning 2-0 in a nail-biter against the Panthers. The Panthers and the Titans matched up perfectly as the […]
County Clippers host first classic tournament
The County Clippers U12 Girls team hosted the first ever County Classic tournament last weekend at PECI with teams coming from Timmins, Belleville and Peterborough. Coach Lesley Lavender reports: It was an exciting weekend for the County Clippers, where the U12 Major Atom Girls team hosted the Clippers’ first ever OBA Sanctioned tournament. We had […]
PECI athletic teams undefeated in week’s league play
A perfect week for PECI Athletics. Boys hockey, girls hockey and boys basketball all went undefeated this week in league play!
PECI Panthers pounce on Falcons
UPDATE: Today’s game cancelled Story by Mike Pothier PECI Panthers are back to their winning ways as they trounced the St. Paul’s Falcons 10-1 in girls hockey action Tuesday in Trenton. Today’s home game against Bayside has been cancelled along with the buses following last night’s snow storm. It will be rescheduled. The next home game is […]
