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The PJHL regular season is officially underway, with the Wingham Ironmen opening up their 2023-24 campaign with a win and a loss last weekend.

It was the Battle of Listowel on Sept. 6 at John Bell South, as the 15U WOBA1 and #2 squads faced off in playdown action. WOBA2 got the better of #1 on this particular night, coming away with a decisive 15-1 victory.

The Listowel Golf Club held its 2023 club championship on Aug. 19-20, with Katrina Klemp (+16), pictured above at left, claiming another women’s title and Adam Salisbury (+2), pictured above at right, winning the men’s bracket in a playoff over runnerup Craig Vanderheyden. In the senior men’s divisi

The incoming Listowel Cyclones leadership group boasts 15 years of combined junior hockey experience, and that will surely go a long way in helping to mentor the club’s younger players for the upcoming campaign.

As the old adage goes, defense wins championships. That was certainly the case for the 2023 Listowel 18U Legionnaires.

The 2023 GOJHL preseason is officially wrapped, and the Listowel Cyclones are all systems go for the start of the regular season this weekend.

A brand-new skatepark in Milverton officially opened on Sept. 9, and the community’s kids are over the moon about it.

The familiar sounds of minor hockey are once again filling the air at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex in Wingham. Teams have begun practicing for the 2023-24 season, with the U15 players taking the ice on Wednesday, Sept. 6.

A delegation representing the Blyth Kids Club appeared before North Huron council on Sept. 5, requesting approval to use land within the Blyth Community Centre grounds “to facilitate a proper soccer pitch.”

The PJHL pre-season game between the Mitchell Hawks and Walkerton Capitals on Friday, Sept. 8 had home town fans on the edge of their seats until the final whistle. Walkerton ended up losing in overtime.

It’s more than a dressing room. It’s a professional-level room that celebrates 50 years of hockey in Walkerton, and provides players with a clean, attractive room with a lot of amenities.

1953 was truly a banner year for Atwood’s bantam and midget boys’ baseball squads – 70 years ago this September, both teams captured their respective Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) championships.

The Listowel 15U WOBA1 Legionnaires hosted the Kincardine Cardinals in a playoff tilt at John Bell South Diamond on Aug. 31. Listowel won the postseason opener, 5-1.

The opportunity to play softball abroad doesn’t come around every day. Neither does the chance to suit up for the likes of a national squad.