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With a third of the 2021-22 GOJHL season in the books, the Listowel Junior Cyclones have some heavy lifting ahead of them if they want to finish in the top half of the Midwestern Conference standings.

“I would compare this one to ‘the baseball season’ of challenges. For anybody who has trained, a half-marathon is probably nothing. But it’s the grind to do the 52 of them. Baseball itself is easy, but if you string that many games together…”

An enthusiastic crowd of Walkerton and Hanover fans filled the stands at the Walkerton arena on Friday night, Nov. 12, to see the Barons and Hawks in PJHL Pollock Division action.

After much deliberation and a closed session of council, Morris-Turnberry will increase their contribution to the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre (BMGCC) renovation project.

Walkerton District Community School held its elementary cross-country event last week, with more than 250 students competing in eight different races.

The Hawks had a weekend of mixed results. After a disappointing 1-0 loss to Mount Forest on home ice Friday, Nov. 5, the Hawks travelled to the Zurich arena Saturday night and earned a 3-2 win over the Goderich Flyers.

The Walkerton Capitals U13 OWHL Girls team had a successful weekend at the Grand River Mustangs Remembrance Day Classic in Fergus, allowing only two goals and winning all six games on their way to winning the U13B Division. The Capitals defeated Goulbourn, Mount Forest twice, Orangeville and TCDMHA

The Wingham Ironmen (8-4-0) kicked off another weekend of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) with a big 9-1 win over the Goderich Flyers before being shut out by the Hanover Barons.

Coming off a Friday home loss to the Stratford Warriors, the Listowel Cyclones dug deep to get back into the win column the following night in Cambridge.

The Listowel District Secondary School Lightning claimed third place in the Huron-Perth Athletic Association (HPAA) varsity girls’ field hockey playoffs last week, edging St. Marys 2-1 in the bronze medal game on Oct. 27. Fourth-seeded LDSS (2-3) fell to South Huron in the semifinal on Oct. 25 befor

Listowel’s timing wasn’t the best when the Junior Cyclones rolled into Elmira for a Halloween matinee contest against the Sugar Kings on Sunday.

The Wingham Ironmen answered the Mount Forest Patriots’ previous shut out with a 6-3 win last Friday night at home thanks to returning players and new signees.

Hawks fans saw a far different team on Friday, Oct. 29 from the one they’ve been watching since the PJHL Pollock Division’s regular season started at the beginning of the month.