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LISTOWEL - This year, the annual Paddyfest Mini Stick Tournament fell on St. Patrick’s Day itself.

Seasons have ended for several local A-ZONE level teams as playoff losses were suffered. Other teams, however, push on.

Wingham Skating Club’s year-end showcase captured on camera.

The Listowel Cyclones were back on home ice for the final time on Friday, March 6, for their last game of the 2025-26 season, as well as for their Paddyfest game.

F.E. Madill hosted a basketball tournament last week for Grade 7/8 boys and girls teams. The…

LISTOWEL - Listowel Minor Hockey Association’s (LMHA) biggest tournament of the year is back again, taking residency primarily in the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex in Listowel from March 13-15.

Midwestern Newspapers follows minor hockey cation for the week of March 2 through 8.

MILVERTON - The U13 Predators White team was in Milverton to play at the 3rd annual Central Perth Zehr Insurance Invitational Tournament on February 28 and March 1. They had a tough round robin where they lost 3-1 vs. the Zurich Thunder, won 5-0 vs the Lambton Shores Predators, and lost a nail biter

LISTOWEL - Listowel District Secondary School (LDSS) hosted the 2026 Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (WOSSAA) AA Championship for Senior Boys Basketball on Feb. 25.

The Listowel Cyclones - 10th in the Western Conference of the Greater Ontario Hockey League (GOHL)-  carried out a 5-1 victory over the Sarnia Legionnaires (12th in the Western Conference of the GOHL) on Friday, Feb. 27 at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex.

WALKERTON - After tying the Kincardine Bulldogs at two games apiece, the Walkerton Capitals were eliminated from the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) playoffs over the weekend, with the Bulldogs claiming the series four games to two. The series final doesn’t tell the whole story, though, as...

Midwestern Newspapers follows minor hockey cation for the week of Feb. 23 to March 1.

Players, goaltenders and staff for the Wingham Ironmen did not want to give up on their season, pushing the squad’s fourth and final game to five overtime periods before losing 5-4 to the Hanover Barons on Feb. 27.

The Listowel Cyclones (10th in the Western Conference of the GOHL) went up against the Komoka Kings (11th in the Western Conference of the GOHL) on Feb. 20 at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex.