News from around St. Marys.
The Finnbilt ‘BB’ Novice team had the Dorchester Dragons come to town on Monday, Jan. 15. The boys were expecting a challenge and got just that in Game 2 of their round-robin playoff series. It was a fast-paced game, going back and forth, until the Dragons were able to slide one past St. Marys goalie…
Team entered in tournament this weekend The McPhail’s Pet Store Bantam girls skated to a hard-fought 1-1 tie with the West Oxford Inferno in a league game on Thursday, Jan. 11 at the PRC. Strong goaltending at both ends of the ice–by the Rock’s Emma Luyten and the Inferno’s Ella Baker–kept the game scoreless for…
During the overnight hours of January 11, 2018, an unknown suspect(s) entered the property at Downie Central Public School in the Township of Perth South. A locked shed on the school property was entered and the school’s snow blower was removed. Both the lock and shed door were damaged. The stolen snow blower is described…
OMHA PLAYOFFS By Pat Payton STRATHROY – The ANAF ‘BB’ Bantams faced a must-win situation on Wednesday night at home after losing 3-2 in overtime here Tuesday (Jan. 16) in the pivotal third game of their best-of-five OMHA playoff series with Strathroy Jr. Rockets. It was the third straight one-goal decision in the series, and…
Barrie skip Gayle McKenna delivers a shot during round-robin play against the Brantford rink last weekend at the St. Marys Curling Club. A Galt-based entry defeated the Barrie team in the women’s final of the 2018 Masters Provincial championships. Dale Curtis’s Galt team now advances to the nationals in Surrey and White Rock, B.C. the…
St. Marys team posts 4-1 record on weekend MINOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton SARNIA – St. Marys Golf and Country Club ‘BB’ Atoms certainly proved that they were one of the best teams in the ‘A’ Division at the International Silver Stick tournament here last weekend. In fact, one more goal in the semi-finals and…
Dunny’s Atoms advance to semi-finals MINOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton NIAGARA – Three St. Marys minor hockey teams represented the association very well in International Silver Stick competitions last weekend. The Frayne Custom Cabinets Bantams and Dunny’s Source for Sports Atoms combined to play 11 games at the annual Pelham International A-E event. Brent Rae’s…
St. Marys wins opening-round series 3-0 MINOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton Mt. Brydges Cougars put up a good fight, but the Firefighter ‘BB’ Peewees managed to complete a three-game sweep of their best-of-five OMHA playoff series Monday night at the PRC. A 3-1 victory over the Cougars moves Dwain Smith’s Firefighters to the next round…
Members of the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) advise that a barn fire which occurred on Perth Line 16, shortly before 6:00 a.m. on January 9, 2018 has been determined to be non-suspicious in nature. Approximately 1800 pigs were inside the barn at the time of the fire; all of which were lost. No…
Twenty-four teams compete in four age divisions MINOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton Special to the Independent The first-ever Local League tournament, sponsored by the St. Marys Minor Hockey Association, provided lots of exciting and thrilling action for the fans last weekend at the PRC. A total of 24 teams, in four age divisions, competed in…