Sports

DUNROBIN – Long-time Team Canada captain and Torino 2006 gold medallist Todd Nicholson will be the first para hockey player inducted into the Canadian Paralympic Team Hall of Fame along with two other legendary Canadian athletes.

KANATA – For the first time in its history and for the final equestrian competition of this year, Wesley Clover Parks (401 Corkstown Rd.) will host Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) level eventing from Sept. 26 through 28.

WEST CARLETON – Fitzroy Harbour is getting a reputation as a fastball factory as one native and one-near local who plays for the West Carleton Electric have got the call to represent Canada at the upcoming Pan American Championship later this fall.

ARNPRIOR – Kinburn’s Curtis Proulx won his second Madawaska Golf Club Men’s Championship over the long weekend, setting a club championship record that will be hard to beat.

ST. JOHN’S – West Carleton athletes were on centre stage for the Canada Summer Games, with both Carp’s Will Batley and Fitzroy Harbour’s Conner Hopper bringing home multiple gold medals.

DUNROBIN – For two of the three West Carleton Wolverines Football Club teams the National Capital Amateur Football Association (NCAFA) season started Saturday (Aug. 16) and the two young teams provided wins for their home team fans.

CARP – Someone finally knocked off the Micksburg Twins at the Carp Shootout, but unfortunately it wasn’t either of West Carleton’s home teams.

ST. JOHN’S – Fastball superstar Conner Hopper was representing the West Carleton Electric during this weekend’s Carp Shootout as an alternate.

CARP – Premier fastball returns to West Carleton this weekend with the third annual Carp Shootout landing in its namesake village starting Friday (Aug. 9) evening.