News from around St. Marys.
OMHA PLAYOFFS By Pat Payton STRATHROY – Sparked by centre Colton Henderson’s three goals, the Golf and Country Club ‘BB’ Atoms skated to a convincing 7-2 victory over the home-town Jr. Rockets here Tuesday night. The win gives Dan Schiedel’s squad a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five, second-round OMHA playoff series. Game 3 is…
After losing 1-0 to Dorchester last Sunday By Pat Payton The Frayne Custom Cabinets A-E Bantams have allowed just one goal in three OMHA playoff games, but already they’re facing a must-win situation. At the PRC last Sunday, Brent Rae’s squad dropped a 1-0 nail-biter to Dorchester Dragons. The loss left the Rock with a…
The DCVI Senior girls volleyball team began defence of their OFSAA single ‘A’ title back in December and are finally to a spot where their game resembles the form that won them the provincial championship last season. Salukis competed at the Super Volley tournament at Fanshawe College just recently. The team started slow against two…
Larmer has big game for St. Marys WATERLOO – The Cascade and Optimist U-14 St Marys Snipers travelled to Waterloo on Saturday, Jan. 20 to take on the Waterloo Wildfire. Just a few short minutes into the game, Jill Sterkenburg scored with an assist by Anaya Larmer to start things off right. It didn’t take…
Lagace, Jantzi qualify for WOSSAA in February Amazing results were achieved by the small but mighty DCVI Saluki swim team at the Huron-Perth Conference championships at the PRC pool last Tuesday, Jan. 16. Eric Lagace claimed first place in the Senior boys 200-metre freestyle, and also in the highly competitive Senior boys 100-metre freestyle–qualifying him…
OMHA PLAYOFFS By Pat Payton The Stonetown Foodland A-E Novices deserved a better fate this past Monday night at the PRC. Dan Murrell’s squad held a wide territorial edge in play and generated the majority of the scoring chances. But they needed a goal with just 13 seconds remaining to play to gain a 3-3…
Shackleton skipping rink at Scotties in Penticton CURLING By Pat Payton PENTICTON, B.C. – Team Nunavut, skipped by St. Marys resident Amie Shackleton, will play seven round-robin games at the upcoming Scotties Tournament of Hearts, starting Saturday. The 2018 Canadian women’s curling championship will be held here at South Okanagan Events Centre Jan. 27 to…
At recent Woodstock Wildcats tournament MINOR HOCKEY WOODSTOCK – The Norampac Peewee girls lost a heartbreaker in the early Sunday morning semi-finals at the recent 22nd annual Woodstock Wildcats tournament, Jan. 4-7. Goalie Kiera Akey started the tournament off with a shutout of the host Wildcats team Friday morning, leading her Norampac squad to a…
Shackleton, penalty-killers stand tall in Game 5 in Strathroy OMHA PLAYOFFS By Pat Payton STRATHROY – Sparked by the great goaltending of Nolan Shackleton and solid penalty-killing all night, the ANAF ‘BB’ Bantams emerged with a 1-0 Game 5 victory over the home-town Jr. Rockets here last Friday night. The win gave St. Marys the…
St. Marys still one point out of a playoff spot JUNIOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton KOMOKA – A lengthy winless streak ended here last Saturday night for St. Marys Lincolns. Lincs skated to a 4-1 victory over the home-town Kings, one of the teams they’re hoping to catch and pass to gain a Western Conference…