Archive for 'Sports & Recreation'
Couch potato intervention: Local sports camps for kids begin in late June
By Chris Marchand It might be the only sports camp between Dryden and the famed Legion Athletic Camp a few hours away at the International Peace Gardens. Open Roads teacher Conor Doherty is heading into a [...]
Run For Life focuses on organ donation, June 1
By Chris Marchand After a very promising start in 2012, a local event raising awareness for organ donation is heading into a second year. Hosted at Aaron Park, the Run For Life is a five-kilometre run/walk [...]
Track and Field Invitational draws 300 regional competitors
By Dryden Observer Staff The sunnier side of Spring smiled upon the Dryden Eagles annual Track and Field Invitational which brought 300 regional competitors to Dryden for a day of athletics, May 16. The results are [...]
Eagles girls reverse slump on home pitch
By Dryden Observer Staff The Dryden High School Eagles girls fared better than their male counterparts in NorWOSSA regular season ‘AA’ soccer action in Dryden this past week. Dealing with high winds blowing in from the [...]
The Summer Shuffle: Uncertainty looms as SIJHL hockey clubs in state of flux over off-season
By Chris Marchand Superior International Junior Hockey League Commissioner Ron Whitehead says he’s as curious as everyone else to see what the SIJHL will look like come September. Following a year that saw struggling clubs in [...]
Flippin’ Out: Sunset Gymnastics Club ends competitive season with local mini-meet
By Chris Marchand Dryden’s gymnasts had a chance to show off their growing skill set to friends and family as the club wrapped up the season with a ‘mini-meet and demonstration, April 27. Housed in the [...]
Season ends for Eagles badminton
By Chris Marchand Members of the Dryden Eagles badminton teams capped off their season by hosting the region’s NWOSSA playdowns, April 17. The school was represented by five players in three teams over the busy 150 [...]
Ice Dogs reflect on battles won and lost at awards night
By Chris Marchand It was the long, cathartic exhale at the end of a furious seven-game series that saw the end of the Dryden Ice Dogs season, four minutes into overtime in Fort Frances last Tuesday. [...]
SIJHL PLAYOFFS: Lakers force Game 7
By Chris Marchand Dryden Ice Dogs fans were hoping to see their hometown team seal the deal on their SIJHL semi-final series versus Fort Frances, Monday. After a remarkable reversal of momentum, coming back from a [...]













