(PETERBOROUGH) More than 1,000 high school wrestlers and their coaches will descend on Peterborough next week for the 2012 OFSSA provincial wrestling championships. In total 857 male and female wrestlers and 300 coaches will take part in the event that runs Monday (March 5) to Wednesday (March 7). The event is so big that the … Continue reading
Women’s volleyball squad off to Barrie to compete in OCAA women’s volleyball championships (PETERBOROUGH) Sometimes it’s a fine line between winning and losing. That was just the case for the Trent women’s volleyball program this past Saturday at the Trent Athletics Complex. A close line call at the end of the five-set marathon match inched … Continue reading
A piece of Canadian hockey history will be making a stop this week in Peterborough. The jersey worn by Paul Henderson when he scored “the goal heard around the world” to the 1972 Summit Series will be on display Thursday (Feb. 16) at the Memorial Centre. Appropriately named the Henderson Jersey Homecoming Tour, the Team … Continue reading
Success is occurring on all fronts for the Peterborough Figure Skating Club (PETERBOROUGH) The club recently saw two of its rising stars medal at the Woodville Invitational competition on Jan. 14. The results are representative of the ongoing success that the club is experiencing both on and off the ice. Morgan Brennan, 11, and Laurence … Continue reading
Program offers young players a chance to get their hockey fix As the end of the city’s hockey season looms in the not so distant future, many parents are already wondering how to combat a disorder that afflicts so many of our young athletes after the playoffs: Hockey withdrawal. Luckily, there is help. The Peterborough … Continue reading
What hoped to be payback for a season opening loss turned out to be déjà vu for Trent’s women’s volleyball team Wednesday night. The Excalibur suffered another loss Wednesday to the Loyalist College Lancers, putting their berth to the Ontario championships in jeopardy. Sitting with an 8-2 record at the Christmas break and a firm … Continue reading
