News from around St. Marys.
Last Thursday at DCVI St. Marys Minor Basketball held its always popular Finals night at DCVI last Thursday, March 8. It was the 13th year for the year-end championship night. The Grade 5/6 boys champions are the Ducks, led by all-star Ryan Hodkinson and coached by Duncan Massie. The Grade 7/8 boys had an upset…
The Cascade and Optimist U-14 St. Marys Snipers had an exciting end to their ringette season as they played their last three scheduled games before the end-of-year Regional tournament. On Tuesday, Feb. 27, Tillsonburg Twisters came to town and the Snipers skated their way to a convincing 9-1 win. Sparking the St. Marys attack were…
Late draw winners. The team of Tony Reynen, left, Verna Strathdee, Maxine Coulthard and Paul Grose won the late draw in the annual Hope for Haiti charity bonspiel Feb. 17 at the St. Marys Curling Club.
By RealAgriculture News Team Comparing government support for Canadian versus American dairy farmers is not a simple black and white process. While Canada’s dairy sector operates under a regulated supply management system, the U.S. government’s support for its dairy farmers is less direct. Support, in its various forms, equaled 73 percent of U.S. dairy farmers’…
The next seminar at the St. Marys Museum, Thursday, March 15, 2018, from 7 to 9 p.m., promises to be a rewarding experience. Long-time researcher Ken Telfer has assembled the stories of some historic figures with strong connections to St. Marys who led interesting lives but who may not show up in local history books.…
The U-8 Snipers from St.Marys took to the ice twice recently and blew the barn doors off both times! Saturday saw the parents so very proud as our young players smiled and kept their eyes and ears open. The Snipers did a great job defeating the Mitchell Stingers in front of our team sponsors, St.…
By Stewart Grant On March 2nd, the St. Marys Lincolns reported that Head Coach Scott Thompson has stepped down from his post, citing an interest to pursue other hockey related opportunities closer to his home in Carlisle. Thompson led the Lincolns’ coaching staff for the past two seasons, compiling a regular season record of 30-61-3-6.…
By Stewart Grant The St. Marys Firefighter Peewee BB team built leads early in both games this past weekend, and in each game their resilient opponents from Pelham came back to tie the score. While the Rock ultimately prevailed on Saturday, Pelham evened the series on Sunday. St. Marys 4, Pelham 3 St. Marys jumped…
By Stewart Grant With two wins over Niagara-on-the-Lake last weekend, the St. Marys Golf & Country Club Atom BB’s are headed back to the OMHA Finals. St. Marys 6, NOTL 0 After splitting the first two games of the series, St. Marys won game 3 with a convincing 6-0 victory on Saturday in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Griffin…
By Pat Payton It’s kudos to president Brandon Boyd and the St. Marys Lincolns’ executive for taking the initiative and putting together a great scouting staff. It’s something that this proud Western Conference team has needed for a long, long time, and it’s proof that Boyd, the executive and board of directors, and management staff…