Sports

The U17 Listowel Legends made short work of the visiting Shakespeare Falcons 15-5 in girls’ softball action on June 22 at John Bell North.

The PGA of Ontario has elected a new president, and it is a name familiar to local golfers.

On July 3, the village of Gorrie came out to the Howick Optimist Pool for a fun time filled with community and connection during the second annual Tri-Umph Triathlon.

The annual Lions Family Funfest Weekend at the end of June – this year, June 23, 24 and 25 – sees the population of the hamlet of Chepstow grow from a few hundred to thousands, as out-of-town family members come home for a great weekend.

Once again, Golf Fore Hospice was a triumph, as the community joined forces to raise funds for Saugeen Hospice Inc.

This year’s North Perth Chamber of Commerce golf tournament was a smashing success. On June 21, the Listowel Golf Club welcomed 23 teams from local businesses across the municipality for a fun day of golf.

The student-athletes at Listowel District Secondary School got their chance to participate in the first full-scale, unabated Huron-Perth sports season this past year for the first time since 2018-19, and they certainly made the most of it.

The Elma U11 Express capped a dominant display of baseball by defeating host Ingersoll in its tournament held this past weekend. Elma went 3-0 in the round robin, crushed Exeter 18-4 in the semifinals and then topped Ingersoll 17-13 in the finale. “It was a team effort, with strong pitching, solid h

The Listowel 11U OBA squad went undefeated in a tournament hosted by the Ingersoll Ironbirds to capture the top prize on June 23-25. Listowel collectively outscored its opponents a whopping 66-18 over the course of its five games played. Pictured, back row from left: Coaches Austin McCourt, Chad Kay

The 2023 North Perth Minor Soccer League season is well underway.

The future of Listowel Minor Baseball was on display June 15 at Optimist Park, when Rookie Blue took on Rookie Black in 2023 regular season action.

The sounds of horseshoes and good times filled the air at the Listowel Legion on Saturday afternoon, as the annual Roy Bean Memorial Horseshoe Tournament was played. The pits were filled most of the day with pitchers under blue skies. Pictured: Peggy Wiens watches her pitch sail across the pit.

Given the season that Harrison Meulensteen had in 2022-23, his recent signing with the Listowel Junior Cyclones for the upcoming campaign may be the least surprising news of the off-season.