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After two tough losses, the Walkerton Capitals ended the regular season with a thrilling 9-8 victory over the Hanover Barons in front of a hometown crowd Sunday afternoon.

After occupying the fourth and fifth spots in the PJHL North Pollock Division standings for a good portion of the 2022-23 campaign, it will indeed be the Wingham Ironmen and Kincardine Bulldogs facing off in the postseason when the first round gets underway this weekend.

Shawn and Katie Cottrill are headed to the 2023 Ontario Mixed Curling Championship following a successful weekend at the qualifying event in Tillsonburg.

The Milverton Four Wheel Drives have grabbed an early series lead in their WOAA Senior A championship bout with the Shallow Lake Crushers.

Only five days removed from a Huron-Perth Athletics finals appearance, the Listowel District Secondary School junior boys’ basketball squad found itself in contention for a WOSSAA ‘AA’ regional championship on Feb. 27.

While it may have not been the end result they were looking for in terms of the 2023 Huron-Perth Athletics postseason, the key aspect is that girls’ varsity hockey is back at Listowel District Secondary School and the future looks bright.

The Wingham Ironmen U13 LL squad hosted the Minto Mad Dogs on Saturday afternoon for a WOAA Silver South Group playoff game. Minto got out in front early, leading 2-0, but the Ironmen fought back to tie the game in the third period. After three periods, the score remained tied 2-2, sending the game

Shawn and Katie Cottrill have come up short in their bid for a mixed doubles provincial curling championship.

The Wingham Ironmen have had their struggles against the last-place Goderich Flyers at times throughout the 2022-23 PJHL campaign, but those were long forgotten after Saturday night.

The F.E. Madill girls finished at the top of the Huron-Perth standings at the end of the regional varsity hockey regular season, and at the top is where they remained after the Mustangs ran the table during the 2023 high school postseason.

The Walkerton Capitals U13 LL #1 team travelled to Palmerston on Feb. 23 for a playoff game against the Minto Mad Dogs. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. As of Feb. 27, the Capitals sit in third-place in the six-team WOAA Silver South group with three games remaining. (Above) Axel Schuler’s first period

The Walkerton Capitals U11 Girls B squad went undefeated at the 41st annual Walter Gretzky Tournament in Brantford, Feb. 24-26, claiming the championship in the process. The Caps started the weekend with a pair of shutout wins over Guelph (7-0) and Brantford (2-0) on Friday, Feb. 24. On Saturday, Wa

Walkerton District Community School’s junior and senior boys’ ‘A’ basketball teams each came within a game of winning the CWOSSA (Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association) championship on Feb. 24.

The Capitals had a mixed weekend in PJHL action – an 8-5 loss to Wingham on Friday night, and a thrilling 5-4 overtime win over Goderich on Sunday afternoon.