The nine and 18-hole women’s leagues hosted a joint step-aside scramble on their final day and the team of Michele Darling, Cathy Murray and Carole Matheson combined for a 2-over 38 to take first place.
“Dig beyond the rhetoric and promises — because given our electoral track record since 2010, every time we’ve bought what was being sold, buyer’s remorse has set in pretty quickly,” writes Kevin MacLean.
Two of the most talented, up-and-coming young Canadian golfers are growing up in Niagara-on-the-Lake’s tiny hamlet of St. Davids (pop. about 3,000). Eli Perng and Kaige Zhu are off to high school after a whirlwind summer in which they played more than a dozen high-level tournaments across Canada and North America.
NOTL native Quinton Spagnol had a hole-in-one on the fourth hole en route to his “best score ever,” a 1-over 37. He followed that up in style his next time out with another 37. But the real story is in how he did it.
Last Thursday, the stars all rightly aligned for Niagara-on-the-Lake native Quinton Spagnol, who has only been playing the game regularly since the COVID pandemic.
James Grigjanis-Meusel, runner-up in the Open division of the men’s club championships, had the hottest hand, firing a 1-under 35 in Thursday’s men’s league.
One of the most demanding annual tests of golf was played at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club on Friday. This year’s winners were Carolyn and Drew Porter with a net 65 score.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club’s men’s Ryder Cup team managed to wrangle the Pro’s Cup championship from their female competitors last Friday.
For the first time in two decades, Gary Zalepa’s name won’t be on the ballot for this fall’s municipal election, but his career in local politics could be far from over.
It was an up and down year for Niagara-on-the-Lake hockey prospect Spencer Tomczuk. His diagnosis of hyperthyroidism slowed him down a bit, but didn’t deter the captain of the Niagara North Stars U16 AAA team.
Just as winners on the professional tour are often decided “on the back nine on Sunday,” so it was that the men’s and women’s championships were determined at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club.
When Hollywood came knocking, Brodie and Maria Townley were ready for their close-up. The upcoming romantic comedy “Beach Read,” which shot in Niagara-on-the-Lake in June, highlights the Townleys’ heritage home at 123 Johnson St.
Merkel and her family were on a private holiday to Niagara and the German embassy had arranged in advance with NOTL’s Klaus Reif for her to visit the Reif Estate Winery for a tour and tasting.
The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club and the Toronto Hunt Club have a long history of competition and last Saturday it was NOTL’s turn to play host to their big city counterparts.
The theme was Around the World and members of the organizing committee were decked out in airline flight attendants’ gear while golfers sported attire from various countries and cultures across the globe.
More than 80 women from across Niagara gathered last week to compete for the 60th annual Wood Trophy, one of the longest-running and most prestigious amateur contests in the region.
Despite the morning fog, the 18-hole women’s league held its annual Beat the Pro contest in which players dictated the club pro shop manager Darren Smith had to use to try to get closer to the pin on the 120-yard par-3 hole #4.
“We’ve seen too many hit-and-run crashes around NOTL. We’ve seen too many instances where, day or night, drivers in a rush, or without thought, push the limits, sometimes with life-altering consequences,” writes Kevin MacLean.
A 22-year-old man was released on bail Monday after a migrant farmworker from Mexico was killed in a hit-and-run while cycling in rural Niagara-on-the-Lake late last Friday night.
Decked out in red and white, the men and women of the Niagara-on-the-Lake celebrated Canada’s birth one day early, with some fun and games on Tuesday.
“When Stephen Eustáquio fired the ball into the back of the net last Sunday in the dying moments versus South Africa, the adulation unleashed at outdoor watch parties, in pubs and in TV rooms across the country was heartfelt and possibly life-changing for some future football stars,” writes Kevin MacLean.
Reigning club champion Louise Robitaille was on top of her game Tuesday in 18-hole women’s league play at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club.
“Whether it’s lane jumpers, high-speed tailgaters or mid-lining motorcyclists, everyone seems in a hurry,” writes Kevin MacLean.
Rob Reimer’s even-par 36 led all competitors in last Thursday’s men’s league at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club. Al Kavanagh was second, one shot behind.
It’s been a tough few years for Mary, who is now 16. She’s dealt with unimaginable grief, depression, anxiety and bullying at the hands of classmates.
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