News from around St. Marys.
Team dressing room being refurbished this summer By Pat Payton A general manager once said that the process of building a team is simply adding one player at a time. With still over six weeks before the team’s main training camp, St. Marys Lincolns have signed 13 players for the upcoming Greater Ontario Junior Hockey…
Caledonia Corvairs take one-year leave of absence By Pat Payton St. Marys Lincolns recently announced that they have hired another new assistant coach. He’s Jim Blais, a London resident and experienced coach who has worked in the Jr. ‘C’ ranks with Port Stanley and with London Lakers, a team in the outlaw Greater Metro Jr.…
These three St. Marys lads play for the U-13 Junior boys rugby team called the London St. Georges Dragons RFC. On June 23, they played a tournament in Hamilton against squads from Hamilton, Waterloo and Brantford. In three tournaments to date, Dragons have a 5-3 winning record. From left: Alex Slade, Chase Carter and Ethan…
Travis Mann student at Nipissing University in North Bay By Pat Payton A St. Marys man had quite the running experience in Switzerland recently. Travis Mann competed in a 80-kilometre race in the mountains of Switzerland on the June 9-10 weekend. The 22-year-old runner was the only Canadian in the event, called the ‘Swiss Canyon…
The following are the most valuable players and sportsmanship award winners on all DCVI school sports teams for the 2017-18 season. The annual DCVI athletic awards social was held June 13 at the collegiate. Golf – Mitch Watt, MVP. Tennis – Livia Passarelli and Connor Aarts, MVP; Kyle Gardner, sportsmanship. Field hockey – Melanie Martin,…
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, the St.Marys Downtown Merchants are again staging a Bring Your Own Picnic (B.Y.O.P.), a community building meal time and a popular feature of the Stonetown Heritage Festival. Picnickers are invited to gather in downtown St. Marys on Saturday, July 14 at 5:00 p.m. to enjoy this…
Young Guys had been back-to-back winners in 2016 and 2017 By Pat Payton It appears that the 2018 Ryder Cup competition at St. Marys Golf and Country Club came down to Saturday afternoon’s Modified Alternate shots. The Old Guys won the format six points to two to extend their lead to five points over the…
By Nancy Abra On Thursday, June 21st the new Thorndale Fire Station officially opened with speeches, ribbon cutting and facility tours. Stewart Findlater, Municipality of Thames Centre CAO, welcomed guests and dignitaries. He said this facility is long overdue and will serve the community of Thorndale well now and for the future. He added that…
Four-game win streak improves team’s first-place record to 7-1 St. Marys Juggernauts have continued their hot start to the season in the Western Ontario Soccer League with four wins and a loss over the past three weeks–leaving them alone in first place in the Second Division. Juggernauts’ only blemish so far in 2018 is a…
Will compete for Team Canada in Steeplechase next month By Pat Payton Marcel Scheele is bound for Tampere, Finland . . . where he will run for his country next month in the 2018 IAAF Under-20 track and field championships. The 18-year-old St. Marys DCVI student and star distance runner will compete in the Men’s…