News from around St. Marys.
By Stewart Grant Life is busy. I’m sure that most of us feel this way. As well, it seems like each year goes by faster than the one before it. I’m 44, and it’s so hard to imagine that soon I’ll be closer to 50 than 40. How did this happen so quickly? At the…
With short bench, team wins three playoff games in a row in North Bay By Pat Payton NORTH BAY – It’s always a great way to end a season when you win your last game. The DCVI Senior girls basketball team, which played with a short bench all weekend, won the consolation title here at…
At OFSAA ‘A’ tournament in Belleville last week By Pat Payton BELLEVILLE – It was a very respectable showing for the DCVI Senior boys volleyball team here at the OFSAA ‘A’ championships this past week. Steve Chateauvert’s Salukis won three matches and lost three matches. Their tournament ended Saturday morning when they lost 3-1 in…
Last week in Goderich GODERICH – St. Marys DCVI swim team attended their first meet here last week and posted some strong results! The Salukis’ boys medley relay team of Eric Lagace, Sergio Garcia, Pepe Mantilla and Jake Pfaff claimed first place in the Senior division. Eric Lagace continued to dominate Senior freestyle events with…
The Middlesex swim team, with swimmers from St. Marys, Stratford and London participating, held an Inter-Club meet recently at the PRC. The Club, guided by head coach Brooke Heath, practices out of those three centres–St. Marys, Stratford and London. Over 130 swimmers belong to the Club, with about 50 competing at the PRC on Saturday,…
Thirteen top-three finishes in Strathroy recently By Pat Payton STRATHROY – Two firsts, 10 seconds and one third. It was a good day for Stonetown Karate Centre members here Nov. 17 at Strathroy Community Christian School. The event was the Strathroy Open Martial Arts championships. Some of the SKC members competed in three different competitions…
Lincolns honour Regional Silver Stick winning Dunny’s Atoms last Friday By Pat Payton It’s now up to the players to turn these close losses into GOJHL wins. That was the response from assistant GM Greg Smale when asked what it’s going to take to turn the St. Marys Lincolns’ fortunes around and make the Western…
After a week off from WRRL play, St. Marys U14 Snipers were looking forward to lacing up the skates for a couple of games this past weekend. On Saturday, the Snipers hosted the Forest Xtreme at the PRC, and despite being outshot 30–17, managed to post a 5–3 win in front of a boisterous crowd…
Eat Healthy and Support Your Community By Stewart Grant The St. Marys Kinsmen Fruit Sale returned last year after a couple years’ hiatus, and based on the popularity of the program, it’s back again this year, reports Kinsmen member Chris Swarthout. “It’s nice this time of year to have fresh fruit,” said Swarthout, who is…
Community Living St. Marys partnered up with St. Marys Memorial Hospital Foundation to stuff envelopes for the Foundation’s “Be an Angel” holiday appeal, while at the same time educating people on Community Living’s focus with building relationship with employers. Kelly Boudreau is in a newly created role as an Employment Facilitator with Community Living St.…