Lumberjack Skills Put to the Test At Fleming College's 42nd Annual Loggersports Competition This Saturday
/Students are going to bring the lumberjack out in them as Fleming College’s Frost Campus in Lindsay is hosting the 42nd annual loggersports competition on Saturday.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The Fleming Phoenix will compete against top collegiate teams from Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and New York State. The public is invited to attend the free-admission event.
According to Fleming, this event marks the Phoenix’s first home competition since last season's record-breaking run. In March 2026, the Women’s “A” and Men’s “A” loggersports teams captured National Champion titles, marking the first dual victory in the same academic year since Fleming’s loggersports program began in 1974.
This year, 28 Fleming student-athletes will compete in events including axe throwing, pole climbing, block chop and water boiling.
Schedule of Events | November 7
8 a.m. – Opening remarks and a ceremonial “cookie cut”
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Morning competition series (events run simultaneously): log decking, pulp throwing, choker race, single buck, pole climb, axe throw, standing/vert block chop, chain saw and super swede saw
1 to 4 p.m. – Afternoon competition series (events run simultaneously): swede saw, crosscut saw, quarter split, underhand chop, and water boil
5 p.m. – Awards ceremony
