After a few years of hiatus mostly associated with the pandemic, the North Perth junior basketball program marked its return in 2022-23. It took an additional year to get the Grade 7-8 travel team back on the court, but the Listowel Thunder is back in the mix this spring and performing well on the H
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Madill blanks Oakridge to capture WOSSAA ‘A-AA’ championship
The F.E. Madill Mustangs were the top team in the Huron-Perth varsity girls’ hockey loop in 2023-24, and now the squad has also laid claim to best ‘A-AA’ high school outfit in the region, after winning the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (WOSSAA) championship last week.
Britton native invited to national CFL Combine
Luke Brubacher’s football journey hasn’t been particularly long, but it already has been plenty eventful.
Ironmen fall to Bulldogs in Game 7 of opening playoff round
The Wingham Ironmen pushed the third-seeded Kincardine Bulldogs to the limit in their PJHL Pollock Division quarter-final series, but in the end couldn’t complete the rally in Game 7 on Sunday night.
Ontario invests in women in sport’s The Next Play program
The Ontario government is investing up to $380,000 in Canadian Women & Sport’s The Next Play program to create more opportunities for girls to be active.
Drives, Applekings knotted up 2-2 in McLean Trophy series
Things are heating up in the OEHL ‘A’ championship series, as the Georgian Bay Applekings and Milverton Four Wheel Drives are all square in the best-of-seven tilt for the McLean Trophy following weekend action.
Cyclones blank Bombers twice to jump out to 2-0 series lead
The Listowel Cyclones wasted no time in getting off to a productive start in their 2024 GOJHL post-season run, jumping out to a 2-0 series lead over the Caledon Bombers in the Midwestern Conference quarter-finals.
Drives, Applekings knotted up 2-2 in McLean Trophy series
Things are heating up in the OEHL ‘A’ championship series, as the Georgian Bay Applekings and Milverton Four Wheel Drives are all square in the best-of-seven tilt for the McLean Trophy following weekend action.
Teeswater Crokinole results from Feb. 28
Despite the snowy conditions on Wednesday, Feb. 28, some avid crokinole players braved the weather and had a good time playing at the Teeswater Town Hall.
Listowel U6 Black team play the annual Minto Jamboree
The Listowel U6 Black team played three games this past weekend in Palmerston at the annual Minto Jamboree.
Wingham curling team finishes fourth in division at provincials
This past weekend, the Wingham Warriors curling team traveled to Stroud, Ont. for the Elementary School Curling Provincials.
Cyclones wrap regular season with pair of wins
LISTOWEL – It’s been five years since the Listowel Cyclones last won a playoff series, a…
In the spotlight at Skate Wallace Carnival
Many skaters performed at the Skate Wallace Carnival at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex in Listowel on Saturday, March 2.
Capitals on the brink, down 3-0 to Whalers
The Fergus Whalers got hot at the right time down the stretch of the 2023-24 PJHL regular season, and that heater evidently carried into the upstart club’s first round playoff matchup with the Walkerton Capitals.
LDSS captures WOSSAA ‘AA’ basketball bronze
Following another strong Huron-Perth Athletics basketball campaign this past winter, the Listowel District Secondary School senior boys’ squad captured the bronze medal at the WOSSAA ‘AA’ regional championships on Feb. 22 in London.
