Gridiron gladiators return to Nicholson
(Editor's Note: This is the fourth instalment of The Intelligencer's Year In Review, a look back at some of the memorable moments in sports in Belleville and the Quinte region in 2011.)
SEPTEMBER
— In a first-place showdown with the Cataraqui Clippers in Kingston, the Belleville U11 Comets boys soccer team romped to an 11-1 win to take the SOSA division title. Joe Roy lead the Comets attack with three goals.
— The news was both good and bad for the Belleville Bulls after Day 1 of scrimmages at the club's 2011-12 OHL pre-season training camp at Yardmen Arena. First, the bad news. Returning defenceman Branden Morris went down with a torn Achilles tendon and could be lost until Christmas — or longer. In the good news department, Bulls signed Russian forward Danny Zharkov (6-3, 195), Belleville's first-round pick in the 2011 CHL import draft.
— It wasn't gold, but members of the Canadian men's heavyweight eight will gladly wait to trade their bronze medal for a more valuable bauble when they compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. With Belleville's Brian Price in his familiar cox position, the Canadian men placed third in the finals of the world rowing championships in Slovenia.
— Thurlow demolition derby driver Tim Smith earned a tough third-place finish in the main feature at the 66th annual Crawford County Fair competition held in Meadville, Pennsylvania, where he was top Canadian in the field. Smith, 49, marked his 30th year of derby-driving.
— Wellington Dukes defenceman Rusty Hafner signed a scholarship deal to play NCAA hockey with Bowling Green (Ohio) State University.
— THS Track Quest fundraising co-ordinators, Paul Whitley and Duncan Armstrong, were busy pounding the pavement to let the public know support for the project is still needed. "THS Track Quest is nearing the home stretch toward meeting the goal of raising $500,000 by Dec. 31," said Armstrong. About $300,000 has already been raised. The track has been virtually unusable for years. Potholes, crevices, cracks and heaving pavement all pose a safety hazard.
Pillar Point Ice Fishing Derby - News
Most anglers fished with squid strips, however a few still had abalone trimmings left over from last season, according to John Gebers at Noyo Fishing Center. HALF MOON BAY — Easy limits of crabs in 160 feet of water just a few miles from Pillar Point
Stirling residents were mourning the loss of a pillar of the village's minor hockey family. Wayne Brown died at 43, just one day after coming home from hospital following a heart attack. Brown was a coach and executive member of the Stirling and
There are many outstanding scenic spots — the Heavenly Screen of Music, the Ice Palace and the Solitary Pillar. Best of all is the awesome Mirror Lake where the cave's ceiling is reflected like a haunting valley kilometres deep.
Designed in the 1950's for a population of 18 million, today over 36 million people strain that system to the breaking point. The four pillars of California's water supply -- the Bay Delta, the Sierra snow melt, our vast underground aquifers and the
There is a chocolate and cream swirly carpet, heavily linened tables, some chairs like small thrones, and floor-to-ceiling windows that bring you toe-to-toe with Christopher Columbus glowing greenly on top of his pillar outside on Columbus Circle.