Archive for 'Sports & Recreation'

Second place Eagles soccer teams head into NorWOSSA playoffs, May 23

Second place Eagles soccer teams head into NorWOSSA playoffs, May 23

Dryden High School Eagles girls and boys soccer teams hosted Kenora’s Beaver Brae Broncos and Fort Frances Muskies at North Dryden’s Rotary Park soccer pitches in NorWOSSA ‘AA’ soccer action, May 16. The DHS boys beat [...]

GALLERY: 2012 DHS Track And Field Invitational

GALLERY: 2012 DHS Track And Field Invitational

 By Chris Marchand The records were falling at another great year of athletics in the second annual Dryden High School Track and Field Invitational, May 15. The DHS Invitational was used to select the team entry [...]

Ice Dogs hire head coach

By Observer Staff The Dryden Ice Dogs have chosen a head coach for the 2012-13 season. Oakville’s Paul MacLean was given the nod from a significant pool of applicants, said Director of Hockey Operations Brad Boyko [...]

Local OHLer heading to Memorial Cup

By Chris Marchand Dryden’s Kevin Raine is heading to the biggest show in Canadian junior hockey, The Memorial Cup. The 19 year-old local defenceman helped his London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League clinch their league [...]

OPP turning up the heat for May Long

OPP turning up the heat for May Long

Story by Lindsey Enns In a news release issued this morning, the Dryden detachment wants you to know that they will be stepping up enforcement to ensure that everyone has a safe upcoming May Long Weekend. [...]

Come play tennis

Come play tennis

Tennis Dryden working hard to promote sport in upcoming season Submitted by Brian Escbach Tennis Dryden (formerly Dryden TEAM Tennis) is a group of volunteers (started Oct. 2010), working toward two things: 1. Establishing new tennis [...]

Youth soccer evolving in 2012

Youth soccer evolving in 2012

League puts out call for volunteer coaches and referees By Chris Marchand Five hundred kids. That’s a lot of kids. That’s how many will be enrolled in the ranks of Dryden Youth Soccer this season. It [...]

Dryden Sports Camp returns

Dryden Sports Camp returns

Story and photo by Lindsey Enns  A multi sports camp to help students stay active during the summer is being held for a second year in a row following a successful first year. Conor Doherty, the [...]

Local students rally together in support of anti-bullying campaign

By Lindsey Enns  This Friday Dryden will be covered in pink on behalf of Pink Day, the anti-bullying campaign and students from local schools are hoping that the community will get involved and show their support. [...]

OPP hoping for a safe summer

OPP hoping for a safe summer

By Lindsey Enns  So it’s almost that time of year again. This week the OPP will be reviewing a few of the summer activities that we all like to part take in order to ensure that [...]