North Huron council received a letter, signed by the Wingham Minor Hockey Association executive, requesting that they reconsider the ice rates or consider some support for the upcoming season.
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Grey/Bruce Special Hockey Foundation seeking players, sponsors for upcoming season
The Grey-Bruce Special Hockey Foundation is seeking participants and sponsors for the upcoming hockey season.
Motion passed to consider relief for all municipal ice sports, Sept. 13
A delegation from Listowel Minor Hockey approached council to ask for some relief for its financial woes on Sept. 13.
Ironmen back on the ice
Wingham Ironmen goaltender Garrett Golley is pictured warming up in net during drills at the…
Cyclones continue preseason play with weekend split
Two days removed from seeing a third-period lead squandered and an overtime loss against the Strathroy Rockets, the Listowel Cyclones flipped the script with a comeback victory of their own on Sunday in Elmira.
Conners ties for 22nd at Tour Championship
Catching incoming Tour Championship stroke leader Patrick Cantlay proved to be a tall order for everyone in the 30-man field at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia last weekend.
Cyclones continue training camp, drop preseason opener to Rockets in shootout
It had been over 18 months since the Listowel Cyclones last faced off against an opponent in any facet of Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) play, but the local Junior B squad finally got back to business in a preseason contest on Sept. 4.
Hometown filly Power Of An Angel victorious in Grassroots
After battling against the province’s best two-year-old pacing fillies for the last two months, Power Of An Angel returned home to Hanover Raceway and found her way to the winner’s circle in the first of five $21,450 Ontario Sires Stakes Grassroots divisions on Saturday, Sept. 4.
Two local boys help Wilmot Thunder win gold
Two local boys have had a whirlwind of a summer.
Hawks back on the ice at Walkerton arena
The Walkerton Hawks Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) team takes to the ice this week for the first time in a year, although the league’s season doesn’t start officially until the beginning of October.
Listowel Mosquito 11U WOBA2 squad in action
The Mosquito 11U WOBA2 squad was in action against St. Marys on Monday night, Aug. 23, at Kin Park…
Listowel Cyclones to open regular season at Stratford, Sept. 24
The Listowel Junior Cyclones haven’t played a meaningful game at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex since March 4, 2020 due to the pandemic, but all that is set to change next month.
Listowel triathletes complete second fundraiser in support of YFC, raise approximately $12K
Completing the task itself was a tall enough order. The extreme heat and humidity that settled in over the area last week didn’t make things any easier on Matt Reesor and Mike Morrison.
Local man reflects on coaching at his fifth Paralympic Games
I am pumped and honoured to be working with a group of 66 motivated and driven athletes (plus staff) at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. We’ve already dropped into Japan and are training at the Yokota AirForce Base.
Play ball!
Walkerton’s ball diamonds are being well used despite the pandemic – not to the same extent as in normal summers, but enough to keep young ball players in practice.
