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Sports: Golf leagues wrap up club’s 150th season

Most of the leagues at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club have wrapped up and already held their year-end banquets, with only the Thursday men's league still to come.

Sports: Murray slams it home for rare eagle 2

Smooth-swinging lefty Glen Murray managed a rare feat on the first hole during men’s league action at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club last Thursday.

NOTL Golf Club celebrates historic 150th year

The sun shone brightly as golfers dressed in period attire, breaking out long skirts, fashionable headgear, tartan regalia and other historic themes to help turn the day into a memorable and remarkable anniversary.

Sports: Trio of NOTL juniors finish second in Champions golf tourney

Lucas Roberts-Ramos, the junior champ at the NOTL Golf Club, and Eli Perng, top junior at both the Cherry Hill Club and Eagle Valley, finished in a four-way tie for second in the tourney, played at Cardinal Lakes Golf Club in Welland.

Award-winning painting celebrates golf club’s 150th anniversary

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club, founded on its current location in 1875, has been marking its birthday all season — and on Sept. 26 it will hold a commemorative tournament and reception to celebrate in style with some 180 golfers hitting the links.

NOTL Pickleball Club expanding with six new courts at York Rd. community centre

The Niagara-on-the-Lake Pickleball Club will soon triple the number of indoor courts its members can play on, thanks to a pilot project in conjunction...

Sports: Greenskeepers top leader board at club championships

They spend most days helping make sure the fairways and greens of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club are in pristine condition. But this past weekend, greenskeepers...

Sports: Junior champs crowned at NOTL Golf Club

Familiar names topped the leaderboard at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club's junior championships on Sunday. Sam Walker was crowned junior boys champ and Keira Dexter took...

St. Davids boxer loses semifinal bout, waits on Pan Am decision

Next stop? Hopefully Santiago, Chile. St. Davids champion amateur boxer Mckenzie Wright entered the ring Monday night at the Pan American qualifications in Cali, Colombia,...

Game, set, match: Davis Cup shows NOTL some love

The arrival of the Davis Cup to Niagara-on-the-Lake meant something special to the town's tennis enthusiasts.  For Danny and Marlene McCarthy and Bev Lees, three...

Playing with Strangers: Meeting a hall of famer from the world of horse racing

As children, we’re taught to be wary of strangers, but playing golf with strangers is something unique to the game. Getting paired with some...

Sports: U7 lacrosse team rocks out at Burlington Extravaganza

The Niagara Thunderhawks U7 team got a taste of what it’s like to play in the big leagues on Saturday as they participated in...

Sports: NOTL women capture Wood Trophy for second straight year

The Wood Trophy is staying at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club. A team from NOTL recaptured the historic cup for the second straight year (and eighth...

Sports: Celebration marks Kinsmen Warriors’ triple gold 1973 championship season

Ken Slingerland Special to The Lake Report Fifty years ago this summer, the Niagara Jr. B Kinsmen Warriors did something that has never been repeated. They won...

Sports: Two NOTL teams win divisional lacrosse championships

Two Niagara-on-the-Lake lacrosse teams returned home as divisional champions after a weekend tournament in Grimsby. The U9 major Niagara Thunderhawks team won the Zone 9...

NHL player joins St. Davids Carnival

Matt Prochownik, left, and his son Kohyn got to meet Ben Harpur, New York Rangers defenceman. Kohyn says he plays the same position when...

A hot day on the links

This week's downpours aside, it's been a hot, humid and sticky summer on the golf course, and shade is at a premium. On a recent...

Golf: Henry wins Criers’ Tournament with super 70 net score

Yolanda Henry had a stellar day on the links Tuesday, winning the Criers’ Tournament during the 18-hole women’s league competition at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf...

Sports: Aced it: Six-year-old golfer scores hole-in-one

Six-year-old Kohen Barszcz loves playing golf. And after last week, he’s loving it a whole lot more. The youngster accomplished something that very few people of...

Kickboxing-on-the-Lake: MMA fighter opens new gym on East & West Line

After retiring from a seven-year career in mixed martial arts, Dwayne Hinds knew he had to find a career that would let his passion...

Sports: Slick putt proves profitable as Murray cashes in

  Lefty Glen Murray was a winner on the course and on the putting green last Thursday, becoming the first golfer to cash in on...

Train, work, sleep and repeat

St. Davids boxer is focused on preparing for Pan Am qualifiers in Colombia   As a champion amateur boxer by day and a nursing student by...

Sports: Three Thunderhawks teams reach semis at Oshawa tourney

Three young Niagara Thunderhawks lacrosse teams competed in a weekend tournament in Oshawa and all three made it to the semifinals in their division. The...

Sports: Golfers celebrate Canada Day in red and white

Members of the Friday evening Couples League at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club turned out in their red-and-white finery last week to celebrate Canada Day. Winners...

Sports: U9 Thunderhawks compete in Midland lacrosse tourney

The Niagara Thunderhawks U9 minor lacrosse team competed in their first tournament of the season last week in Midland. While the results on the floor...

Sports: U7 Thunderhawks compete in Fort Erie tourney

Members of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Thunderhawks U7 lacrosse team competed in their first tournament of the season last weekend in Fort Erie. It was a great...

Sports: Jacques scores in men’s league, Williams wins match play

Rainy weather and soggy fairways forced cancellation of several leagues the past few days at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club. However, the weather wasn’t a factor...

Sports: NOTL soccer aims to reduce abuse of referees

The president of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Soccer Club is "fully supportive" of Ontario Soccer's decision to use bodycams to try to reduce abuse of young...

Sports: Men can’t repeat Taylor’s Canadian Open magic despite 100 tries

In the wake of British Columbian Nick Taylor's victory in the Canadian Open – ending a 69-year drought since the last time a Canuck...

Sports: NOTL’s Pagnotta is forever pitching in

Volunteer coach's latest 'job' was convening Ontario girls high school soccer championships   Joe Pagnotta figures that by the time July comes, he'll be able to...

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