Sports

The Belleville Bulldogs Rugby Football Club is celebrating a massive milestone this coming weekend It is their 50th Anniversary weekend and events start Friday with a golf tournament and wine tour. A kick-off party includes live music, food, and a silent auction. On Saturday, the action moves to Mary Ann Sills Park wit...

The historic waters of the Bay of Quinte recently set the stage for world-class sailing as the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club (BQYC) hosted the 2026 Shark 24 World Championship Regatta. Running from June 27 through July 2, 2026, the prestigious international event brought high-stakes competition to Belleville, serving as a m...

The San Jose Sharks wrapped up its development camp on Thursday, with a notable name on the development camp roster. Wellington Dukes forward Landon Marleau took part in the development camp for the Sharks over the course of three days, beginning on June 30 and wrapping up on July 2. Marleau joined the Dukes organizati...

Belleville's Josh Thomas captured the silver medal in the U20 high jump at the Canadian National Championships in Ottawa. Thomas, who was recently named the Male High School Athlete of the Year by the Belleville Sports Hall of Fame, cleared 1.98 metres in a field of 15 competitors. He will be heading to the University ...

Prince Edward County and the Regent Theatre will be hosting a live watch party for the FIFA World Cup round of game 16 between Canada and Morocco on Saturday. Doors at the Regent Theatre will open at noon, and the game kicks off at 1 p.m. It is free to watch and everyone is welcome.

The Belleville Senators have announced the rest of their coaching staff for the 2026-'27 season. Last week, the team announced that they would be removing the "interim" tag and making Andrew Campbell the franchise's fourth head coach in franchise history. Campbell's coaching group will include assistant coach...

Players with connections (as some point out) to the Belleville/Ottawa Senators organization have been busy over the last 24 hours, as the NHL free agency got underway. Ottawa has announced that Nick Cousins has re-signed with the club. It is a two-year/$3.175-million deal. The soon to be 33-year-old had 23 points last ...

Isaac and Elise Kerr of Belleville made a major statement on the provincial stage this past weekend at the 2026 Ontario Lawn Bowling Association (OLBA) U18 Provincial Championships. The brother and sister duo, who are both members of the Belleville Lawn Bowling Club, secured podium finishes after delivering strong perf...

On Saturday, June 27, at Brighton Speedway, QBT Excavating and Hotch's Auto Parts presented Monster Truck Madness featuring Higher Education, Overkill Evolution, and surprise guest Black Stallion. Michael Vaters and his team thrilled the sold-out crowd, with jumps, spins and Mikey Vaters II in Overkill Evolution exper...

The Endless Summer Golf Long Drive Championship has wrapped up once again with what organizer Jodie Jenkins describes as the largest and most successful event to date. Competitors from around the world took part at Trillium Wood Golf Club on Thursday and Friday, with partial proceeds going to support Gleaners Food Bank...

The Ottawa Senators, the parent club of the Belleville Senators, have announced that they have re-signed defencemen Samuel Bolduc and Djibril Toure to two-way contracts. Bolduc joined the Sens organization after being acquired from AHL's Ontario Reign in exchange for forward Jan Jenik. The 25-year-old recorded 10 point...

Quinte FC (football club) You Make Me Smile continues undefeated to stay atop the BQMSL beating The Brighton Orange 4-1. The Trenton Sockers lost 4-1 to RO Azzurri. Quinte FC now has 15 points after five games while the Sockers are in second with 10 points. In the other game, Fury beat Moira Santos 2-0.

Local hockey standout Kendall Kolga is making waves on the international stage after being selected for Pro Hockey's Team Ontario, set to compete in the upcoming War for the Rose tournament next week in Edmonton. The prestigious event will feature the top 2013-born female players from across North America, placing Kolg...

Quinte West resident Shawn Hicks is teaming up with Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Sakic, to launch one of six new hockey teams in the USHL (United States Hockey League). For reference, it would be a similar calibre of hockey to the Kingston Frontenacs or Oshawa Generals of the OHL. Hicks and Sakic will oversee the expansion...

The new owner of the Wellington Dukes, along with his brain trust, stopped by Quinte News Thursday, just hours after the deal closed to transfer the team from Ken Clement to Andrew Gunning. Gunning and his wife Nicole are the owners of Farnsworth Construction, along with Oak Hills Golf Club. We asked him about the deci...

The Belleville Senators have announced the results of their community efforts from the 2025-'26 season. In a press release, the team says it was able to make close to $350,000 in contributions to various organizations across the Bay of Quinte. It's a new record set for the team during a single season. This brings the ...