News from around St. Marys.
Help them prevail by voting at coolestschooltrip.ca By Stewart Grant Ms. McDonald’s grade 7 class at St. Marys DCVI are in pursuit of a once in a lifetime opportunity…to win an all-expenses-paid class trip to Manitoba! Every year, Parks Canada administers a contest where one lucky classroom (grades 7 through 9) is transported somewhere in…
Mayor Al Strathdee sent a letter to the Board of UTRCA outlining his concerns about the recent passing of the 2019 budget. Many of the smaller municipalities, including St. Marys and Perth South, had registered their concerns that they were not getting their voices heard because of how the voting system is set up with…
Jordi Carr and Natalie Crittenden of Harris Electric Eatery took time out of a busy opening day on Tuesday to pose for this photo in their new restaurant at 159 Queen Street East. (Photo by Stewart Grant)
Win Huron-Perth Conference volleyball title for second time in three years By Pat Payton It was kind of fitting that Abbey Thorup served the 25th and final winning point last Tuesday afternoon at DCVI. Thorup, the Salukis’ captain and on-court leader, was one of five fifth-year players on the Senior girls team who played their…
Complete sweep of NOTL, will meet either Lindsay or South Muskoka By Pat Payton NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE – The Firefighter Peewees have earned a berth in the OMHA ‘BB’ championship series for a second straight season. Dwain Smith’s Firefighters completed a three-game sweep of their best-of-five provincial semi-final playoff series with a 3-1 victory over the Wolves…
Flashy centre from Palmerston named Lincs’ 2018-19 MVP By Pat Payton The 2018-19 GOJHL season didn’t end the way he would have liked. A hand injury forced St. Marys Lincolns’ centre Blair Butchart to miss the final five games of the Western Conference regular season. But the Lincs’ captain and best offensive player certainly left…
At OFSAA Nordic competition last week at Highlands near Duntroon DUNTROON – The DCVI ski team took to the trails for the last time this season at the OFSAA Nordic ski championships held here at Highlands Nordic Centre last Thursday and Friday. “Despite the trying weather we experienced in the south, St. Marys DCVI concluded…
By Pat Payton The Hubbard Pharmacy Bantam ‘B’ girls have gained a spot in the Lower Lakes Female Hockey League (LLFHL) final. After the teams tied 2-2 and 0-0 in their first two meetings, Liz Simpson’s squad had the upper hand on the Sarnia Lady Sting in the pivotal third game of the series last…
Sweep NOTL, will now play Lincoln Blades for provincial title By Pat Payton NOTL – Two SMMHA ‘BB’ teams used road wins here this past weekend to advance to best-of-five OMHA championship series. First, it was the Firefighter Peewees who completed a three-game sweep of their Niagara-on-the-Lake counterparts, with a 3-1 victory Saturday. On Sunday,…
By Pat Payton INGERSOLL – Two of the three goals came on powerplays as the Frayne Custom Cabinets A-E Bantams skated to a 3-0 victory over the Express here Sunday night. The win gave Dale Switzer’s squad a 3-1 lead in points in the six-point OMHA semi-final playoff series. After a scoreless first period, second-period…