Sports

The Listowel 13U OBA squad emerged victorious from a tournament in Mitchell over the weekend, July 7-9, sweeping the competition with an overall record of 5-0. Listowel capped off its tournament play with a 9-4 win over host Mitchell on Sunday. Pictured, back row from left: Coach Justin McIntosh, Co

The Listowel Legionnaires continued their recent string of success with a win and tie in Midwestern Ontario Senior Baseball League (MOSBL) action last week, with the local club currently enjoying the view from the top of the league standings.

The Listowel Stick and Puck Hockey club made a recent $520 donation to It Takes A Village, with Rejean Cantin pictured presenting the cheque to ITAV representatives at their Listowel location. Also pictured are team members, from left: Jim Duncan, Richard Keeso, Keith Hurlbut, Bruce Oliver, Rejean C

School is officially out for the summer and Dedric Grimes (goaltender) and Cody Cook were quick to take advantage, getting together for some one-on-one road hockey at Listowel’s Wilson Park on June 28.

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