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Furay national champs qualify for Worlds
County women helped bring home the gold as winners of the Canadian National Women’s D Slo-Pitch championship held on the holiday weekend in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Furay team defeated Newfoundland 19-8 in the championship game. The County team members included Meloni Horton (MVP), Carrie Dyer, Ginny Insley and Chrystal York, team captain (who had […]
Corey Earl driver of the week
By Angela Rinaldi With a new twist in the action each and every Saturday Night, Brighton Speedway is determined to entertain their loyal fans. The on track drama is never ending, with slips and slides, and flips and flops abounding. The night began early with a bit of scattered showers for the third week in […]
Dukes set pre-season dates, welcome Reid
The Wellington Dukes named former Duke defenceman (1991-93) and OJHL All Star Todd Reid to the Hockey Operations Staff in the capacity of Assistant Coach effective immediately. The Stirling native has worked previously at the Canadian University and “AAA” level in various Head Coach and Assistant Coach positions. “Todd is a former Duke, OJHL All-Star, […]
Slippery and wet all the way to the checkered flag
Racing action at Brighton Speedway went unhindered by the story skies on Saturday, July 24th. The drizzly rain and overcast skies couldn’t keep the race fans away or the drivers at home and the crowd was awed by the action on the track as Deerhaven Farm & Garden and Lange & Fetter Ford brought the […]
Canadian Street Luge Champion shines on world course
Canadian Champion Street Luger Kolby Parks, of R2 Bloomfield, placed in the top 20 in races in the Almabtrieb IGSA World Championships July 14-17 in Hungerzell Germany earlier this month. Parks tells his Facebook friends he was “very disappointed on how poorly I did at the world championships, but I was lucky to have had […]
Riders beat the heat at competition
Riders of all ages beat the heat during a fun day of competition Sunday at the Picton Fairgrounds where members of the Prince Edward Horse and Pony Club strut their stuff. Riders, both young and older participated in the club’s show judged by Leslie Uens, of Belleville. Formed in the early 70s, the club sponsors […]
Quinte Cup golfers tops again
Congratulations to PGCC 2010 Quinte Cup team for their second straight first place finish. Picton’s team members included Duane Isenor, Lloyd Fennemore, John Haynes, Ryan Hennessy, Tim Clark, Bill Gallagher, Doug Green, Conor Hache, Peter Cole, Dave Hoekstra and Larry Powell.
Where’s the beef? In Betty Wakefield’s freezer!
Wellington golfers braved the elements Saturday to compete in a golf tournament to raise money for the village’s new community centre. The 24 golfers, as well as seven members of the public, came out to win a quarter of corn-fed beef, provided by Baitley’s Farm, Wellington. “It’s been a great day,” said Jim Dunlop, coordinator […]
90 golfers ‘fore’ Picton Hospital Foundation
Picton Home Hardware sponsored its third golf tournament at the Picton Golf Club Saturday in support of the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital Foundation. There were 25 teams with a total of 90 golfers out for a fun day of golf, friendship and fundraising – despite rain. Above, winners Derrick Bryans, Shane Nieman, Ted McKight […]
