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The Upper Maitland Mustangs U9 HL squad went undefeated in the WOAA year end tournament at the Ripley Community Centre over the March 23-24 weekend.

The U13 Wingham LL Yellow won the WOAA championship against the Owen Sound Jr. Attack Gold on Sunday, March 24, defeating them 10-2.

The Listowel Cyclones were certainly expecting more opposition during their second-round playoff matchup, and through two games the Ayr Centennials have given the top-seeded junior club all they can handle.

The Listowel U11 LL#2 Cyclones won the WOAA divisional championship on March 25, topping the AEMHA Ice Dogs 8-2 in the final held at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex.

The Listowel Cyclones’ bid for their third Cherrey Cup in seven years is off to a solid start in the 2024 GOJHL post-season, after the top-seeded club swept the Caledon Bombers out of the first round with four consecutive shutouts.

A former resident of Listowel, Martin Duif, is headed off to Ostend, Belgium in May to participate with Team Canada at the UCI World Championships for paracycling.

North Perth celebrated Paddyfest in a plethora of different ways this past weekend.

  Kin Cares hosted their second Paddyfest event this year on March 12 at North Perth Westfield…

WALKERTON – Playoff junior hockey in Walkerton came to an unceremonious end on March 6, as the Capitals were swept out of the Pollock Division quarter-finals at the hands of the Fergus Whalers with a 5-2 loss in Game 4.

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

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.

Luke Brubacher’s football journey hasn’t been particularly long, but it already has been plenty eventful.

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.