The Wingham U11 Rep Ironmen had hosting honours at this year’s Regional Silver Stick ‘B’ and ‘C’ tournaments over the last week, with the squad coming up short in the ‘C’ bracket with three losses in preliminary pool play.
Girls win, boys lose as Madill opens varsity hockey season
The 2022-23 Huron-Perth high school varsity hockey season is underway, with the F.E. Madill boys’ squad unable to replicate the early success of the girls’ team last week.
Ironmen take down Capitals, Flyers in weekend tilts
The Wingham Junior Ironmen are steadily making ground in the PJHL’s North Pollock Division standings.
Bulldogs split home tests
Harrison Meulensteen’s five-point night wasn’t enough for the Bulldogs to upset the top-seeded Mount Forest Patriots on Friday night, but his five-point outing on Saturday against Goderich was certainly efficient enough to help take down the Flyers.
Listowel rink wins Home Again Classic
The host team proved to be the best team at the Home Again Classic, held this past weekend at the Listowel Curling Club (LCC).
Central Perth U15 Predators take a bite out of Woodstock Wildcats
The Central Perth U15 girls hosted the Woodstock Wildcats at the Elma-Logan Recreation Complex on Nov. 24, skating to a dominant 5-1 win.
Big second period powers Cyclones to win over Redhawks
Following three unanswered goals from the Cambridge Redhawks to close out the first period, it appeared as if things were trending badly for the Listowel Junior Cyclones Friday night at the Kerr Complex.
Oh that? It’s nothing, just my ears bleeding
I didn’t see it firsthand, but a couple people did send me photos asking if it was real or not last week. For those who also didn’t get the chance to see an electronic Main Street East business sign in Listowel bearing a meme with a cheerful Santa offering the words, ‘Calm the f*** down, it’s only N
Ranch’s Food and Toy Corral set for round three
As Nick Cadotte says, if everyone chips in just a little bit, it can make a massive difference in countless lives.
Van Allen Insurance successful in mental health funding grant application
Listowel’s Van Allen Insurance Inc. recently applied for an iHeart Community Fund grant through Heartland Farm Mutual, $4,000 in funding that will be allocated towards mental health first-aid training for the Huron-Perth Centre for Children and Youth, which has offices in Stratford, Clinton and List
‘ANGtravaganza’ fundraiser set to benefit local woman battling cancer
The costs associated with going through cancer treatments can be staggering. Tami Cressey has seen this firsthand when it comes to her sister, Ang Stratton, and is looking to make things more manageable for her with a fundraiser planned next month.
Riverhawks fall in consolation semis at OFSAA basketball championships
The Walkerton District Community School Riverhawks weren’t given the easiest route to succeed at the 2022 Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) girls’ ‘A’ basketball provincial championship, but the up-and-coming squad represented its school well nonetheless.
Ironmen close gap on Pollock opponents with pair of wins
Following a pair of successful weekend road meetings, the Wingham Junior Ironmen are closing the gap on two North Pollock Division frontrunners.
Mustangs fall in consolation semis at OFSAA basketball championships
F.E. Madill Secondary School exited the 2022 Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) girls’ ‘A’ basketball championship without the coveted provincial title, but the squad can still be satisfied with what was a highly successful fall season.
OPP hosts ‘stuff a cruiser’ event in Listowel
Ontario Provincial Police Auxiliary officers Jeff Small (left) and Kyle Richardson had no problem acquiring a vanload of holiday food donations for the Listowel branch of the Salvation Army food bank on Nov. 19 at Zehrs Markets in Listowel, during its annual ‘Stuff A Cruiser’ event.
