Sports

There was plenty of track and field action at area elementary schools last week, with student-athletes keen to participate in their favourite events following an extended track hiatus due to the pandemic.

Listowel Junior Legionnaires pitcher Blair Johnson deals a strike during his club’s exhibition double-header against the Kincardine Junior Cardinals on Sunday, May 29 at John Bell South. Listowel was mercied 12-1 after five innings in the opener, but then returned the favour with a four-inning, 22-4

The Listowel District Secondary School (LDSS) junior girls Lightning appeared to be in cruise control during the Huron-Perth championship match against St. Michael Catholic Secondary School on May 26, but in soccer sometimes momentum can turn on a dime.

Listowel U11 #1 pitcher Kloey Blagrave delivers during her team’s May 29 tilt with the Wilmot Thunder at John Bell North. Blagrave’s crew came out on top with a 10-9 victory.

The Quick Feet 2013 boys’ hockey team travelled to Toronto last weekend to compete in the Memorial Holiday Classic CCT Tournament. The team went undefeated and ended up in the gold medal game against the Brant Outlaws; the same team that upset Quick Feet two weeks prior in another gold medal match u

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Listowel 15U WOBA2 baserunner Hayden McIntosh looks for a stolen base opportunity during the first inning of his club’s May 18 matchup with the Mitchell Astros at John Bell South. Mitchell came away with a 14-6 victory. (Above) Listowel 15U WOBA2 baserunner Hayden McIntosh looks for a stolen base op

Listowel Christian School held its track and field competition on May 20.

A successful 2022 regular season has resulted in the Listowel District Secondary School (LDSS) junior squads hosting the Huron-Perth Athletics playoff rounds, scheduled for May 26.

Riding the momentum of a dominant season opener the week before, the offense was still working for the Listowel Junior Legionnaires but some early defensive woes proved to be the club’s undoing on May 20.

After a nine-month wait, it’s officially official.

Club president James Lang announced this week that the Walkerton Jr. C Hockey Club will have a new name and logo.