Category Archives: Czech Points

I'm not going to get into the reasons, everything from lower enrollment to higher costs, but I see where the Bay of Quinte high school football league this season boasts all of four teams. And, only t...

By Paul Svoboda There will be no speeches. No pep rally. No parade. But, hopefully, somewhere in Tweed, maybe even this weekend, a few locals will raise a frosty glass to the 30th anniversary of the C...

Hey, barge into your boss's office bright and early Monday morning and demand a massive raise for the great work you did. Yesterday. Then, enjoy the remainder of your day off. Because, you'll be unemp...

"You wanna join us for lunch?" The invitation was from George Chuvalo. The most iconic figure in the history of Canadian boxing. The man who fought the legendary Mohammad Ali twice. And went the dista...

Forty years ago, Belleville native Mike Schad was a novelty in the NFL. The six-foot-five, 290-pound offensive lineman was - and remains today - the only Canadian ever selected in the first round of t...

It was indeed one for the ages, in more ways than one, when Toronto Blues Jays pitcher Max Scherzer moved into rarefied air after a sterling 10-strikeout performance in a series-clinching 7-0 win over...

Story by Paul Svoboda. A homegrown product and a kid with local connections will be among the NHL's top prospects vying for rookie roles as big-league training camps open in two weeks. Madoc native an...

It's a record that continues to stand the test of time. Members of the 1975-76 OMHA juvenile AAA champion Belleville Jim's Pizza hockey club gathered last weekend in Ameliasburgh to celebrate the 50th...

Coaches in any sport will tell you the games you lose earlier in a season are difficult to make up for later in a campaign. Especially when you're battling to make the playoffs. That's where the Toron...

The following has been submitted by Paul Svoboda. Need proof that summer is humming right along? This is the NFL's 2026 Hall of Fame weekend in Canton, Ohio, which includes the first pre-season contes...