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Brooke Henderson captures national junior golf trophy, Smiths Falls teen leads wire-to-wire, wins by four strokes
Posted Aug 9, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC Sports - It's official - Brooke Henderson is Canada's top junior golfer. And she's just 14 years of age. The phenomenal athlete captured the Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Championship on Friday (Aug. 3) in dominant fashion. The daughter of Dave...
Read moreGaletta takes home lawn bowling title
Posted Aug 9, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC Sports - A warm day brought out many lawn bowlers from the region to Smiths Falls for the annual Street KIA lawn bowling tournament Aug. 2. The Galetta team of Grant Fletcher (skip), Bob Smith (second/vice) and Sue Smith (lead) had a 46 score and...
Read moreBears ticket drive Aug. 19 at Rob Roys
Posted Aug 9, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC Sports - It's that time of year again for the Bears 2012/13 season ticket drive. This annual event will be held at Rob Roy's on Sunday, Aug. 19 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., outside patio (inside if it rains). For the third year in a row the Bears are...
Read moreMen's Twilight takes on challenging format
Posted Aug 9, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC Sports - The Aug. 2 edition of the Thursday Night Men's Twilight chose the more challenging three-man scramble as the evening's format. With one less player (or two, or three), teams had to be on the markespecially when it came down to making...
Read moreRain gives much needed break to golf courses
Posted Aug 9, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC Sports - With some relief from the drought, certainly the conservation efforts of the maintenance crew to cut back on water supplies long before requested and preserve the best greens in the area is a big thank you. No one knows the agony of a superintendent...
Read moreBrooke Henderson in hunt at U.S. Amateur
Posted Aug 9, 2012 By EMC NewsEMC Sports - Following on the heels of her dominating win at the Royale Cup Canadian Junior Girls Golf Championship last week, Smiths Falls' Brooke Henderson has picked up in Cleveland, Ohio where she left off in Calgary, Alta. The 14 year-old dynamo...
Read moreMore than 20 CCHL players are invited to Team Canada East evaluation camp
Posted Aug 9, 2012 By Jeff MaguireEMC Sports - Team Canada East is hoping to move beyond runner-up status and win their first ever World Junior A Challenge hockey title this November in Nova Scotia. To that end a summer evaluation camp is being staged in suburban Toronto this weekend...
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