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Things didn’t get any easier for the Milverton Four Wheel Drives last weekend, as the still winless senior club faced off against a pair of tough opponents on the Ontario Elite Hockey League (OEHL) circuit.

Following Listowel’s 4-2 victory over Caledon on Oct. 27, Cyclones head coach Jesse Cole agreed that his club’s home-and-home sweep over the last-place Bombers were two games they had to have.

The Walkerton Capitals U11 Rep C team are off to a hot start of the 2023-24 season, winning their first five games, including a one-sided 13-1 win over the Minto Mad Dogs on Saturday at the Walkerton arena. Pictured: Walkerton forward Jack Wilhelm evades the defensive efforts of Minto’s Kason Frankl

Kyler Nixon scored three times and Brendon Landry stopped 46 shots in goal to lead the Durham Thundercats (1-0-0) to a 4-3 win over the Ripley Wolves (1-2-0) on Saturday night.

The Junior Capitals were able to snap a four-game losing skid with a decisive 3-0 win over the Wingham Ironmen on Oct. 21 at the Walkerton Community Centre.

The Walkerton Capitals U13 Rep C squad travelled to Bracebridge to take part in the Dan Bell and Kris Clement Tournament, Oct. 20-22, where they would come home as tournament champions. The Capitals opened with a 5-1 win over Kincardine on Friday afternoon, followed by an 8-0 win over Norfolk on Fri

The horse affectionately known as “Queen of the Castle” – O’Brien Award winner Adare Castle – has made it to the finals for the Breeders Crown.

This year’s Run4Health in Walkerton has raised more than $26,200 for the Walkerton & District Hospital Foundation.

Sacred Heart High School hosted the Bluewater Athletics Association Girls 7s Rugby Championship on Thursday, Oct. 19. The event saw 16 games played over the course of the day in fast-paced, 14-minute games.

The visiting TCDMHA Rebels were no match for the U15 Wingham Rep squad on Oct. 21 at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex, with the Ironmen dominating their opponent in a 10-0 victory.

While the Wingham Ironmen have went through extended stretches of being unable to find sustained offensive results, the local junior club continues to accumulate points in the early goings of the 2023-24 PJHL Pollock Division campaign.

The Milverton Four Wheel Drives are still seeking their first win of the inaugural 2023-24 Ontario Elite Hockey League campaign, after dropping a 4-0 decision to the visiting Saugeen Shores Winterhawks on Oct. 21.

The Listowel District Secondary School varsity boys’ baseball squad and the varsity girls’ field hockey team both took early exits from the Huron-Perth Athletics postseason this fall.

Palmerston’s Brian Kaye and Listowel’s Rod Sachs claimed their second Provincial Legion Senior Golf Championship last month, beating out a field of 144 players at the Orchard View Golf Club near Leamington.

When Listowel’s offense begins to match up more consistently with its nightly defensive efforts, the Junior Cyclones are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the GOJHL’s Midwestern Conference.