Year: 2015
The Miecon Ironmen pulled off a 5-4 win over the Moncton Fishercats in a game that lasted 13 innings. Kevin Bowes picked up the win pitching one inning and giving up 2 hits. Junior call up Nick Leggatt was brilliant, pitching 7 scoreless innings , giving up 3 hits and 3 walks while striking […]
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The Miecon Ironmen split a doubleheader again, this time with the Charlottetown Islanders.. In game one, Jamie Walls tossed a one hitter as the Ironmen won 3-0. Orry Cook (RBI), Ryan Lukach (RBI) and Jeff McCarthy had two hits and Jimmy Russell had a double. The Islanders won the night cap 7-0 as six different Ironmen […]
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After last year, any positive results are welcome, and that is what we have in a manner of speaking. There is not a great run on, but there are spurts of fish coming in every day. Suffice it to say there has certainly been an improvement over this time last year, and let’s hope the…
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The 4th Annual Fishermen Pow Wow wrapped up yesterday, on Wednesday July 1st. The event took place both Tuesday June 30 and Wednesday July 1st at Waterford Green in the Historic Chatham Business District and celebrated all cultures as one in the spirit of peace and friendship, and in the greatest country of the world on…
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Excitement for the 2015 Rock n’ Roll Festival is growing as signs of the upcoming festival are popping up in Downtown Newcastle. A giant outdoor tent is set up and ready to rock! The tent took most of the day on Saturday to put up and will also be used for the Canada Day concert on Wednesday July 1st. Canada…
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The first annual Rogersville Country Music Festival was held on Friday June 26th and Saturday June 27th. The event was held under the new shelter which was perfect for the large crowd of country music fans who attended. The shelter will also be used at the up and coming Rogersville Bluegrass Festival, August 28-30th. This…
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MacDonald Farm is open for the season and they celebrated with lots of family activities on the farm this past Sunday, June 28th. The ‘fun day on the farm’ had a petting zoo and pony rides from Edgewood Farms, a BBQ, tours of the MacDonald House, face painting, jumping castles and balloon characters from Ian Donovan along with…
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The MHL is proud to release its schedule for the 2015-16 regular season. As was the case last year, the league will follow a 48 game schedule, meaning 288 exciting matches will be contested among the MHL’s 12 teams. Each club will face off against teams from their own division six times while taking on…
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The Canadian Multicultural Day celebration was held on Saturday June 27th at the Goodie Shop Restaurant and was hosted by the Miramichi Regional Multicultural Association. Canadian Multiculturalism Day is an opportunity to celebrate our diversity and our commitment to democracy, equality and mutual respect and to appreciate the contributions of the various multicultural groups and…
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The Miecon Ironmen split their doubleheader with the Saint John Alpines, losing 4-3 in extra innings in Game 1 and winning 7-1 in Game 2. The Ironmen were held to 4 hits in the opener with Orry Cook, Kris Keating, Ryan Barry and Darren Hardy getting the hits with Hardy’s being an RBI double.. Jeff […]
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The Greater Blackville Resource Centre will be hosting fundraising yard sales every month this summer to raise money for the Blackville Food Bank. The first yard sale is tomorrow, Saturday, June 27 from 8:00am to 1:00pm, rain or shine, with the others following on July 18 and August 22. There are lots of items to…
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This Saturday and Sunday June 28/29 the Miecon Ironmen have a three game weekend, starting off with a double header Saturday against the Saint John Alpines at Ironmen Field at 6:00 . Kevin Bowes, coming off a strong 2 hitter against Fredericton will take to the hill in Game 1 while JF Neveu, who tossed […]
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This years Blackville Days celebration will take place on Saturday, July 18. Join us as we celebrate living in this amazing village! The day kicks off with the Annual Splashdown hosted by the Blackville Fireman’s Club. The river run begins at noon at the Mouth of the Cains River and ends at Blackville Park. A…
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