What is going on in St. Marys Sports.
By Dan Rankin The 21st Annual OFSAA Girls High School Slo-Pitch Festival took place last weekend at Slo-Pitch City in Dorchester with 32 schools taking part. St. Marys DCVI has been competing at the annual OFSAA-sanctioned tournament run by Slo-Pitch Ontario against schools from across the province for 10 years, and for the first time…
It was a great weekend for tennis in St. Marys. Rescheduling the St. Marys Social Tennis Club’s doubles tourney proved to be a good idea, as almost everyone was able to make the new date, and the weather could not have been better. The tennis was pretty darn good too. Thirteen teams entered, with many…
Olivia Galloway, of the DCVI Junior Girls Soccer Team, begins a drive up the field during a game against Listowel at South Huron District High School Monday morning. DCVI fell behind 1-0 early, and it was 2-0 at half. Listowel piled on four more goals in the second half to claim the 6-0 win. LDSS…
Sustained early pressure and a kick by Zack Dickson, left, gave the DCVI Jr. Boys an early 1-0 lead over Listowel Monday – something that’s been hard to come by so far this season. St. Marys fell behind 2-1 by half. They stifled Listowel’s offense for much of the second half, ultimately losing the match…
St. Marys Minor Ball and the Toronto Blue Jays are hosting the Honda Instructional Clinic at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Marys, Ontario on Saturday, May 14 starting at 10:00 am. Toronto Blue Jays Honda Instructional Clinics will be taking place throughout Ontario from April to July. Registration is open…
Our team of the week is the St. Marys DCVI Grade 11-12 Girls Slo-Pitch Team. They were one of a pair of teams from the local high school competing in the Girls High School Slo-Pitch Tournament held at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame diamonds yesterday. Pictured, back row, from left, are: coach Ruthann Waldick,…
Kyle Fennema, left, reacts after sending a header upfield versus South Huron. St. Marys DCVI’s Senior Boys Soccer Team were in Stratford at St. Michael’s Catholic Secondary School on Tuesday for a pair of games, versus South Huron and Goderich. They entered action on top of the standings, undefeated through five games with four wins…
Emily Woodhouse winds up for a kick on net Tuesday against South Huron. She scored a hat trick in the 5-0 win. St. Marys DCVI’s Senior Girls Soccer Team picked up a big win over South Huron on Tuesday in the first of a pair of games held at St. Michael’s Catholic Secondary School in…
By Dan Rankin Beginning Thursday evening May 12 at 6:30 pm, the Parks Lawn Bowling Club will be hosting a series of open houses this month at the club’s grounds located next to Milt Dunnell Field in St. Marys, to show any potential bowlers what the leisurely sport has to offer. The Parks Lawn Bowling…
Pictured, St. Marys native Kevin Barber (#284) participates in a Thames Valley Riders race last year. By Dan Rankin St. Marys native Kevin Barber started out riding dirtbikes on trails and in gravel pits. Ten years later, he’s now a regular at races with Thames Valley Riders Motocross (TVR MX), moving up the recreational B…