Volleyball Registration Information The Miramichi Volleyball Association will once again be conducting instructional clinics on Saturdays at Miramichi Valley High School (MVHS). Registration will take place Saturday September 7 at the MVHS gymnasium from 9 – 11:30 am. September 7th will also be the first day for the clinics. Athletes aged 8-10 (grades 3,4 and…

The 2nd Annual Whoop ‘N Driver Weekend takes place this weekend, Friday, August 23 to Sunday, August 25 at the Dungarvon Whooper Lounge in Blackville. A weekend celebration of ATVing and the great outdoors! There will be live music on Saturday night with a beer garden. Weekend long ATV Scavenger Hunt! Saturday is Race Day! […]

Miramichi Men’s Fastpitch Week 14 by Shawn McCarthy As the Miramichi Men’s Fastpitch season draws to a close, the action continued into the final game Monday night. The Nelson ‘Days Inn’ Red Sox and the Douglasfield Dodgers had it out, as the Sox looked to tie their old rivals, the Miramichi ‘Towne Ford’ Rangers for…

The Blackville Soccer Club was recently provided a grant in the amount of $3,500 in support of the Learn to Play Soccer Project. This GO NB grant is provided through the Sport and Recreation Branch of the Department as part of the Cananda-New Brunswick Bilateral Agreement to Advance Sport Participation. The Province of New Brunswick […]

Miramichi Men’s Fastpitch Week 13 By Shawn McCarthy This week’s action in the Miramichi Men’s Fastpitch league began when the Eel Ground Eagles claimed victory over the Douglasfield Dodgers by a score of 8-2 Monday night. Travis Nevin led the Eagles from the mound with 15 strikeouts, and offered two home runs on the offensive…

The 2nd Annual Power Track Biker Rally will be held starting today, Friday, August 16 to Sunday, August 18 at 336 MacLaggan Drive, Dungarvon Whooper Lounge, in Blackville as a fundraiser supporting The Josie Foundation. Cost is $25 per person, 19 years of age and older. Free camping (no hookups), security on site, no kids […]

Miramichi Timberwolves Pre-Season Conditioning Camp runs August 24th to the 30th. The cost of the camp is $165 + HST and enrolment will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Limited space is available in each group. You can register online at the Miramichi Timberwolves website,  email  or contact Rob MacDonald at (506)524-7722.…

The Central New Brunswick Woodmen’s Museum will host its third annual Lumberjack Competition on Saturday August 17th from 12 noon to 5 pm. Men and women are invited to compete in a variety of categories including Stock Chainsaw, Vertical Chop, Bucksaw, Crosscut Sawing, Jack & Jill Sawing, Kettle Boil and much more! They will be…

by Shawn McCarthy This week’s softball action from the Miramichi Men’s Fastpitch League started with a make-up game between the Nelson ‘Days Inn’ Red Sox and the Douglasfield Dodgers. Though league play was not to begin this week until Wednesday, due to last weekend’s scheduled Intermediate Men’s tournament in Fredericton, its cancellation due to rain…

by Shawn McCarthy Action in the Miramichi Men’s Fastpitch League resumed this week on Monday Night when the Miramichi “Jungle Jim” Brewers took to the field against the league-leading Miramichi “Towne Ford” Rangers. The Rangers took the big W by an 8-3 margin with Kirby Curtis and Alan Hilchie both offering home runs and the…

by Shawn McCarthy This week’s recap of the Miramichi Men’s Fast-pitch league begins with a scorcher. However, it was not the action on the field that made for the heat, but the temperature itself. With the mercury peaking at 32.9 °C, the doubleheader in Eel Ground between the Eagles and the ‘Jungle Jim’ Brewers was…

by Shawn McCarthy Miramichi Men’s Fastpitch action resumed this past Monday after a brief hiatus for the Robert Blacquier Memorial Tournament, and the local clubs were itching to get back on the field after the visiting Richibucto Jays walked away with the tournament championship last Sunday. The always competitive Nelson “Days Inn” Red Sox took…

by Shawn McCarthy Miramichi softball fans were sure to have walked away happy this past weekend after a very eventful Robert Blacquier Memorial tournament. The tenth instalment of this annual spectacle was a great success, with plenty of thrills, upsets and some of the finest exploits one could hope to see in this province. One…