News from around St. Marys.
The Town of St. Marys will be home to a new event on Saturday, March 7, as the Life Expo debuts at the Pyramid Recreation Centre for a one-day, free admission event that showcases some of the region’s best health, recreation and lifestyle businesses. Coming off a successful five-year run in Lucan, the Expo has…
By Stewart Grant The team at the St Marys Cement plant is seeking two new members to round out its Community Liaison Committee. The company uses Community Liaison Committees (CLCs) as a way of maintaining open dialogue between its plants and local residents, to exchange information and provide a forum to raise concerns, ask questions…
‘Best game of the year’ in 4-1 win over Strathroy By Pat Payton and Stewart Grant For the second straight playoff series, the Cement ‘BB’ Midgets saved their best game for last. In front of approximately 200 spectators on Monday night, the Cement men closed out their series against the Strathroy Jr. Rockets with a…
Hubbard Midgets and A.B.S. Bantams now involved in OWHA playoffs By Pat Payton BRAMPTON – Two St. Marys minor hockey girls teams won their division at the recent Brampton Cougars’ 24th annual Friendship Festival, here Jan. 31-Feb. 2. Bill McPhail’s Hubbard Pharmacy Midget ‘B’ squad went 2-1 in round-robin action, losing their lone game 2-0…
Lincs win two of three last week, sit nine points ahead of LaSalle By Pat Payton The magic number for the St. Marys Lincolns now appears to be three points. After skating to a 3-1 victory over the Sarnia Legionnaires last Friday night at the PRC, the Lincs need just a couple more wins to…
By Pat Payton OWEN SOUND – Kaleb Pearson has been red hot! The St. Marys native and 19-year-old right winger with the Owen Sound Attack fired five goals last weekend in a pair of Ontario Hockey League victories. Pearson picked up his first OHL career hat trick and was named the game’s first star in…
Team now sets its sights on Shamrock League playoff title By Pat Payton STRATHROY – The Home Building Centre A-E Peewees played their biggest game of the season here Saturday afternoon. It was a must-win situation for the Rock in order to stay alive in the OMHA playoffs as only one team from the four-team,…
Snipers edge Mitchell 9-8 in final game at Golden Ring in Kitchener By Pat Payton KITCHENER – It’s another tournament win for the St. Marys U-12 Provincial Petites! After winning the Waterloo Winterfest tournament early last month, the U-12 Snipers headed back to the K-W area and captured the U-12 PP Golden Ring tournament in…
Oilers win 2-1 on last-minute goal, take OMHA playoff series By Pat Payton PETROLIA – It proved to be a very close series between two evenly-matched A-E teams. It was also a heartbreaker for the Royal Canadian Legion Midgets in Game 5 of their OMHA playoff series here Saturday night. The home-town Oilers scored with…
On Monday, February 17, the Family Day holiday, everyone is invited to the Stratford and St. Marys YMCA’s to play for a day to pay another child’s way as the 2020 YMCA Strong Kids Campaign begins. “We invite everyone and especially families to visit the YMCA in Stratford and St. Marys on February 17th, for…