News from around St. Marys.
By Pat Payton Last week, GM Greg Smale reported that one centreman was returning to St. Marys Lincolns, and one centreman was leaving. Back with the Lincs is centre Josh Martin, an 18-year-old from Elmira who spent all of last season in St. Marys. Martin recently had a tryout with Rockland Nationals, a Provincial Tier…
By Pat Payton At a meeting prior to the 2019 season, the St. Marys Men’s Slow Pitch League voted to return to a playoff format rather than hold a September weekend tournament to decide the division winners. The playoffs began on Tuesday (Sept. 3) of this week. The top five teams in the 11-team ‘A’…
LISTOWEL – The 2019 champions! The golf team from St. Marys Golf and Country Club won the Junior Golf League of Huron Perth here last Tuesday, Aug. 27. St. Marys claimed the overall team championship with 48 points. Second place went to the Stratford Municipal Juniors with 45.5 points. Stratford Country Club had won the…
OWEN SOUND – On the weekend of Aug. 16-18, the WOBA Hubbard Pharmacy Bantam baseball team journeyed here for the league championship tournament. The Rockies started off the weekend with a late game Friday night against Saugeen Shores. The Hubbard bats were ringing as they won their opener 17-8. Owen Boyd was the starting pitcher…
St. Marys Juggernauts played their last WOSL home game of 2019 against Tillsonburg FC on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The home squad got off to a quick start when striker Kyle Fennema scored off a perfect long ball from defender Ryan Fennema. Juggernauts were quicker than their opponents and controlled the flow of the game. Midway…
SEPTEMBER Friday, Sept. 6 – St. Marys vs. Brampton at Pelham, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 – St. Marys vs. Fort Erie at Pelham, 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13 – LaSalle at St. Marys, PRC, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 – St. Marys at London, Western Fair, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 – St. Thomas…
A committee of volunteers and the St. Marys Friendship Centre have teamed up to hold another Scrapbooking/Craft Supply Garage Sale on Saturday, September 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Community Centre two-thirds hall at the Pyramid Recreation Centre at 317 James Street South. A variety of gently used or new crafting supplies…
This weekend’s itinerary is packed full of family fun By Stewart Grant The 151st edition of the Kirkton Fair is all set for this weekend at Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre! The annual fall fair, which is tagged “Still Growing Strong” this year, begins this Friday at 6:00 p.m. with the popular Truck & Tractor Pull.…
IRVINE, Calif. – Former St. Marys resident Mia Valcke played a key role as Canada’s U-19 Junior Women’s national team won bronze here at the 2019 World Cup of Softball, Aug. 11-17. Sixteen countries competed. Valcke finished with Canada’s fourth-highest batting average (.308, 8-for-26), third in hits (8), and second in runs scored (5). In…
At recent 2019 Henley Regatta in St. Catharines By Pat Payton ST. CATHARINES – Last year, Grace Hutton won gold in the U-23 women’s singles division here at the annual Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. This year (Aug. 5-11), the 18-year-old Medina resident claimed gold in the U-23 women’s doubles category with her rowing partner Hayley…