News from around St. Marys.
Members of the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) advise that a barn fire which occurred on Perth Line 16, shortly before 6:00 a.m. on January 9, 2018 has been determined to be non-suspicious in nature. Approximately 1800 pigs were inside the barn at the time of the fire; all of which were lost. No…
Twenty-four teams compete in four age divisions MINOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton Special to the Independent The first-ever Local League tournament, sponsored by the St. Marys Minor Hockey Association, provided lots of exciting and thrilling action for the fans last weekend at the PRC. A total of 24 teams, in four age divisions, competed in…
St. Marys team goes 5-0-1 in its last six Tri-County League games MINOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton Special to the Independent The Royal Canadian Legion Minor Midgets recently completed their Tri-County League ‘A’ regular schedule on a high note. Owen Penney’s squad won two games and tied another in a five-day stretch to finish with…
MINOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton Special to the Independent Three teams from St. Marys Minor Hockey Association are competing in the prestigious International Silver Stick tournaments this weekend, Jan. 12-14. Dan Schiedel and his Golf and Country Club ‘BB’ Atoms are in Sarnia. They are one of 16 teams in the Atom ‘A’ division. “I…
JUNIOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton Special to the Independent St. Marys Lincolns will attempt to stop an 0-11-1 skid in their last 12 GOJHL games when they host Leamington Flyers tonight (Friday, Jan. 12) at the PRC, starting at 7:30 p.m. It’s Lincs’ lone Western Conference game of the weekend. Lincolns (6-23-1-3) dropped a pair…
St. Marys resident will skip Team Nunavut in Penticton CURLING By Pat Payton Special to the Independent PENTICTON, B.C. – It seems that a dream has come true for Amie Shackleton. The St. Marys resident and long-time curler will compete for Team Nunavut at the upcoming Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The 2018 Canadian women’s curling…
By Chet Greason The music industry has changed drastically over the past few decades. Gone are the days when everyone everywhere listened to all the same songs and bands. Instead, because of the Internet, there are more genres available for artists to dabble in than one can shake a stick at. Music tastes tend to…
On Wednesday, Dec. 27, the Finnbilt ‘BB’ Novices headed to Pelham for their annual Regional Silver Stick tournament. Bill Scheuermann’s squad started the tournament off on a shaky note, losing to Tillsonburg Tornadoes by a score of 3-2. For the second game, it was a match-up with the Grimsby Peach Kings and it ended in…
Bantams’ victory Paced by forward Ethan Aarts’ three goals, the ANAF ‘BB’ Bantams skated to a 6-1 Shamrock League victory over the visiting Ilderton Jets on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Brandon Boyd’s squad built period leads of 2-1 and 3-1. Aarts completed his hat trick by scoring the last two goals of the game. The speedy…
MINOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton Special to the Independent An unbeaten Shamrock Hockey League season! The Firefighter ‘BB’ Peewees recently completed an almost perfect SHL regular schedule. An 8-1 victory over Petrolia Oilers and a 4-1 triumph over Ilderton Jets extended Firefighters’ league winning streak to 14 games and gave Dwain Smith’s squad a very…