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OMHA PLAYOFFS By Pat Payton STRATHROY – The ANAF ‘BB’ Bantams faced a must-win situation on Wednesday night at home after losing 3-2 in overtime here Tuesday (Jan. 16) in the pivotal third game of their best-of-five OMHA playoff series with Strathroy Jr. Rockets. It was the third straight one-goal decision in the series, and…
Barrie skip Gayle McKenna delivers a shot during round-robin play against the Brantford rink last weekend at the St. Marys Curling Club. A Galt-based entry defeated the Barrie team in the women’s final of the 2018 Masters Provincial championships. Dale Curtis’s Galt team now advances to the nationals in Surrey and White Rock, B.C. the…
St. Marys team posts 4-1 record on weekend MINOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton SARNIA – St. Marys Golf and Country Club ‘BB’ Atoms certainly proved that they were one of the best teams in the ‘A’ Division at the International Silver Stick tournament here last weekend. In fact, one more goal in the semi-finals and…
Dunny’s Atoms advance to semi-finals MINOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton NIAGARA – Three St. Marys minor hockey teams represented the association very well in International Silver Stick competitions last weekend. The Frayne Custom Cabinets Bantams and Dunny’s Source for Sports Atoms combined to play 11 games at the annual Pelham International A-E event. Brent Rae’s…
St. Marys wins opening-round series 3-0 MINOR HOCKEY By Pat Payton Mt. Brydges Cougars put up a good fight, but the Firefighter ‘BB’ Peewees managed to complete a three-game sweep of their best-of-five OMHA playoff series Monday night at the PRC. A 3-1 victory over the Cougars moves Dwain Smith’s Firefighters to the next round…
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…