Tuesday, June 13, 2023
DORCHESTER, Ont. - The first ever OFSAA championship for girls' slo-pitch goes to the Richview Saints from Etobicoke.
A four run first inning sent Richview on their way to a 13-2 win over Kingsville District, in the A final of the provincial high school two day tournament, June 12-13 at Slo-Pitch City in Dorchester.
Laura Bach hit a two-run homer and Jonna Martin and Jesslyn Bach, both had a two-run singles, to lead the Richview offence.
Richview went 5-0 for the gold medal.
Cambridge St. Benedict took home the bronze medal, defeating Barrie St. Peter's, 10-7, highlighted by a two-run triple by Robyn Squires.
Stratford St. Mike's placed fifth overall, with a 4-1 record, mercying Brampton Cardinal Leger, 16-1, in the fifth place game.
Kyle Dalrymple delivered a two-out single as Exeter South Huron walked off Etobicoke Bishop Allen, 11-10, in the ninth place game. Two innings earlier, Ava Verner smacked a grand slam to give Bishop Allen a 10-8 lead.

Saturday, June 10, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - The Dorchester Beavers are now back to back OFSAA girls soccer champions.
The Beavers successfully defended their high school provincial 1-A title, edging Toronto De La Salle, 2-1 (4-3), in penalty kicks, in the gold medal match June 10 at the North London Fields.
Trailing 1-0 in the dying minutes of the second half, Megan McLachlin tied the score for the Beavers sending the game to overtime.
Dorchester avenges a 3-0 loss to De La Salle in pool play on Thursday.
Earlier on Saturday in the semifinals, co-captain Lexi Wylie and Cali Beattie scored in a 2-1 squeaker against Pere Rene De Galinee, from Cambridge.
The Beavers won three of four games in pool play, before a 3-1 result in the quarterfinals, with Bella Nolte scoring three times.

Saturday, June 10, 2023
OTTAWA, Ont. - Libby McCurdy was determined to improve on her personal best.
After missing her goal at regionals a week earlier, although winning the event, McCurdy soared to a PB of 3.25 metres, to bring home the gold medal in junior women's pole vault, on day three of OFSAA track and field, June 10 at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility.
McCurdy only missed one attempt, until 3.35 metres when the only competitor standing.
St. Joes' Matt Piekny took the silver medal in senior men's pole vault with a PB of 4.20 metres.
East Elgin Eagles Taylor Kana won bronze in junior women's javelin (37.86m).
Dorchester Beavers Kirk Hallman had his second fifth place result at the meet, with another school record, this time in the novice men's 3000 metres, finishing in a PB time of nine minutes and 16.77 seconds (9:16.77).
East Elgin's Henry Scott placed sixth, in the novice men's 200-metre dash, in 23.38 seconds.
Dorchester's Hannah McIntyre was 12th, in the senior women's 800-metre run (2:18.25).
St. Joe's Rams Flourish Nmor placed 12th, in the novice women's 800-metre run (2:28.16).
Julia Tunks, of London Oakridge, increased her Canadian Interscholastic record in women's discus set last year, by almost two metres, breaking senior women's record with a throw of 55.62 metres.

Friday, June 9, 2023
OTTAWA, Ont. - Evan Stevens saved his best for last.
Sitting second entering the sixth and final round, the Dorchester Beaver launched a personal best throw of 54.61 metres to win the junior men's javelin, on day two of OFSAA track and field, June 9 at the Terry Fox Athletic Facility.
Stevens had the best throw of 52.31 metres after two rounds, but Aiden Crawford, of Belleville Eastside, took over the lead with a toss of 52.85 metres in round three.
Stevens won silver as a novice competitor in 2022.
Jadyn Luna has been in the shadow of throwing phenom Julia Tunks all season and that's ok with the student at Medway high school. The Thorndale resident won silver, behind Tunks, in senior women's shot put, with a heave of 11.26 metres.
Tunks won by over three metres, with a measurement of 14.02 metres.
In the early weeks of the 2023 season, Henry Scott was running in basketball shoes and baggy shorts. The East Elgin Eagles' novice men's 4x100-metre relay team meanwhile couldn't get the baton around the oval cleanly.
Jump ahead to OFSAA, Scott, in spikes and compression shorts, along with Morgan Siemens, Khanan Fernandez and Joey Yaw, are sprinting to a bronze medal finishing in 45.79 seconds. Windsor Herman won gold in 45.60 seconds.
Scott placed 12th overall in the novice men's 100-metre dash (11.66 sec.)
Dorchester's Andrew Urquhart had the fourth best heave in novice men's shot put at 13.66 metres.
Dorchester's Kirk Hallman lowered his school record for a second time while at OFSAA, finishing fifth, in the novice men's 1500-metre run. Hallman knocked off six seconds from his time in the heats on Thursday, down to four minutes, 10.74 seconds (4:10.74).
Dorchester's Nabeel Haliru placed 10th, in senior men's high jump (1.85 metres).
St. Joseph's Rams Noah Pollnow was 11th, in senior men's discus (37.85 metres).

Thursday, June 8, 2023
COBOURG, Ont. - After day one of three at OFSAA AA soccer, the St. Joseph's Rams have a pair of wins.
The Rams opened their 2023 high school provincial with a 1-0 shutout of Hamilton St. Mary. Rylan Watson had the lone goal and keeper Jessye Rady, the clean sheet.
Rachel Loebach, Avery Dowson and Kylie Todd scored as the Rams blanked Theriault, from Timmins, 3-0. Rady had a quiet game facing one shot early in the second half.
On day two, St Joe's will have Oshawa Paul Dwyer and Ursula Franklin Academy out of Toronto.
St. Joe's is seeded third. Simcoe Holy Trinity, the defending champions, is the top seed.
At OFSAA 1-A girls soccer, the Dorchester Beavers split their first two games, winning 8-0 over New Liskeard Sainte Marie and falling 3-0 to Toronto De La Salle.

Sunday, June 4, 2023
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Evan Stevens, Libby McCurdy, Taylor Kana and Henry Scott are heading to OFSAA as regional winners.
The quartet of athletes won their respective events on day two of OFSAA West regional track and field Saturday at Jacob Hespeler Secondary school in Cambridge.
Stevens set a Dorchester Beavers' school record, breaking 50 metres for his first time, winning junior men's javelin with a throw of 52.29 metres.
East Elgin Eagles Kana won junior women's javelin by over four metres with a personal best (PB) throw of 42.74 metres.
McCurdy, of St. Joe's high school, who almost bowed out at 2.95 metres, won clearing 3.15 metres in junior women's pole vault.
Scott capped his incredible two day meet off by winning the novice men's 200-metre dash in 24.02 seconds. The East Elgin Eagle also finished second in the 100 dash, sixth in long jump and led the Eagles' novice men's 4x100-metre relay team to second place.
The top four in each event advance to OFSAA, high school provincial championships, June 8-10 at the Terry Fox Complex in Ottawa.
St. Joe's Matt Piekny placed second in senior men's pole vault (3.75m).
Jadyn Luna of Thorndale, with Medway high school, won silver in women's shot put (11.27m), with just two throws. Luna missed the remainder of the event to run the 200-metre sprint final, placing sixth (26.80 sec.).
Kirk Hallman qualified for OFSAA in his second event, winning silver in the novice men's 3000 metre run (9:45.34). The Dorchester Beaver was fourth in the 1500 metres on day one.
Dorchester's Hannah McIntyre finished fourth, in the senior women's 800-metre run (2:17.63).
St. Joe's Rams Flourish Nmor missed a qualifying position by one position, finishing sixth, in the novice women's 800 metres (2:27.66).
Dorchester's Ryan Johnson and Fernando Medina finished fifth (9:34.03) and seventh (9:36.05), respectively, in the junior men's 3000 metres.
East Elgin's Darah Farrow was sixth in junior women's javelin with a PB of 32.87 metres and 13th in high jump.

Saturday, June 3, 2023
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Nabeel Haliru finally accomplished a goal he's had in mind since Grade nine.
The Dorchester Beavers athlete is heading to OFSAA, the high school provincial championships in track and field, winning senior men's high jump, Friday at OFSAA West regional track and field at Jacob Hespeler Secondary school in Cambridge.
Four athletes including Haliru made 1.88 metres, his personal best (PB), but all missed attempting 1.91 metres. Haliru took top spot with the fewest misses at previous heights. He had just one, at his opening height.
East Elgin Eagles Henry Scott won silver in the novice men's 100-metre dash, finishing in 11.71 seconds, behind London Central's Nagil Asamoah's winning time of 11.69 seconds.
In the evening, Scott lifted the Eagles' novice men's 4x100-metre relay team from a battle between fourth and fifth, to a silver medal, with teammates Joey Yaw, Khanan Hernandez and Morgan Siemens.
The top four in each event, advance to OFSAA, June 8-10 at the Terry Fox Complex in Ottawa.
Parkside Stampeders Alyssa Gordon placed fourth in senior women's high jump, with a PB of 1.55 metres.
St. Joe's Noah Pollnow placed fourth in senior men's discus (36.83m).
Three Dorchester teammates will join Haliru at OFSAA.
Kirk Hallman set a novice men's school record, finishing fourth in a time of four minutes and 17.11 seconds (4:17.11), four seconds faster than Greg Wieczorek's time set in 1997. Andrew Urquhart qualified in novice men's shot put placing fourth with a toss of 12.97 metres. Urquhart was sixth in javelin with a throw of 38.61 metres. Evan Stevens was fourth in junior men's pole vault, clearing a PB 3.25 metres.
Parkside's Merrick Rollins just missed qualifying placing fifth in junior men's discus (45.18m). Same for Dorchester's Tegan Ceccanese in the open women's steeplechase (PB 7:41.96).
Dorchester's Mya Steller was sixth in the junior women's 80-metre hurdles (12.90 sec.), while St. Joe's Mara Kemmerling finished ninth (13.35 sec.).
Dorchester's Sam Willsie set a school record in the senior mens' 400-metre dash, finishing seventh in 51.05 secconds.
Jadyn Luna of Thorndale, with Medway high school, finished sixth in the senior women's 100-metre hurdles final (15.67 sec.).
St. Joe's Shalem Hernandaz placed sixth, in junior men's shot put (14.36m), while teammate David Anderson was seventh, in senior men's discus (36.83m).

Thursday, June 1, 2023
STRATFORD, Ont. - The St. Joseph's Rams are heading to OFSAA.
Kylie Todd, Ella Webster and Sara Gonzalez scored as the Rams got pass the East Elgin Eagles, 3-1, in the Western Ontario Secondarey School Athletic Association (WOSSAA)AA girls gold match at St. Mike's Secondary school.
The Rams led 2-0 at half. Annalise Borm gave the Eagles life mid second half and came close to tying the game, before Gonzalez secured a Rams victory.
Todd had the lone goal in a Rams' 1-0 win over host St. Mike's in the semifinals. Keeper Jessye Rady had the shutout.
Borm scored twice for the Eagles in their semifinal 2-0 win over London South. Keeper Katelyn MacInnis with the clean sheet.
On the boys' side, East Elgin placed fourth, losing to Woodstock St. Mary's, 1-0 in the bronze game and 2-0, to South in the semifinals.
St. Mike's won the boys' WOSSAA title.
St. Joe's head to OFSAA, the high school provincail champioship, June 8-10, in Cobourg.

Saturday, May 27, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Henry Scott is consistent. The East Elgin Eagle consistenly finishes behind a record setting performance.
In each of Scott's three individual events, the novice men's 100 and 200 metre sprints and long jump, a meet record was either broken or tied, on day two of Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (WOSSAA) track and field Friday at Western University.
Scott finished second (11.38 sec.) to London Central's Nagil Asamoah's record time of 11.25 seconds in the 100 and second (23.56 sec.) to Banting's Khaleel Miller's 200 metre time of 23.42 seconds. Scott placed third in the long jump (5.64 metres), behind Asamoah, who tied the meet record (6.17m)
The top five in each event at WOSSAA advance to the OFSAA West regional, June 2-3, at Hespeler secondary school in Cambridge.
Scott anchored the Eagles' novice men's 4x100-metre relay team to fourth place.
East Elgin Eagles Taylor Kana set a meet record in junior women's javelin with a throw of 39.40 metres a few metres shorter than her personal best of 41.07. Teammate Darah Farrow placed third, increasing her PB three times to 29.69 metres.
The Dorchester Beavers placed third in the overall boys standings and won the junior men's team title.
Fernando Medina led the junior team, winning 3000 metre run, with teammate Ryan Johnson finishing second.
Dorchester Mya Steller won the junior women's 300-metre hurdles and finished fourth in the 200-metre dash. Teammate Devan Lucas won the junior boys 300 hurdles in a three second personal best time of 43.34 seconds.
St. Joe's David Anderson and Noah Pollnow placed three-four in senior men's shot put.
Central Elgin Titans Janay Gillard took bronze in novice women's discus.
All atheletes heard about London Oakridge's Julia Tunks crushing meet records in senior women's discus (54.21m, old mark 43.76m) and shot put (13.96, old mark 12.68m).

Friday, May 26, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Dorchester Beavers Tegan Ceccanese and Andrew Urquhart, St. Joe's Rams Libby McCurdy and Parkside Stampeders Alyssa Gordon are golden.
Each athlete won events on day one of WOSSAA track and field Thursday at Western University.
Ceccanese won the open women's 2000-metre steeplechase, winning the event by 10 seconds in seven minutes and 44.39 seconds.
Gordon shared gold with St. Andre Besette's Raquel Scratch, in senior women's high jump, both clearing 1.51 metres.
McCurdy won junior women's pole vault, clearing 3.15 metres.
Urquhart took gold in novice boys shot put with a best throw of 13.05 metres
East Elgin Eagles Henry Scott finished second in the novice men's 100-metre dash (11.36 seconds), third in long jump (5.64m) and helped the Eagles' novice men's 4x100-metre relay team to fourth place.
St. Joe's Noah Pollnow placed second in senior men's discus (36.60m). Rams' Mara Kemmerling was second in the junior women's 80-metre hurdles (12.90 sec.).
Dorchester's Ryan Johnson and Fernando Medina finished two-three in the junior men's 1500 metre run.

Saturday, May 20, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Seven records fell at this year's Thames Valley Regional Athletics Association (TVRAA) track and field championships.
East Elgin Eagles Taylor Kana and St. Joseph's Libby McCurdy are among the seven athletes that set new marks at the meet May 17-18 at Western University.
Kana won junior girls javelin by over 15 metres, breaking a 39-year old record held by former East Elgin Eagle Karen Perry, with a throw of 41.07 metres.
McCurdy cleared three metres in junior women's pole vault, raising the Tri-County record from 2.72 metres, previously held by WCI's Katy McGoffin since 2015.
Julia Tunks, of London Oakridge, won senior women's discus by 23 metres, breaking the record by 13 metres and shot put.
Also setting records, CCH's Paige Marchant, senior women's 800-metre run (4:32.39), London Central's Heath McAllister, senior men's 3000 metre run (8:27.46) and Lucas' Sarah Jacquith, novice women's 300-metre hurdles (45.15 sec.).
Dorchester won the overall boys single-A team title, led by Evan Stevens, who won junior boys javelin and placed second in pole vault and Fernando Medina, who finished first in the junior men's 3000 metres and second in both the 1500 and 800 metre runs.
Parkside Stampeders Merrick Rollins, junior men's discus, St. Joseph's Rams Matt Piekny, senior men's pole vault and Dorchester Beavers' Tegan Ceccanese, in the open women's steeplechase, each were event winners..
Carter Froggett, of Thorndale, with Medway high school, won senior men's javelin.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The St. Joseph's Rams are TVRA champions returning to WOSSAA.
Riley Laidlaw and Dani Kidder both scored two tries leading the Rams to a 34-12 flattening of the Woodstock CI Red Devils in the Thames Valley Regional Athletic Association (TVRA) A/AA girls rugby final Tuesday at St. Joe's.
Laidlaw opened the scoring early in the first half and the Rams led 22-0 at half.
Morgan Wiebenga and Kendra Sheeller each had a try (five points) and Laidlaw kicked a pair of two-point converts.
Sienna McCorquodale and Emily Ratter scored for WCI, with Jacqueline Yates converting try.
The Rams head to the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (WOSSAA) A/AA final, May 25 at FE Madill secondary school in Wingham.
Madill is 4-0 in the Huron-Perth Conference.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The Glendale Gemini handily won the team title, at Thames Valley Regional Athletics Association (TVRA) Tri-County tennis, today at Pinafore Park.
Glendale, from Tillsonburg, won four of the five disciplines, men's singles, mixed doubles and both girls and boys' doubles, capturing 42 points, 17 points ahead of the second place Parkside Stampeders.
Lauren Okrainec is the girls singles champion, defeating Parkside's Afimaa Dankwa, in the final.
The top two in each of the five disciplines advance to WOSSAA, back at Pinafore Park, May 25.
Glendale's Trevor Nunn edged Stampeders' Andrew Monteith, in a tie-breaker, for the boys' singles crown.
In the girls doubles' final, Glendale's Casen Homick and Makenna Brown defeated Dorchester's Jocelyn Pollard and Isabel Siew.

Monday, May 15, 2023
BRADFORD, Ont. - Jayden McMullen (photo) and Alex Fangeat started the road cycling season with a gold medal.
The St. Thomas cyclists riding with KW Cycling Academy, won their respective divisions at the Hendersen Classic road race, the first event of the Ontario Cup season.
McMullen won the E3 (Elite three) men's title, completing a 93.6-kilometre route in two hours, 23 minutes and 43 seconds.
Fangant was the E3 women's 70-km race winner.
Eve Buckowski of St. Thomas, with Attack Racing out of London, placed fourth in the E3 women's race.
Brody Mann of St. Thomas, also with Attack Racing, was 19th in the E3 men's race.

Saturday, May 13, 2023
DENTON,Texas. - Mike Roth is a NCAA conference champion.
The 20-year old sophomore from St. Thomas, with the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) won the men's 400-metre dash in 46.80 seconds, today during the Conference USA outdoor track and field championships, at the University of North Texas.
Roth was over two seconds faster than his qualifying time of 48.87 seconds in the heats Saturday and was the only finalist to finish under 47 seconds.
UTSA was a medal contender in the men's 4x400-metre relay race, but the team failed to finish, due to their first runner suffering a leg cramp. Roth is UTSA's fourth runner.
Roth, with his PB time of 45.98 seconds in the 400, advances to the NCAA West regional preliminary round.

Thursday, May 11, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Three Dorchester Beavers won three events at the Titan-Bronco track and field at Western University Wednesday.
Hannah McIntyre finished first in the senior girls' 800-metre run in two minutes 19.92 seconds, Evan Stevens won junior boys javelin with a throw of 46.12 metres and Andrew Urquhart took novice boys javelin with toss of 35.71 metres
Dorchester had 15 athletes with top five results, with Urquhart also placing second in shot put and fourth in discus.
Central Elgin Titans Dollan Brown won novice boys shot put with a heave of 12.50 metres. East Elgin Eagles Taylor Kana won junior girls javelin with a PB effort of 34.97 metres.
St. Joe's Rams Matthew Piekny cleared 4.10 metres, a personal best height, to win senior boys pole vault.
The Thames Valley Regional Athletics Association (TVRA) championships are May 17-18 at Western.

Wednesday, May 11, 2023
STRATFORD, Ont. - Bryce Walcarius is a Sutherland Cup champion.
Walcarius, from Aylmer, made 20 saves as the Leamington Flyers shutout the Stratford Warriors, 4-0, in game seven of the Greater Ontario Junior (B) Hockey League championship final Tuesday.
Connor MacPherson with a hat trick and Ryan MacPherson scored.
Owen Willmore, from St. Thomas, made 33 saves in the Stratford net.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Luka Palajsa had to settle for fourth place again.
The Dorchester Beavers boys singles player just missed the podium at Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association (WOSSAA) junior badminton, Tuesday at Mother Teresa secondary school.
Palajsa dropped a close marathan match to a London Saunders player, 24-22, 21-18, to finish with a 4-2 record, in fourth place for the second consecutive year.
Both losses were to the same player.
West Elgin Wildcats girls' doubles team of Jenna Mairleitner and Shana McKillop, went 2-2.
Parkside Stampeders' boys doubles team of Alok Reni and Darren Hagerty and singles players Ryan Willmore, posted records of 1-2. Same for Central Elgin Titans girls doubles team Amaiah Dawdy and Reina Walters.
Glencoe's mixed doubles team of Adrian Baran and Cheyenne Cummings, finished 1-2.
London Central won the team title, having the girls doubles and girls and boys singles champions.

Sunday, May 7, 2023
LEAMINGTON, Ont. - Goalies Owen Willmore (photo, far left) and Bryce Walcarius are going to a game seven in the Sutherland Cup final.
Willmore, from St. Thomas, made 33 saves as the Stratford Warriors defeated Walcarius and the Leamington Flyers, 4-1, Sunday.
Stratford led 2-0 on goals by Cole Lewis and Luke Fritz, before Flyers' Owen Holmes scored shorthanded. Zac McCann made it 3-1 and Hunter Nagge added an empty net goal.
Walcarius, from Aylmer, made 24 saves.
Leamington led the series three games to one, before Stratford took games five and six.

Saturday, May 6, 2023
STRATFORD, Ont. - Owen Willmore (photo, far left) and the Stratford Warriors have extended the Sutherland Cup final to a sixth game.
The goalie from St. Thomas stopped 22 of 25 shots as Stratford edged the Leamington Flyers, 4-3, in game five of the Greater Ontario Junior B Hockey League final.
Leamington leads three games to one, with game six in Leamington tomorrow Sunday.
Bryce Walcarius made 24 saves for the Flyers.
Five goals were scored on the power play, including the first four goals of the game.
The Flyers jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the Warriors scored in the last minute of the first period and tied the game in the middle frame.
Leamington took a 3-2 lead, but Stratford replied twice, including the winner from Sheldon Pryce, his second goal of the game, with under six minutes remaining in the third period.
Zac McCann and Carson Harmer also scored for Stratford. Connor MacPherson, Ryan MacPherson and Cody Brekke, replied for Leamington.

Thursday, May 4, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Emma Foley and Bella Eckert had the best result from the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) South division, at Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association (WOSSAA) senior badminton.
Glencoe's girls' doubles team placed fourth, only losing to champions Precious and Princess Adu, from London Banting and bronze medalist Bailey and Avery from Medway, at the meet Thursday at Mother Teresa secondary school.
The top two in each of the five disciplines at WOSSAA, advance to OFSAA, the high school provincial championships.
Central Elgin Titans boys doubles team of Kalan Gillard and Liam Miskelly went 2-2.

Thursday, May 4, 2023
LEAMINGTON,Ont. - Bryce Walcarius is one win away from a Sutherland Cup.
The goalie from Aylmer made 29 saves, as the Leamington Flyers doubled up on the Stratford Warriors, 4-2, Thursday in game four of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League championship final.
Stratford led 2-1 after two periods, before Leamington scored three unanswered goals in the third period.
Connor MacPherson, Owen Holmes, Adrian Bosey and Cody Brekke into an empty net, scored for the Flyers. Patrick Cole and Keaton McLaughlin replied for Stratford.
Warriors' goalie Owen Willmore was the busier of the two netminders, facing 49 shots in the game.
Game five is May 6 at Stratford.

Tuesday, May 1, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The St. Joe's Rams came up with a big win.
Christine Annett had a pair of tries, as the Rams dumped the Medway Cowboys, 17-5, in Thames Valley Region Association (TVRA) girls rugby Monday at 1Password Park.
Nadia VanAsseldonk scored her fifth try of the season and Riley Laidlaw kicked a pair of two-point converts.
Mason Strouse had the lone try for Medway.
St. Joe's is 3-0 and will host the TVRA A/AA final May 16. The winner moves on to WOSSAA, May 25.
The Rams have scored 68 points in three games, while only allowing 22, in wins over Medway, Saunders and Woodstock C.I.

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - The Parkside Stampeders are South-East junior badminton champions.
Led by boys doubles winner Alok Regni and Darren Hagerty, the Stampeders took the Thames Valley Regional Athletics conference team championship, Tuesday at Huron Park secondary school.
Regni and Hagerty won a marathon match over Huron Park's Gavin Jenson and Parker McLeod, two games to one.
Dorchester's Luka Palajsa won boys singles, defeating Stampeders Bryce Hampton in the final. Parkside's Ryan Willmore placed third.
West Elgin Wildcats Jenna Mairleitner and Shana McKillop won girls doubles.
The top four in each of the five disciplines advance to WOSSAA, May 9 at Mother Theresa high school in London.

Sunday, April 23, 2023
OSHAWA, Ont. - The St. Thomas Curling Club successfully defends their Silver Tankard.
St. Thomas picked up three points in second end and four more in the third end, on their way to a 9-2 win in seven ends over Oshawa in the final, at the Oshawa Curling Club.
Scott McDonald, Matt Hall, Charlie Richard and DJ Richardson are the men's team.
The Silver tankard is a combined men and women's event. The men and women play an opponent simultaneously, with the overall score showing the net result from each end of the two games.
St. Thomas went 2-1 in their pool, including a must win in third game over Stroud, to finish first. In the quarterfinals St. Thomas beat York, 10-6, before coming back to defeat Guelph, 8-6, in the semifinals, scoring four in the final end.
St. Thomas first lifted the Silver tankard, beating York, in the 2022 final last October.

Sunday, April 23, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - St. Thomas Express volleyball won the 14U provincial title and brought home silver at 18U Saturday at the Ontario Volleyball Association (OVA) championships at the Enercare Centre.
The Express Rockets won Division two tier two, defeating Milton Edge Diamonds, 25-22, 19-25, 15-5, for the gold medal.
After a 6-4 record in pool play, the Express Rockets defeated Belleville Ravens Storms in round one and Jr Gryphons in the quarterfinals, both two games to one. St. Thomas dumped Smash Raiders Crush, 2-0, in the semifinals.
The Express Pistons advanced to the Division three tier two final, before falling to LVC Fire Intensity, 25-18, 15-14.
Following a 5-5 pool record, the Express Pistons defeated Lakeside in first round, Waterloo Tigers Ambush in the quarters and Waterloo Tigers Apex in the semifinals, all two games to none matches.
Alex Gadsdon and Wyatt Thompson, of St. Thomas, won OVA U18 boys division one tier 2 gold with MAC Titanium out of Hamilton.

Saturday, April 22, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The St. Joseph's Rams and Parkside Stampeders split finals at the Elgin Cup soccer tournament.
The Rams won the boys title, blanking Parkside, 3-0, in the final Friday at 1Password Park. Dawson Berrisford with two goals and Henry Kemmerling scored, while goalie Trent Clinton had the shutout.
St. Joes finished 4-0, also silencing the East Elgin Eagles, 2-0 and Central Elgin Titans, 8-0 and taking the first meeting with Parkside, 3-1.
The Stampeders were the dominate girls team, going 4-0, concluding with a 3-1 win against the Rams in the final Thursday.
Lily Ryder with two goals and Annie Renaud scored for the Stamps.

Friday, April 21, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The Central Elgin Titans are South-East senior badminton champions.
The Titans capture the Thames Valley Regional Athletics conference team title, by winning boys doubles and mixed doubles, finishing second in ladies singles and third in boys singles, April 20, at Parkside Collegiate.
Top four in each of the five disciplines advance to WOSSAA, May 4 in London.
Emma Westbrook and Mac Ferguson won mixed doubles defeating teammates Brody Johnston and Lexi Baker in the final.
Kalan Gillard and Liam Miskelly won boys doubles beating Dorchester's David Johnston and Ben Steyaert.
Dorchester's Samantha Heng edged Titans Rebecca Nurton in the girls singles final.
Titans Carter Lawrence was third in boys singles. Dorchester's Jocelyn Pollard and Emily Devine placed fourth in girls' doubles and West Elgin Wildccats' Josh Mosher and Karter Rowsom, fourth in boys doubles.
Woodstock College Avenue's Chloe Jones and Taylor Allcock beat Glencoe's Emma Foley and Bella Eckert, in the girls' doubles final.
West Elgin's Jordan Timmermans took the fourth spot in boys singles. Ingersoll's Nathan Law won boys singles.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The East Elgin Eagles won two of the five titles while the Central Elgin Titans took seven of 20 qualifying spots.
Grace McLean is the ladies singles while Eagles Noah Sleegers and Julian Mizon are the first place boys doubles team, at Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) South junior badminton Tuesday at Parkside Collegiate.
The Titans led the way with most top four finishes led by each of their doubles teams finishing second.
Parkside Stampeders Bryce Hampton won boys singles, defeating teammate Ryan Willmore in the final.
West Elgin Wildcats Jenna Mairleitner and Shana McKillop are girls doubles champs, while Glencoe Gaels' Cheyenne Cummings and Adrian Baron won mixed doubles.
The top four in each discipline qualify for the South-East championships, April 25 at Huron Park high school in Woodstock.

Sunday, April 16, 2023
BRANTFORD, Ont. - St. Thomas Jr Stars are Alliance Hockey Constellation U10 champions.
Three third period goals lifted the Jr. Stars to a 3-0 shutout of the Woodstock Jr Navy Vets in the final, this afternoon at the Gretzky Sports Centre.
Tye Thompson, Malcolm Travis and Mason Friesen scored, while Brooke Gustavson picked up two assists.
Goalie Noah Menlove picked up the shutout.
Backup keeper Alex Annett spotted Menlove for 51 seconds in the third period, after Menlove skated to the bench celebrating the Stars' second goal.
St. Thomas went 4-0 over the three day championship tournament.
Gustavson led St. Thoams with six goals and three assists for nine points. Friesen had two goals and five assists and Travis, four goals and an assist.

Sunday, April 16, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - The Belmont Aylmer Dorchester (BAD) Blazers are going for gold in the Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) provincial Senior B division.
The Blazers, 5-0, blanked the Cornwall, 5-0, this morning in the semifinals, after winning a wild 8-4 quarterfinal against the London Wheelers Saturday night.
BAD Girls take on Twin Centre in the final this afternoon.
The Senior B Blazers were one of four teams from BAD Girls and the St. Thomas Panthers, to advance from pool play to the quarterfinals.
The Blazers' U15AA were edged, 2-1, by the Sudbury Lady Wolves, in their quarterfinal.
Both the St. Thomas U11BB and U13A teams lost in the quarterfinals. Bluewater blanked the U11BB Panthers, 2-0, while the Windsor Wildcats shutout the U13A Panthers, 1-0.
Mya Hepburn and Rechelle Kuiper, from Elgin County, playing with the Bluewater Hawks, are in the OWHA U18A final.

Saturday, April 15, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Two St. Thomas Panthers and two Belmont Aylmer Dorchester (BAD) Blazers' teams are heading to Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) provincial quarterfinals.
Both the Blazers Senior B and U15AA teams advanced from their pools.
The Senior B Blazers are 3-0, with just one goal allowed, beating Belleville Bearcats, 2-0, Scarborough Sharks, 4-1 and Brampton Canadettes, 7-0.
The U15 AA Blazers went 2-1 in pool play. Lilia Hunter, Pressley Stephenson and Mylie Ellis scored in the Blazers' 3-1 defeat of the North Halton Twisters. Payton Biser and Lilia Hunter scored in a 2-0 shutout of the Barrie Sharks. Ottawa shutout the Blazers, 3-0.
St. Thomas has their U11BB and U13A teams moving on from pool play.
The U11BB Panthers never allowed a goal over three pool games, blanking Central York 6-0 , Gloucester, 4-0 and Burlington, 6-0.
The U13A Panthers defeated Sault Ste Marie, 6-1, tied Oakville at one and fell to Central York, 3-1.
Just missing a quarterfinal berth were the U18BB Panthers, with a 1-1-1 record, edging Toronto Leaside Wildcats, 3-2, tying Oakville at two, but were blanked by Orillia, 1-0.
The U18C Panthers were winless, falling to Orangeville, 2-0, Ilderton, 5-0 and Gloucester Cumberland, 3-0.
The U13C Blazers dropped all three pool games, losing 1-0, to Chatsworth, 6-0 to South Huron and 4-0 to Smith Falls.

Thursday, April 6, 2023
TILLSONBURG, Ont. - It was a fun yet competitive tournament to conclude the ringette and high school winter sports seasons.
Woodstock St. Mary's Warriors went undefeated, going 5-0, to capture the eight team Gemini Classic, edging Dorchester Beavers Red, 2-1, in the final, April 6, at the Tillsonburg Community Centre.
Most teams had a number of hockey players trying ringette for the day.
Dorchester had two teams at the tournament that included the East Elgin Eagles, host Glendale Gemini and schools as far away as Mitchell and Goderich.

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
ST. THOMAS - There are a lot of new faces around the St. Thomas Stars these days.
The Stars will have an entirely new staff behind the bench for the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League 2023-24 season.
New general manager Paul Gibson and head coach Dave Matsos, officially announced last week, completed their coaching staff.
Mike McIlveen is the new associate coach and Joe Doyle, new assistant coach.
Kevin Linker returns as goaltending coach and expanded role as video coach.
"We are excited to add both Mike and Joe to help develop our young athletes and further establish our culture," said Gibson. "Mike has a proven track record of developing young players in this league and Joe is regarded as a player's coach and notable in the St. Thomas hockey community. We feel fortunate to add these two to our program along with retaining Kevin to develop our goaltenders."
McIlveen was with the Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins for seven seasons, past four as head coach, placing first in GOJHL Mid-Western Conference regular season this season.
Doyle of St. Thomas is deelpy involved with St. Thomas Minor Hockey, the president for the past three years.

Monday, April 3, 2023
Bromont, Que. - Eve Buczkowski, Alexandria Fangeat and Brody Mann are Canadian champions.
The three cyclists from St. Thomas, riding with Team Ontario, combined to win 11 gold medals at the Canadian track cycling U17 championships, March 31-April 2 at the Bromont Velodrome.
Buczkowski won gold in the U17 women's five kilometre scratch race, 500-metre time trial and keirin, took bronze in the two kilometre pursuit and finished fourth in the elimination race and fifth in the points race.
Fangeat won three races, the pursuit, points and elimination and finished third in the scratch race and the 500-metre time trial.
Then Fangeat and Buczkowski, combined to win the 10-kilometre madison race, under the team name Railway City. Capping their golden meets off, Fangeat and Buczkowski, with Lili Salenen-Berscht, won Ontario gold in both the team pursuit and team sprint finals.
Mann won the U17 men's 7.5-kilometre scratch race and with Antoine Bergeron, Jake Mclean and Maxim Wojiechowksi, won Ontario gold in team pursuit. Mann also placed fourth in both the men's pursuit and the points races and eighth in the elimination final.

Saturday, April 1, 2023
WEST LORNE, Ont. - West Lorne is Kraft Hockeyville 2023.
With the votes tallied, the West Elgin community was announced the winner, capturing the grand prize of $250,000 in arena upgrades, $10,000 worth of new hockey equipment and the opportunity to host a NHL exhibition game.
The funds will help with a range of projects at the West Lorne Arena, including a new front entrance, upgrading dressing rooms to accommodate more players and an expanded warm room for families and fans.
Also announced, the municipality of West Elgin will add an additional $150,000 towards arena upgrades.
West Lorne will host the annual Kraft Hockeyville festivities later this year. Participating teams and broadcast details are still to be announced.
The communities of West Lorne, Dutton and Rodney have been decorated in black and gold in support of the bid for the past three weeks.

Saturday, April 1, 2023
WEST LORNE, Ont. - It is game on for Kraft Hockeyville in West Lorne.
For two days, Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1, the community in West Elgin will be pushing for votes to be the 2023 Kraft Hockeyville winner. To score the prize of $250,000 in arena upgrades and hosting a NHL exhibition game.
It's unlimited voting over the two days, that started at 9 a.m. Friday.
Among the activities in West Lorne, is a West Elgin secondary school alumni hockey game, a West Lorne Comets minor hockey alumni game and music by Comets alumni Connor Wilson.
Winning Kraft Hockeyville 2023 would help with a range of upgrades at the West Lorne Arena, including a new front entrance, upgrading dressing rooms to accommodate more players and an expanded warm room for families and fans.
The announcement is scheduled during the first intermission of the Hockey Night in Canada telecast of the Toronto Maple Leafs game.
The other three finalists are Saint-Anselme, Quebec, Maple Ridge, B.C. and Ste. Anne, Manitoba.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
OAKVILLE, Ont. - The St. Thomas Shock are Ontario Cup U10 champions.
St. Thomas went 4-0 dribbling through the competition averaging 33 points per game while only giving up 10, to capture the Ontario Cup U10 girls Division three basketball title, March 26.

Tuesday, March 27, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The London Jr. Knights White have struck first in the final.
Four second period goals carried the Jr. Knights White to a 4-3 win, in game one of the Alliance League AA U16 Constellation six point championship tonight at Memorial Arena.
St. Thomas led 1-0 after one period on a goal from Bowman Mercer.
London tied the game in the opening minute of the second period and jumped ahead 3-1, striking twice in two minutes, once on the power play. The Jr. Knights White made it 4-1 during a five-on-three man advantage.
Rhys Smart and AJ Power brought the Stars back to within a goal in the third period.
Stephen Burnett had two goals and two assists for London. Gage Landren, with a goal and two assists and Chase Muir, also scored for the Jr. Knights White.
London ends the Jr. Stars' playoff win streak at six games.
Game two is Thursday at London.

Monday, March 27, 2023
BELMONT, Ont. - The Belmont Aylmer Dorchester (BAD) U13C Blazers are preparing for their OWHA provincial championship.
Morgan Long and Gabby Taylor scored, but the Blazers were edged 3-2 by the Kitchener Lady Rangers, in an exhibition game Saturday.
Sunday in Milverton, Long and forward Reese Knelsen participated in the Western Ontario Girls Hockey League (WOGHL) U13C all-star game.
Knelsen scored the game winning goal in a shootout, for the South-West All-Stars.

Sunday, March 26, 2023
TEMPE, AZ. - Brittany Howard is a Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) champion.
Howard and the Toronto Six defeated the Minnesota Whitecaps, 4-3, in overtime, in the PHF championship game, for the Isobel Cup Sunday at Mullett Arena.
Tereza Vanisova scored 4:23 of extra time during three-on-three play.
Taylor Woods tied the game for Toronto mid period. Dominika Laskova and Breanne Wilson-Bennett also scored for the Six.
Jonna Albers, Brooke Madsen and Brittyn Fleming scored for Minnesota.
Howard, from St. Thomas, had two goals and two assist in four playoffs games, after leading the Six in regular season scoring with 16 goals and 10 assists, for 26 points.

Friday, March 24, 2023
AYLMER, Ont. - The St. Thomas Panthers made Burlington Barracudas' goalie Penny Wager the busiest player on the ice.
The Panthers out shot and out chanced the Barracudas in the third period but settled for a 1-1 draw, in game two for both teams in the Southern League U13A semifinal at the East Elgin Community Centre.
Piper Summerville gave Burlington a 1-0 first period lead. Tegan Dunn tied the affair in the second period.
The teams meet again Saturday in Burlington.
In the three team semifinal, the Panthers have a tie and a 2-0 loss to Woolwich, while Burlington has a pair of ties.
Woolwich sees Burlington at home Sunday and hosts the Panthers Tuesday, March 29.
The other semifinal features Peterborough and Barrie.

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The colour green was spotted all along the Whistlestop Trail during the Shamrock Shuffle.
Over 100 people participated in the first Shuffle in St. Thomas since 2019, in support of The Inn St. Thomas-Elgin on March 18. The event featured a five kilometre walk or fun run and 2K walk.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Jr. Stars are going for an Alliance League title.
The Jr Stars have made quick work of the Woodstock Jr Navy Vets, winning the six point AA semifinal in three games.
Sam Taylor scored a hat trick, while Matt Zylstra and Cooper Ilczyrzyn, both had a goal and two assists, as St. Thomas finished off Woodstock with 9-1 rout, Tuesday at the Joe.
The Jr Stars outscored Woodstock, 19-3, in the series.
St. Thomas takes on London Jr Knights White in the AA Constellation final starting March 28.

Monday, March 20, 2023
ST. THOMAS - In a battle of the cats the St. Thomas Panthers hold the advantage.
Lacey Thomson and Kayla Clarke scored, while goalie Bella Dutra made a number blocker and gloves saves, as the Panthers blanked the Windsor Wildcats, 2-0, in game two of their OWHA Southern League division U11BB final, Monday at Memorial arena.
St. Thomas leads the four point series, three to one, with the third and final game at Windsor Wednesday. The teams tied game one, 1-1, Sunday in Windsor.
Lexi MacMillan and Vayda Harris, picked up assists on Thomson's goal.

Saturday, March 18, 2023
DORCHESTER, Ont. - A third period rally wasn't enough for the Dorchester Dolphins.
The Dolphins rallied from down 2-0 sending the game into overtime, but the Exeter Hawks replied in extra time.
Keagan Lavigne scored five minutes into overtime for a 3-2 win, giving the Hawks a four games to two series win.
Ryan Gibbings and Sam Dupuis put the Hawks up.
Jack Uniac and Josh Short, on the power play and goalie Deklan Jermol pulled, for a six-on-four advantage, with a minute and 11 seconds remaining in the third period.

Friday, March 17, 2023
EXETER, Ont. - The Dorchester Dolphins remain alive.
Paterson MacNair scored twice, including the game winner, and assisted on Jordan Daer's goal, to lead the Dolphins to a 5-2 win tonight, extending the series to a sixth game.
Exeter leads the Provincial Junior Hockey League Yeck Division series, three games to two, having won game four, 2-1.
The Hawks opened the scoring before Bryce Darville and Nicolas Shearer gave the Dolphins a 2-1 lead in the first period.
Dorchester had a 3-2 advantage after 40 minutes.
The Dolphin had their best disciplined game, taking only two minor penalties.
Game six is Saturday in Dorchester. Game seven, if necessary, back at Exeter Sunday.

Saturday, March 11, 2023
DORCHESTER, Ont. - Nicholas Shearer was a sniper shorthanded while rookie Evan Sawyer made his arrival.
Both Shearer and Sawyer, along with Josh Short, scored twice, as the Dorchester Dolphins routed the Exeter Hawks, 9-0, to even the PJHL Yeck division quarterfinal at one game each.
Scoreless after one period, the Dolphins struck six times in the middle frame, highlighted by back to back unassisted shorthanded goals from Shearer.
Captain Dylan Vandersleen, Jordan Daer and Tage Gallant, completed the scoring. Daer and Austin Connors had two assists each.
Goalie Deklan Jermol made 30 saves for his first career playoff shutout in junior.
Game three is at Exeter Sunday.
Exeter opened the best of seven game series, with a 3-2 win Friday.

Thursday, March 9, 2023
DORCHESTER, Ont. - For the Dorchester Dolphins the 2022-23 regular season started off and finished strong.
It was the stretch in between that left the junior hockey team stuck floating around a .500 record in the middle of their division standings.
The Dolphins finish fifth in the Yeck Division, with a 20-15-3-1 record (one game cancelled) and without home ice for the opening round of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) playoffs.
Dorchester faces the fourth place Exeter Hawks, in a best of seven game series.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
OTTAWA, Ont. - Clark Jackson (left photo) and Tyler Dale are OFSAA wrestling champions.
The pair were among six local wrestlers in medal contention on day two of the OFSAA wreslting championships this afternoon at TD Place.
Dale, with the Parkside Stampeders, dominated the boys' 67.5-kilogram gold medal match, blitzing Dylan De Jesus, of Bill Crothers Secondary, 10-0.
Clark Jackson, with the Central Elgin Titans, defeated a familiar foe, Attila Adamko, of Medway High, 8-2, in the boys' 89-kilogram gold match.
Helen King, of St, Joseph's High, lost the girls' 72-kilogram gold match to Lauren Smith, of St. Theresa's.
Titans Ivey Ludwig, 67.5-kg and Kendelle Scott, both lost their respective bronze medal matches.
Owen Dale placed sixth, in the boys' 64-kilogram division.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Stars couldn't carry the momentum from late in the regular season in to the playoffs.
Of course the opponent was the London Nationals, a team that has ousted the Stars from the playoffs for four of the past six seasons. The 2020-21 season was lost due to the pandemic and the Stars missed the playoffs in 2019-20.
In game four at tonight at the Joe, London jumped out to a 2-0 lead early and led 3-2 after 20 minutes.
Three goals in a four minute span out the Nationals up 6-2 and Stars out for the season.
Jordan Medeiros, Brenden Cattrysse, Harrison Fransen and Nick Houben, scored for the Stars.
The Stars had a three game win streak, finishing the regular season with a 21-23-4-2 record, seventh in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western Conference.

Tuesday, March 7, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen is heading to U Sports indoor track and field for not one, two or three, but in all four events.
The 19-year old sophomore with the Western Mustangs returns to the national championships for Canadian Universities, in the women's 600 and 1000 metre runs and the women's 4x400-metre and 4x800-metre relay races.
The Mustangs' relay teams were never in doubt to qualify for U Sports, winning silver in both races at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championships, February 24-25.
However the Malahide resident needed season best performances in both of her individual events to advance.

Sunday, March 5, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - The London Nationals have the St. Thomas Stars in a huge hole.
The Nationals broke a 2-2 tie with under two minutes remaining in the third period, before adding a pair of empty net goals, for a 5-2 win Saturday.
London leads the best of seven GOJHL first round series, three games to none, with game four, Tuesday at the Joe.
Mike Levin had both the Stars' goals, coming on the power play for a 2-1 lead in the second period. Will Nichol drew assists on both goals.
Sam O'Reilly tied the game at two, mid third period and had the second empty netter. Nolan Milne, Rylan Bowers and Riley Wood, also scored for London.

Sunday, March 5, 2023
Milton, Ont. - Eve Buczkowski won double gold at the Ontario track cycling provincial championships, this weekend at the Mattamy Cycling Centre.
The 14-year old from St. Thomas won the U17 women's 500 metre time trial and keirin.
Buczkowski, who rides with Attack Racing out of London, also captured silver in the U17 women's pursuit final and points race.
Alexandra Fangeat, of St, Thomas, with Kitchener-Waterloo (KW) Cycling Academy, won four gold, the U17 women's points race, tempo, scratch and pursuit final. The St. Joseph's Grade nine student also took silver in the elimination, 500-metre time trial and Keirin.
Brody Mann, of St. Thomas, also with Attack Racing, won silver in both the U17 men's pursuit final and scratch race and bronze medals for the tempo race and elimination.

Friday, March 3, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The London Nationals hold the advantage of a two games to none lead against the St. Thomas Stars.
A goal in the first minute of the third period, followed by two goals in two minutes mid period, sent the Nationals on their way to a 6-3 win, in game two of their GOJHL series, tonight at the Joe.
Game three is Saturday at London.
London jumped out to a 2-0 lead eight minutes into the game, on goals by Nolan Milne and Lucas Chard.
Connor Snedden and Tyler Alexander early in the second period brought the Stars back to even terms.
Chard's second goal of the game put the Nationals back in front at 3-2 and Bradyn Santavy scored 33 seconds in to the third period.
Alexander made it a one goal game again, at 4-3, but 30 seconds later Brayden Thompson scored, followed by Talan Palmer two minutes later.
The National out shot the Stars, 47-24, including 17-9 in the third period.

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
WINDSOR, Ont. - Rosie McCaw is an OFSAA champion.
The Grade 10 athlete with the Parkide Stampeders won the junior women's 100-metre individual medley (I.M.) at OFSAA, the high school provincial championships this afternoon, at the International Aquatic and Training Centre.
McCaw finished in one minute and 18.69 seconds (1:18.69), shaving almost second of her prelim time of 1:19.61.
McCaw just missed a medal placing fourth, in the junior girls' 50-metre backstroke, in a personal best time of 35.35 seconds.
Emma Beggs, of the East Elgin Eagles, won a bronze medal in the open women's 200-metre I.M. and placed seventh, in the 100-metre breaststroke (1:15.86).
Beggs, with Eagles teammates Valaurie Carson and Brooke and Ainsley Preszcator, finished 10th, in the girls 200-metre medley race A final.
Alexis Gray, of the Parkside Stampeders, was sixth in the junior girl's 50 metre back and 12th in the 50-metre freestyle.

Friday, February 24, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Elgin County wrestlers shined at the WOSSAA wrestling championships.
Seventeen athletes from four schools are heading to OFSAA, the high school provincial championships, March 7-8 in Ottawa.
Parkside Stampeders Tyler Dale and Julie Boyko were voted WOSSAA male and female MVPs. Dale won gold in the boys' 67.5-kilogram class while Boyko is the girls' 64-kg champion.
The pair lead a Stampeders' team of six to OFSAA, with Ryan Nash, Owen Dale, Aba Coombs and Gabe Forsyth.
The Central Elgin Titans send six athletes as well, gold medalists Ivey Ludwig, Clark Jackson, Hailey Basacco and Jack Weisz, along with Kailey Beauchamp and Kendelle Scott.
Hannah King, Cecilija Meglic, Alex DiCristiforo and Helen King, lead the St. Joseph's Rams.
Gold medalist Makayla Rice represents the East Elgin Eagles.
Parkside finished third in the combined team standings, behind champion London Banting and London Saunders. The Stampeders' boys placed third.
The Titans' girls team were second behind London Banting.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Ivey Ludwig has come a long way in one season.
In her first year of wrestling, the Grade 12 student with the Central Elgin Titans, is the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) Charrette conference most outstanding female wrestler, today at Saunders secondary school.
Ludwig went 4-0, pinning three of her opponents, on her way to the gold medal in the girls' 67.5 kilogram division.
Led by champions Julie Boyko (64-kg) and Mandy Penner (47.5-kg), the Parkside Stampeders won the overall girls team title.
Stampeders Tyler Dale (67.5kg), Nolan Hicks, Jeremy Anderson (61-kg) and Ryan Nash (51-kg), won their respective divisions. The Parkside boys' team placed third.
Ludwig and Kendelle Scott, the girls' 83 kilogram champ, led the lady Titans team to second place.
St. Joseph's Rams Helen King won the girls' 72-kg division defeating Central Elgin Titans Hailey Basacco.
Titans Jack Weisz won the boys' 83-kg class.
East Elgin Eagles Makayla Rice claimed the girls' 95-kg title
The top five in each division move on the WOSSAA championships, this Friday, at Banting high school, in London. The top two in each division at WOSSAA qualify for OFSAA, March 7-8, in Ottawa.
Medway high school hosted the other TVRA conference meet.

Sunday, February 19, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Emma Beggs is returning to OFSAA while Siena Begeman makes her debut.
Both athletes won each two individual races at the WOSSAA swimming championships Feb 15 at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre, automatically qualifying for the high school provincial championships, Feb 29 - March 1 in Windsor.
Beggs took holg in the open girls' 100-metre breaststroke (1:15.61) and 200-metre I.M. (2:37.81) and helped the East Elgin Eagles' 200-metre medley (2:13.91) and 400-metre freestyle (4:40.17) relay teams win gold.
Begeman finished first in the open girls' 100 (1:05.88) and 200-metre (2:24.18) free races, repeating the feat the Grade 10 Parkside Stampeder achieved at the Thames Valley Regional Athletics meet one week earlier.
All race winnners at WOSSAA automatically qualify for OFSAA. On Wednesday, February 22nd, OFSAA will announce the remainder of the 50 qualifiers for each event from across the province.

Sunday, February 19, 2023
ST. THOMAS - Hopes for moving up the standings are fading for the St. Thomas Stars.
For the second consecutive weekend, the Stars dropped both games, falling 6-4 to the Chatham Maroons on home ice Friday and 8-5 at St. Marys Saturday.
The Stars look to finish seventh in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western Conference, now eight points back of both Chatham and the Strathroy Rockets.
Owners of a 18-22-4-2 record, the Stars are also 16 points ahead of eighth place Sarnia.
Two weeks ago, the Stars were at .500, two points behind Chatham and Strathroy, before losing to the Rockets and twice to the Maroons, part of a four game losing skid.
Hosting Chatham, the Stars led 3-1 after 40 minutes and 4-2 mid third period, before the Maroons scored four times over the final 10 minutes.
Mike Levin, with two goals, Nick Houben and Anthony Simpson, with his first of the season, scored for the Stars.
At St. Marys, the Stars led 2-1 after one period, on Levin's team leading 36th and 37th goals of the season. The Lincolns out gunned the Stars in the middle frame, 5-2, for a 6-4 lead.
Andrew Seminara's second goal of the game, pulled the Stars to within a goal, before the Lincolns hit the empty net twice.
Four regular season games remain for the Stars.
Lincolns defenceman Nathan Small, from Dorchester, has 11 goals and 32 assists in 46 games.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - The St. Joseph's Rams are District AA senior girls volleyball champions.
The Rams took care of the Woodstock St. Mary's Warriors, 25-19, 27-25, 21-25, 25-10, in the final, Feb 15 at Fanshawe College.
St. Joe's will host the WOSSAA AA tournament, Feb. 23, with the winner advancing to OFSAA, the high school provincial championship.

Monday, February 13, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Five local athletes brought home hardware from Athletics Ontario open and U18 indoor championships, over the weekend at the Toronto track and field centre.
Jadyn Luna, of Thorndale, won a gold medal, with London-Western's open women's 1600-metre medley relay team and a silver medal, in open women's long jump. Luna also finished fourth, in the 60-metre hurdles and eighth in the 200-metre dash.
Nabeel Haliru, from Dorchester, won silver in open men's triple jump and bronze, in high jump.
Sparta's Libby McCurdy took silver, in U18 women's pole vault, while Matthew Piekny, of St. Thomas, leaped to bronze, in U18 boys' pole vault.
Lynsey Last, of St. Thomas, grabbed a bronze, in open women's long jump.

Friday, February 10, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Emma Beggs left the pool at the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) swimming championships with four medals.
Beggs won the open women's 100-metre I.M. and 100-metre breaststroke, finished second in the 100-metre back and guided the East Elgin Eagles' open women's 200-metre medley relay team to gold, during the meet, February 8-9, at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre.
Siena Begeman, of the Parkside Stampeders, won the open women's 100 and 200-metre freestyle races and placed fourth, in the 50-free.
Stampeders' Alexis Gray was as good as one-two-three, winning the high school division 14 years and under 50-free, second in the 100-free and third, in the 50-back.

Sunday, February 5, 2023
ST. THOMAS - Special teams continue to a strength for the St. Thomas Stars.
Callum Snedden scored shorthanded and Tristan potted a power play goal, as the Stars doubled up on the Strathroy Rockets, 4-2, Saturday at Strathroy.
Andrew Seminara opened the scoring for the Stars early first period and Jackson Dobbin secured the win, finding the yawning cage with 67 seconds remaining in the third.
The Stars, with a record of 18-18-4-2, sit seventh in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) Western Conference standings.
St. Thomas needed the win still two points back of both Strathroy and the Chatham Maroons, tied for fifth, and both with have games in hand.
At the Joe Friday, the Stars lost to the London Nationals, 6-3.
Gerth, Connor Loerzel and Will Nicholl, all on the power play, scored for the Stars.
Nicholl is the GOJHL's rookie of the month for January. The 16-year old forward from Ottawa, had a goal and 14 assists during the month. The 2022 OHL draft pick of the London Knights has 16 goals and 40 assists this season, to lead the Stars with 56 points.

Thursday, February 2, 2023
ST. THOMAS - Brittany Howard shined at the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) All-Star weekend, at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, in Toronto.
The 27-year old from St. Thomas had a goal and three assists, plus a shootout winner, sharing the lead for most points at the event. In the final, Howard had a goal and an assist, as the Canadian All-Stars beat the World All-Stars, 3-2, January 25.
St. Thomas minor hockey teams win three silver sticks, Dorchester's Kendall Dettloff captures wrestling gold and Madison Wright skates to double gold.
Tristan Coles officially named to Team Canada for world cross country, while cyclist Eve Buckowski has four top 10 races in Quebec.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023
ST. THOMAS - Two St. Thomas Thunder teams clashed in Western Region ringette this week on home ice.
London defeated St. Thomas, 3-1, in U19 action January 29, with Paige Christie, Kailyn Graham and Ryleigh McKenzie scoring.
Daniel Power had the lone Thunder goal.
Rachel Lima scored four times leading London Fury to a 7-3 win over the Thunder in U14 action January 31. Emily Henshaw, Zoey Brown and Kristina Gaboury also netted goals for the Fury.
Kayley Kokko with two goals and Maddie Lazenby, replied for the Thunder.

Monday, January 30, 2023
DORCHESTER, Ont. - Stuck in the middle.
That may describe the Dorchester Dolphins' position in the Provincial Junior Hockey League Yeck Division standings.
With eight games remaining in the regular season, the Dorchester Dolphins sit in fifth place, trailing the fourth place Exeter Hawks, by 10 points.
The Dolphins picked up three of a possible four points over the weekend at home, doubling up on the Lucan Irish, 6-3, Friday, before falling to the Mt Brydges Bulldogs, 4-3, in ovetime, on Saturday.

Sunday, January 29, 2023
TORONTO, Ont. - Jadyn Luna is a provincial champion.
Luna won the U20 women's pentathlon at the Ontario Indoor Combined events championship, Sunday, at the Toronto track and field Centre, January 29.
The Thorndale resident, who trains with London-Western Club, amassed a personal best (PB) score of 2,800 points, in the five discipline event.
Pole valters Libby McCurdy and Matt Piekny, brought home silver medals, from the Ontario Prep indoor meet, at the Toronto track and field Centre, Jan. 28.

Sunday, January 29, 2023
ST. THOMAS - For a second consecutive night, the St. Thomas Stars lost in extra time.
Kaeden Johnston scored 51 seconds into overtime, lifting the Komoka Kings to a 4-3 win over the Stars, Saturday at Komoka.
That comes 24 hours after the Stars fell to the LaSalle Vipers, 2-1, in a shootout, at the Joe.
The Stars have lost six games in OT or a shootout this season, three this month.
St. Thomas led Komoka, 3-1, after two periods, before the Kings struck twice in the third.
Spencer Vandenberg, Brenden Cattrysse and Harrison Franssen, scored for the Stars. Defenceman Tristan Gerth picked up two assists.
Jackson Dobbin had the Stars' lone goal versus LaSalle.
The Stars finish the month of January with a 5-1-2-1 record and are 10-3-2-1 since December 1.
Entering February, St. Thomas is tied sixth (17-17-4-2) with Chatham, at 40 points each, two points back of fifth place Strathroy, in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western Conference.
Will Nicholl has a team high 38 assists and 53 points, while Mike Levin leads the Stars with 32 goals.
Spencer Vandenberg, from Dorchester, is third in team scoring, reaching 30 points, on nine goals and 21 assists.
Gerth and Cole Jenken, leads the blueliners with 22 points each.

Sunday, January 22, 2023 Update: January 25
MALAHIDE, Ont. - Shelby Laidlaw is a world champion.
The 17-year old from Malahide township, won gold with Team Canada, at the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 women's world championship, January 15.
Canada routed Sweden, 10-0, in the gold medal game, completing an undefeated run at the week long tournament, to repeat as world champions.

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
AYLMER, Ont. - It was fitting for the U18A Blazers to close the Belmont Aylmer Dorchester (BAD) Girls annual hockey tournament with a victory.
The U18A Blazers led the host club, winning gold, with a 3-2 win over Stratford, in the final game of the three day tournament.
Christine Annett, Paige Poland and Reece Laidlaw, with the game winner, scored for the Blazers.
Both the Blazers senior B and U11HL teams took silver, while the U13C team finished fifth, with a 2-2 record.
Over 70 teams from as far away as Kincardine, Burlington and Barrie, competed in 12 divisions, U11 to senior, over three days at rinks in Dorchester, Belmont and Aylmer.
St. Thomas Panthers won the U11 house league title and took home silver in the U15HL, U11BB and U11C divisions.

Monday, January 23, 2023
LONDON, Ont. - Travis Topping scored 11 goals and goalie John Stevenson posted a .067 goals-against average, as the Elgin Imperials completed a 6-0 run, to win the Open C division, at the Blizzard Invitational sledge hockey tournament Sunday at Western Fair Sports Centre.
Topping, Wesley Shaw and Ryan Whittle, with the game winner, scored in a 3-1 victory over provincial rival Woolwich, in the final.
It is the first time the Imperials have won gold.

Friday, January 20, 2023
ST. THOMAS - Eve Buczkowski, of St. Thomas, won the B women tempo five-km race and elimination race and took home silver in the B women points race and scratch final, a 20-kilometre race, at Ontario Cycling's track series event two, at the Mattamy National cycling centre, Jan. 15 in Milton.
Buczkowski, a Grade nine student at Central Elgin C.I., who races with Attack Academy based out of London, also took gold in the B women 500-metre time trial final.
Attack teammate Brody Mann, also from St. Thomas, won bronze in the B men points race, finished fourth, in the B men temp 7.5-km race and was fifth, in the both B men scratch 7.5-km race final and elimination race.

Tuesday, January 17, 2023
AYLMER, Ont. - Eight teams and four soloists many for the first time, performed at the EnergIce Synchronized Skating Gala.
Hosted by the St. Thomas Skating Cklub, 91 skaters from age four to 59, displayed their skills for a full house, Saturday at the East Elgin Community Centre.
Energice featured their Beginner, Star 3, Star 4, Juvenile, Adult 3, Adult 3 Edge and Adult 2 teams.
Madison Wright, Sadie Cummings, Emilee Aspden and Sutton Beattie, a day before her fifth birthday, made their debut solo skates.
The Dorchester Star 3 Dragonflies made a guest appearance.

Friday, January 13, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Stars have returned to the 500 mark.
Mike Levin broke a 2-2 tie scoring on the power play, mid third period, with his team leading 29th goal of the season, as the Stars went on to defeat Sarnia, 5-2, at the Joe Sunday.
William Nichol picked up his team high 33rd assist on the goal.
The Stare led 2-0 on goals by Tyler Alexander and Callum Snedden, before Sarnia scored twice in a four minute span mid second period.
Andrew Seminara and Nick Houben, completed the Stars' scoring.
The Stars are back at the 500 mark, for the first time since early October, in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western Conference.
An 8-1-1 run over their past 10 games, moves St. Thomas into a share of sixth place with the Chatham Maroons, both with 36 points, two behind Strathroy.
Nicholl leads the Stars with 47 points, followed by Levin, at 42 points, Spencer Vandenberg, 27 points, and defenceman Cole Jenken, 22 points.

Sunday, January 15, 2023
OSTERSUND, Sweden - Shelby Laidlaw is a world champion.
Laidlaw, who lives 10 minutes south of Aylmer, in Malahide township, won a gold medal with Canada, at the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 women's world championship, this afternoon.
Canada routed Sweden, 10-0, in the gold medal game, completing an undefeated run at the week long tournament and repeating as world champions.
Caitlin Kraemer led the way with four goals. Alexia Aubin, with two goals, Abby Lunney, Piper Grober, Mackenzie Alexander and Charlotte Pieckenhagen also scored for Canada.
Hannah Clark had a 21-save shutout for Canada, which repeated for the first time in nine years.
Laidlaw didn't register any points, but picked up a two minute penalty for roughing.

Friday, January 13, 2023
ST. THOMAS - The St Thomas Stars continue to ride a hot streak.
The Stars move to a game of the .500 mark, defeating the Komoka Kings, 8-1, tonight at the Joe.
Mike Levin scored twice, Will Nicholl had a goal and four assists and Tyler Alexander, three assists.
The Stars are 8-1-1 over their past 10 games and only three losses since Decemeber 1.
Their recent winning ways have brought the Stars closer to the top six teams, in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western Conference.
St, Thomas is just two points behind Chatham and four back of Strathroy, with a 11 point cushion over eighth place Sarnia.
Levin leads the Stars with 28 goals, while Nicholl has a team best 32 assists and 47 points.
Spencer Vandenberg, from Dorchester, has 26 points, third in team scoring.

Tuesday, January 3, 2023
AYLMER, Ont. - Emma Beggs has chosen the pool to be swimming in for the next four years.
The Grade 12 student at East Elgin Secondary school, in Aylmer, has commited to attend PennWest Edinboro University, in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.
Beggs will be studying Exercise Science and continuing her competitive swimming career, with the Fighting Scots, NCAA Division II school, in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).

Wednesday, December 28, 2022
MALAHIDE, Ont. - Christmas came early for Shelby Laidlaw.
The 17-year old has been named to Team Canada for the 2023 U18 women's world hockey championship, January 8-15, in Sweden.
Team Canada contacted Laidlaw earlier this month, informing the Grade 12 student at East Elgin Secondary school, of her addition to the roster.
A member of the London Devilettes' junior team for three seasons, Laidlaw will join Devilette teammates Emmalee Pais and Jocelyn Amos, two returning Team Canada players.
Laidlaw, with dad Travis, mom Jody and sister, Reece, live south of Aylmer, in Malahide township.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
DORCHESTER, Ont. - All the Dorchester Dolphins want for Christmas is a healthy lineup.
Following a fourth loss in six outings, to the Mt. Brydges Bulldogs, 5-1, Sunday, the Dolphins have slipped to sixth place in the Yeck Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League.
Heading into the Christmas break, the Dolphins are below .500, at 11-12-1-1, with 24 points, nine out of fourth place, and 14 points back of first place Thamesford.

Sunday, December 18, 2022
THAMESFORD, Ont. - The Port Stanley Sailors have surfaced above the water.
For the first time this season, the Sailors are sitting above the .500 mark, in the Provincial Junior Hockey League.
Aiden Shaw scored three minutes and 24 seconds in to overtime, lifting the Sailors to a 6-5 win over first place Thamesford Trojans.
The 10th win of the season moves the Sailors in to fifth place, in the Yeck Division, with 24 points.
Thamesford led 3-0 barely 11 minutes in to the first period, but the Sailors initiated their rally 16 seconds later.
Aiden Holder, Liam Kidder and Kam Korab, had the game tied by the 14 minute mark. The Trojans did take a 4-3 lead into the intermission.
Dylan Watson, with his 13th goal of the season and Trent Clinton, put the Sailors up 5-4.
Kalob Morgado, Will Lewis, Matt Pimentel, Alex MacLeod and Matson Micallef, scored for Thamesford.
Sailors' goalie Will Richardson made 53 saves.
Watson leads the Sailors with 13 goals and 22 points. Rickwood has a team best 11 assists. Shaw has nine goals and nine assists.

Thursday, December 15, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Energice is back on the frozen pond skating to be in synch.
The St. Thomas Skating Club's synchronized skating program, has grown from one adult team a dozen years ago, to seven teams with over 80 skaters this season.
New this year with Energice, are Adult 3 Edge, Star 3 and Star 4, joining Beginner, Juvenile and Adult 2.

Wednesday, December 7, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Tristan Coles is heading to the land down under.
The 18-year old from St. Thomas has qualified for the 2023 World Athletics U20 cross country championships, in Bathurst, Australia, this coming February.
Coles qualified at the Canadian cross country championships, held in Ottawa in November, finishing 11th overall, but top six among runners born in 2004.
During the summer track season, Coles won the U20 men's 5000 metres, at the Canadian championships.
Coles, a graduate of St. Joe's high school this past June, is in his freshman year at Iona University, in New York State.

Sunday, December 4, 2022
DORCHESTER, Ont - The Dorchester Dolphins remain hovering over the .500 mark.
The Dolphins split a pair of home games this weekend, losing to the North Middlesex Stars, 4-3, Friday, before doubling up on the Aylmer Spitfires, 4-2, Saturday, in the Provincial Junior Hockey League.
Dorchester remains in fifth place in the Yeck Division, with a 10-9-1-1 record. Aylmer sits in the basement, winners of just two games in 22 outings.
Nicholas Shearer, with his 11th goal of the season, Dylan Bradburn, Josh Short and Austin Connors, scored against Aylmer, on Warm and Wooly Toss nighht. Defenceman Jordan Daer picked up three assists.
Noah Sabourin and Landen Den replied for the Spitfires.
Against North Middlesex, Short, Paterson MacNair, with his 11th goal of the campaign and Eugene Spanier, had the Dolphins leading 3-2 late in the third period.
Two power play goals in the final four and half minutes lifted the Stars to victory.

Saturday, December 3, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Wrestlers from 16 schools were back on the mats at the Parkside Wrestling tournament,today at the high school.
For many athletes it was their first matches since 2019, after the COVID pandemic wiped out much of the past two seasons.
The host school had seven individual division champions, led senior Julie Boyko and the Dale brothers, Tyler and Owen.
St. Joe's had Helen King, Diago Silva and Alex DiCristofero, win gold.
Clark Jackson and Bryson Ferguson were division champs for the Central Elgin Titans.
Fisher Ward led a team of five East Elgin Eagles, taking home silver.

Friday, December 2, 2022
ST. THOMAS - There needs to take a peak at the record books.
Micheal Levin scores five goals, carrying the St. Thomas Stars to a 6-2 win against Komoka Kings, in Greater Ontario Junior hockey (GOJHL) action, Friday at the Joe.
The 17-year old, a 2021 OHL draft pick of the London Knights, now has 17 goals for the season.
William Nichol netted his team leading 21st goal, along with three assists.
Cole Jenken, Spencer Vandenberg and Tristan Gerth, each picked up a pair of apples.
Nichol leads the Stars in scoring, with 33 points, while Levin has 25 points and Vandenberg, 17.
The Stars have 7-13-2-1 record, eighth in the GOJHL Western Conference.

Monday, November 28, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Over 40 teams in eight divisions on three ice pads, were shooting pucks during the Panthers on the Prowl tournament, for three days over the weekend.
The host club made two finals, winning U11BB gold, defeating Haldimand Rivercats, 2-1 and losing the U13C final, to the Kitchener Rangers, 3-1.
Tillsonburg Lightning edged St. Thomas in the U18C semifinals, 2-1, before defeating Ilderton Jets, 3-1, in the final.

Saturday, November 25, 2022
STRATFORD, Ont. - The East Elgin Eagles run at OFSAA AA girls basketball ended in the quarterfinals.
Top seeded Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs defeated the Eagles, 76-27, Friday, at St. Mike's secondary school.
The Bulldogs dropped 12 three-pointers on the Eagles, led by top scorers, Brookelyn Keltas and Yemi Oladipo, who scored 20 and 18 points, respectively.
Jaimie Staulbaum had eight points for the Eagles, while Brooke Preszcator and seven.
Sir Winston Churchill dominated the 18-team tournament, going 5-0 to win the gold medal, defeating two-seeded Centennial secondary school, from Belleville, 46-34, in the final.

Thursday, November 24, 2022
STRATFORD, Ont. - The East Elgin Eagles were ready for OFSAA.
Led by a balanced offensive attack, the Eagles won their opening game at AA girls basketball championships today, defeating James Cardinal high school, from North York, 62-33.
The Eagles jumped out to a 13-6 lead and led 34-17 at recess.
Jaime Stahlbaum led with 16 points, Ainsley Preszcator had 13, Holly Van Gorp, eight and seven point for both Beilhartz and Brooke Preszcator.
East Elgin meets Our Lady of Lourdes, from Waterloo, Friday, at 9 a.m.

Sunday, November 20, 2022
STRATHROY, Ont. - Logan Van Den Akker has his first two goals of the season.
The defenceman scored twice as the St. Thomas Stars defeated the Strathroy Rockets, 8-1, in Greater Ontario Junior hockey (GOJHL) action, on the road, Saturday.
The win ends a three game losing skid, improving the Stars' record to 7-13-2-1, eighth in the GOJHL Western Conference. The Stars are 2-4 in the month of November.
Van Den Akker opened the scoring just under four minutes in to the game and netted the Stars' eighth goal.
Micheal Levin had a goal and two assist, while Spencer Vanderberg, of Dorchester, and Cole Jenken, each had a goal and an assist.
Brenden Cattrysse, Jackson Dobbin and Will Nichol, completed the St. Thomas goal scoring. Holden Clark had two assists.
At the Joe Friday, the Stars led the London Nationals, 4-2, early third period, after a goal from Tyler Alexander.
However, London scored four times in final 11 minutes, twice on the power play, to leave with a 6-4 win.
Levin, Vandenberg and Dobbin scored for the home side. Nichol picked up three apples.
Bradyn Santavy led the Nationals, with two goals and an assist.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
STRATFORD, Ont. - Jaimie Stahlbaum has been waiting for this moment since Grade nine.
The East Elgin Eagles' co-captain and all-star scored 16 points, in a 55-29 defeat of the London John Paul II Jaguars, at WOSSAA AA senior girls basketball, Wednesday, at St. Mike's secondary school.
East Elgin advances to the final against the St. Mike's Warriors, scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, and qualifies for OFSAA, here, November 24-26.
A two point game after one quarter and 28-19 at half-time, the Eagles took command in the third quarter, with a 17-3 run.
Ainsley Preszcator had 12 points for the Eagle and Ellery Beilhartz, who missed the entire second half, due to injury, had nine points.
East Elgin returns to OFSAA girls basketball, for the first time since 2008, when current assistant coaches Katie Knight and Maggie Doan were on the court.

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
STRATFORD, Ont. - The St. Joseph's Rams finish the junior girls basketball season as champions.
Led by offensive and defensive contributions, the Rams defeated Woodstock College Avenue Knights, 42-21, in the WOSSAA AA gold medal game, at St. Mike's high school.
Promise Atkinson had 12 points for the Rams, while Rylee Wilkinson chipped in with eight points and Emily Chapman and Hailey Titchner, both had six.
Earlier in the day, the Rams disappointed the home team's fans, downing host St. Mike's Warriors, 59-27.

Thursday, November 10, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Last season's final was still on the minds of the East Elgin Eagles.
This time around however, the Eagles aimed for a different outcome.
Landon Upton found the end zone three times, as the Eagles dismantled the Ingersoll Blue Blombers, 42-7, in the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) junior football B division final, November 10, at 1Password Park.
The Eagles scored a pair of touchdowns in the opening five minutes and led 23-7, at half-time.
Gavin Russell and Joey Kasza-Smith, had a TD each. Kasza-Smith kicked a field goal, all the point after touchdowns (PATs) and a rouge.

Thursday, November 10, 2022
AYLMER, Ont. - The East Elgin Eagles completed their domination of the South-East division.
Jaimie Stahlbaum led with a game high 17 points and Holly Van Gorp had nine points, as the Eagles defeated Woodstock College Avenue Knights, 53-24, in the Thames Valley Regional Athletics AA senior girls basketball final, at East Elgin secondary school.
The Eagles went 7-0 throughout the South-East regular season and defeated Central Elgin, in the semifinals.
Up next is the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association (WOSSAA) tournament, at St. Mike's high school, in Stratford, Wednesday, November 16.
St. Mike's is also the host for the OFSAA AA championship, November 24-26.

Sunday, November 6, 2022
LONDON, Ont - The Bulldogs showed their bite in the fourth quarter.
The Bulldogs scored three touchdowns in the final quarter, to defeat the St. Thomas Hawks, 25-13, in the London Minor Football Association U12 final, at City Wide Sports Fields.
St. Thomas led 7-6, at half-time and held the lead into the fourth quarter.
The Bulldogs took a 12-7 lead, before a strip sack, turned into a TD, extending their advantage to 18-7.
It was 25-7, before the Hawks scored a late TD.

Saturday, November 5, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Kirk Hallman is a top 10 runner in the province.
Hallman finished ninth, in the novice boys race, at the OFSAA cross country championships, Saturday, at Dagmar Ski Resort, south of Uxbridge.
The Lord Dorchester secondary school (LDSS) runner was one of several strong performances from local athletes along the ski hill trails.
Ryan Johnson, of LDSS, placed 28th, in a junior boys race, with 245 runners
Dorchester's Tegan Ceccanese was 34th, for senior women, featuring 240 runners.
The St. Joseph's Rams novice girls team was fourth, out of 37 teams, led by Alex Fangeant and Abi Faris, who finished 53rd and 55th respectively.
St. Joe's Mohanad Kuhail, finished fourth overall in the para race and was the Ambulatory division winner.

Friday, November 4, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The Parkside Stampeders needed a few more offensive plays.
The Lucas Vikings snuck off with a 15-6 win, against Parkside, in the Thames Valley Regional Athletic Association (TVRA) junior football semifinals, at Parkside C.I., Thursday.
Scoreless at half-time, Merrick Rollins gave the host Stampeders, a 6-0 lead, on a 46-yard touchdown run, mid third quarter.
Lucas took a 7-6 lead, hitting their point after TD convert, late third quarter. Then the Vikings extended their advantage to 14-6, on the opening play of the fourth quarter.
Cameron Bourdeau scored both Vikings touchdowns, on pass plays of 45 and 52 yards.
The Vikings added a single late.
Parkside finishes the season at 5-2, both losses to Lucas.

Sunday, October 30, 2022
LONDON, Ont. - The St. Thomas Hawks saved their best for overtime.
Jaden Hinde scored the winning touchdown, to lift the Hawks over the Red Storm, 19-13, in a U12 semfinal in the London Minor Football Associaton, at City Wide Sports Fields
The Red Storm had the ball first in OT, but the St. Thomas defence prevented few yards to be gained.
The Hawks' offence picked up on the momentum and quickly moved the ball to the Red Storm's six yard line on a run by Quinn Humphreys.
St. Thomas led 6-0 and 13-6 on TDs by Humphreys and Brody Penhale.
Donavan Lambert and Connor Daigenault scored TDs for the Red Storm.
In U10 semifinal action, the Hawks fell to the Red Storm, with Mason Killough having the lone Hawks' TD.
The Red Storm dominated the U10 division going 7-0 in the regular season, outscoring opponents, 273-35.
The U14 Hawks lost their semifinal to the Rams, 33-12.

Friday, October 27, 2022
LONDON, Ont. - Four Lord Dorchester Beavers and two St. Joseph's Rams' teams are heading to OFSAA cross-country.
Tegan Ceccaese is returning to the high school provincial cross country championships, after placing fifth, in the senior girls race at the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletic Association WOSSAA meet, held at Springbank Park.
Three years ago, Ceccanese was a member of Dorchester's novice girls team that ran at OFSAA.
This year, three male runners will join Ceccanese at OFSAA. Kirk Hallman finished second in the novice boys race, while Ryan Johnson and Fernando Medina, were fourth and sixth, respectively, in the junior boys race.
The top two teams from each division and the top five individual runners, not with those top two teams, qualify for OFSAA, November 5, at Dagmar Ski Resort, near Uxbridge.
The Rams' novice girls won their team title, while the junior boys placed second, behind London Bessette.
St. Joe's Jackson Tomassen and Alban Diego, both qualified in the para division.

Sunday, October 23, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Jr. Stars found themselves in the third period.
The Jr. Stars scored six consecutive goals, rallying from down 2-0, to defeat the Dundas Blues, 6-3, in the U13 final, at the St. Thomas Minor Hockey Association Major tournament, at the Joe.
Ryder Doxtator, with two goals, Ronan Davidson, Leonardo Circelli, Nash Adams and Jackson Benoit, scored for the home team, who went 6-0-0 in the tournament.
The three day tournament featured 40 teams in four divisions, U11, U13, U15 and U18.
St. Thomas had teams advance to three finals.

Thursday, October 20, 2022
STRATHROY, Ont. - Beavers and Rams dominated the trails.
The Lord Dorchester Beavers and St. Joseph's Rams, are the overall boys and girls team champions, at Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) Tri-County cross country championships, at the Gemini Sports Park.
In rainy, windy and very cool conditions, runners strived to qualify for the WOSSAA championships, next Thursday, at Springbank park, in London.
Dorchester took the novice and senior boys team titles and placed second in junior. The Beavers had three individual race champions - Kirk Hallman, novice boys, Ryan Johnson, junior boys and Tegan Ceccanese, senior girls.
St. Joe's captured the novice girls, senior girls and junior boys team titles. Rams' Jackson Tomassen won the para race.
Noah Derganc, from the Parkside Stampeders, won the senior boys race, edging Dorchester's Jeremy Hardeman.
Ella Neil, of Woodstock Huron Park, won the novice girls race and Charlotte Piscione, of Woodstock C.I. is the junior girls champion.
The top 20 runners from each race and the top three teams in each division, advance to WOSSAA.

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
LONDON, Ont. - Brooke Gustavson is a Valley champion.
The Southwold student won the bantam girls race, at the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) elementary cross country finals, Tuesday, at Fanshawe Conservation Area.
Gustavsen was one of six athletes from Elgin County and Dorchester-Thames Centre, to finish in the top five.
Brooke Masse, of Northdale Central in Dorchester, finished second, in the junior girls race.
Quinn Wilson, of Mitchell Hepburn in St. Thomas, crossed the finished line, third, in senior boys.
Elliott Hudson, intermediate boys, and Makayla Varalle, intermediate girls, both from West Nissouri school in Thorndale, also both finished fourth, in their respective races.
Jack Rice, of John Wise school in St. Thomas, was fourth, in senior boys.

Monday, October 17, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Two of the best curlers St. Thomas has known, along with a provincial championship team, were honoured during the member celebration night, Saturday, at the St. Thomas Curling Club.
It was night to celebrate the curling accomplishments of Jim Lyle, Dale Sinclair and the 2022 mixed provincial winning team, of Scott MacDonald, Lori Eddy, Laura Neil and Matt Hall.