Sunday, June 26, 2022
LANGLEY B.C. - Tristan Coles had the race of his life and now is a Canadian champion.
Coles, from St. Thomas, won the U20 men's 5000 metre run, at the Canadian track and field championships, finishing in 14 minutes and 56.94 seconds.
His brother Aiden, placed eighth.
Hallee Knelsen, of Malahide, won a silver medal, in the U20 women's 800 metres.

Sunday, June 26, 2022
ST. THOMAS - One of the hottest teams in local soccer are the St. Thomas Reds U15 girls.
Not only are the Reds undefeated in the tier one division of the Elgin Middlesex District League, they are heading to the second round of the Ontario Cup. >br> Kylie Todd scored twice and Jade Lawrence had the winner, as St. Thomas beat Niagara, 3-1, in Ontario Cup match, Sunday, at Athletic Park.

Saturday, June 25, 2022
LANGLEY, B.C. - Aiden Coles is a Canadian bronze medalist.
The 17-year old from St. Thomas finished third, in the U20 men's 1500 metre run, in a time of 4:00.86, at the Canadian track and field championships.
Aiden's brother, Tristan placed fifth, in 4:00.94. Oakville's Riley Flemington was fourth, in 4:00.97.
Micheal Roth, of St. Thomas, finished fifth, in the senior men's 400-metre final, with a season's best (SB) time of 47.21 seconds.
Hallee Knelsen advanced to the U20 women's 800-metre final, avoiding a fall by two runners early in the race, to win her heat.

Sunday, June 19, 2022
MOSSLEY,Ont. - The Prelude Circuit horse shows made a stop at the Andromeda Equestrian Centre.
Alexis Coombs with HSE Stables, made her coaching debut at a show with two young riders, Vonne Townsend and Courtney Lang.
Nadia Underhill, a young rider from Port Stanley, also with HSE, made her first appearance showing, riding a horse named Toby.

Tuesday, June 14, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The Mitchell Hepburn Mustangs are Elgin County girls slo-pitch elementary school champions.
The Mustangs defeated the Locke's Lions, 11-3, in the final, Tuesday, at the Sauve Avenue diamonds.
Sadie Dowswell had a solo home run and a two run single, that put the 'Stangs up 4-3. Alexis Fish drove in two runs.
Locke's led 3-2, until Hepburn scored seven runs in one inning.
Miya Sutcliffe hit three home runs in the tournament, that the Mustangs went 5-0, including defeating the Kettle Creek Captains, in the semifinals.

Sunday, June 12, 2022
TORONTO, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen successfully defended her gold medal in both of her races.
The 19-year old from Malahide, won the women's 800 and 1500 metre races, at Athletics Ontario's U20 championships, June 8-10, at York University.
Knelsen was one of five athletes from St. Thomas Legion Club, who captured medals.
AJ Stanat, of St. Thomas, won silver in men's discus, shot put and hammer throw.
Tayah DeSousa won silver in women's long jump and placed fourth, in the 100-metre hurdles.
Dylen Belanger, took silver in the men's 400-metre hurdles and finished fifth, in the 110-metre hurdles.
Mason Basson brought home bronze, from the men's 1500 metres and placed fourth, in the 800 metres.
Brothers Aiden and Tristan Coles, of St. Thomas, finished one-two, in the men's 1500 metres.
The London-Western Club members, closed the meet, winning the men's 4x400-metre relay race, with Harrison Belanger and Vincent Moore.

Saturday, June 4, 2022
BELLE RIVER, Ont. - The Dorchester Beavers are OFSAA champions.
Annika Nolte and Mya Steller, with the winner, scored as the Beavers edged Smithville Christian, 2-1, in the OFSAA single-A girls soccer gold medal game, at the Atlas Recreation Centre.
Dorchester goes undefeated over seven games in the provincial tournament, with six wins and a tie.
The champs complete an undefeated season, including winning the Gemini Cup, in Tillsonburg, against double-A and triple-A schools.

Saturday, June 4, 2022
BELLE RIVER, Ont. - The Dorchester Beavers are playing for an OFSAA championship.
The Beavers go for the OFSAA single-A girls soccer title at 1:15 p.m today, against Smithville Christian.
Smithville Christian upended top seeded Glengarry, 3-1, in their semifinal.
Annika Nolte with two goals and Bella Nolte scored, as Dorchester blanked MacKenzie, from Deep River, 3-0, in a semifinal this morning.

Friday, June 3, 2022
TORONTO, Ont. - Four local athletes stood on the podium, on day two of the OFSAA track and field championships, at York University.
St. Joseph's Rams Aiden Coles, in the senior men's 1500-metres (three minutes and 49.07 seconds 3:49.07) and Libby McCurdy, in novice women's pole vault (2.65 metres), both won silver medals.
Dorchester Beavers Evan Stevens, won silver, in novice men's javelin (44.71m), just three centimetres short of winner Jack Brownlee, of Fonthill.
St. Joseph's Rams Tristan Coles, took bronze, in the senior men's 1500 metres (3:51.14).
Just missing the podium was Parkside Stampeders Merrick Rollins, placing fourth in novice men's javelin (42.13m).
St. Joe's open men's 4x400-metre relay team of, Aiden and Tristan Coles and Dylen and Harrison Belanger, easily qualified for Friday's final, cruising in at 3:30.07.

Thursday, June 2, 2022
WINDSOR, Ont. - It was a good start for the Dorchester Beavers at OFSAA.
The Beavers won both games on day one of the single-A girls soccer provincial championship, defeating Sudbury L'Horizon, 7-3, before blanking host Windsor Lajeunesse, 4-0.
The Beavers jumped out to a 3-0 lead, before L'Horizon's striker Kiara Levar scored two of her three goals, making it a 3-2 game. Then Dorchester took over, with Annika Nolte finishing with four goals and Madie Benjamin, three.
Annika Nolte had three more goals and Mya Stellar one, chipping in a cross from Nolte, as the Beavers did their best, at not only silencing the Lajeunesse team on home turf, but their fans as well.

Wednesday, June 1, 2022
DORCHESTER, Ont. - Kendall Dettloff is a Canadian wrestling champion.
Dettloff defeated Kelyn Young, of Guelph, with a pin, in the women's 53-kilogram gold medal match, at the 2022 National Junior Wrestling championships, May 27-28, in Edmonton, Alberta.
The comeback win earn Dettloff a spot on the Canadian team, for the Junior (U20) Pan-American championships, in Oaxtepec, Mexico, July 8 to 10.

Tuesday, May 31, 2022
KITCHENER, Ont. - Logan Snyder will be the answer for a Parkside Stampeders' sports history question.
Who scored the winning try for Parkside's first ever win at OFSAA girls rugby?
Snyder had both scores as the Stampeders edged Toronto Northern, 10-7, in a consolation game, at OFSAA girls triple-A rugby, Tuesday, at Eastwood Collegiate.
Northern led 7-5 late in the second half, before Parkside had a lineout deep in the Northern end.
Parkside formed a maul around Snyders and helped push her in for a try, a five-point score.

Saturday, May 28, 2022
LASALLE, Ont. - Dylen Belanger added to his pile of gold while Evan Gillies accomplished a four year goal.
The two athletes were champions on day two of the OFSAA West regional track and field meet, at Sandwich secondary school.
Belanger, of St. Joe's high school, took the senior men's 400-metre hurdles in 55.30 seconds, adding to his gold from the 110-metre hurdles on day one.
Then at the end of the day, Belanger joined his twin Harrison Belanger and the Coles brothers, Aiden and Tristan, to win the open men's 4x400-metre relay race, in three minutes and 25.60 seconds (3:25.60).
It may have took Gillies in to his fifth year at Lord Dorchester secondary school, but the senior is heading to his first OFSAA, winning senior men's pole vault with a personal best (PB) 3.45 metre leap.
The top four in each event advance to OFSAA, June 2-4, at York University in Toronto.
Merrick Rollins placed second in novice men's discus (41.75 metres), adding to the Parkside Stampeder's gold in javelin and sixth place result from shot put.
Aiden and Tristan Coles finished two-three (8:36.87 and 8:38.72), in the senior men's 3000 metre run, behind a blazing meet record time, by London Central's Heath McAllister, of 8:18.71.
Parkside C.I.'s Alyssa Gordon placed second, in junior women's high jump (1.51m).
East Elgin Eagles Julie Nagelhout, landed second, in senior women's long jump, with a PB of 5.07 metres.
Parkside's Mason Basson finished fourth, in the senior men's 800-metre run, with a school record time of 1:55.04.
Dorchester's Sam Willsie, in the junior men's 800 metres (2:03.90) and Ryan Johnson, in the novice men's 3000 metres (9:57.88) and Julia Devine, in junior women's high jump (1.45m), each placed fourth.
Eagles' Taylor Kana, was fourth, in novice women's javelutin (28.97m).

Friday, May 27, 2022
LASALLE, Ont. - Brianna Rand is a double gold medalist.
Rand, of the Dorchester Beavers, won the senior women's 110-metre hurdles and 30 minutes later, won triple jump, at the OFSAA West regional track and field championships, at Sandwich secondary school.
Rand hop, skipped and jump her way to a winning measurement of 11.37 metres, 25 centimetres more than second place Brianna Vamos, of Holy Trinity.
Prior to her win at the pit, Rand won hurdles in 15.49 seconds. In the heats, Rand set a personal best time (PB) of 15.11 seconds.
The top four in each event, advance to OFSAA, June 2-4, at York University, in Toronto.
Three other athletes from St. Thomas won gold. Another seven athletes from Elgin County and Dorchester placed in the top four, earning a spot at the provincial high school championships.
St. Joseph's Rams Dylen Belanger won the senior men's 110-metre hurdles in 14.74 seconds.
St. Joe's brothers Aiden and Tristen Coles, were one-two, in the the senior men's 1500 metres, with Aiden crossing the finish line in three minutes and 52.25 seconds (3:52.25).
Parkside Stampeders Merrick Rollins won novice men's javelin (43.45m) and placed sixth, in shot put (11.46 m).
Jayden Sargeant won silver in junior men's discus (37.60m) and was 13th in shot put (10.86m).
Parkside Stampeder Ethan Dolby sprinted to second place, in the senior mens' 100-metre final.
Dorchester Beavers Evan Stevens, placed third in novice men's javelin (43.06m).
St. Joe's Libby McCurdy, placed third, in novice women's pole vault (2.25m).
Parkside Stampeders Mason Basson finished fourth, in the senior men's 400-metre run (51.46 sec.), while teammate Andrew Monteith was fourth, in the junior men's 1500 metres.

Wednesday, May 25, 2022
STRATHROY, Ont. - The Dorchester Beavers are returning to OFSAA.
Annika Nolte scored four times as Dorchester shut out the Holy Cross Centurions, 5-0, in the WOSSAA single-A girls soccer gold medal match, at Van Dyk Park.
The Beavers had only edged London Christian, 2-1, in a semifinal, but had a dominate gold game.
McKenna Brown also scored for Dorchester, with keeper Kayle Smith posting the shutout.
Bella Nolte and Claudia Zavitz, with game winner, scored against London Christian.
OFSAA is June 2-4, at Belle River.
Dorchester placed fourth at OFSAA, 2019, the last time the high school provincial championship occurred.
Parkside's Alexis Gray finished 13th, in the novice women's 400 metre run.

Thursday, May 19, 2022
LONDON, Ont. - The Parkside Stampeders senior boys are team champions.
Led by double gold medal winning runners, Mason Basson and Ethan Dolby, the Stampeders took home the team title, on day two of the WOSSAA track and field championships, today, at Western University.
However the team of Basson, Dolby, middle distance runner Vincent Moore, steeplechasers Justin Cole and Zachary Roberts-Neef and thrower Alistair Maciver, didn't get to celebrate as a group at the meet.
A miscount gave London Oakridge the award, until the error was later realized.
Basson won the 800-metre run today (1:58.53), to add to his 400 gold Thursday, while Dolby is the king of both the 100 and 200 metre (23.73 sec.) sprints.
Parkside's Merrick Rollins completed a sweep of the novice men's throwing events, by winning discus (41.77m).
St. Joe's Dylen Belanger won the senior men's 400-metre hurdles, by seven seconds in 56.19 seconds, to add to his 110-metre title. Rams' teammate Tristan Coles won the senior men's 3000 metres (8:52.28).
Belanger and Coles then joined their brothers, Harrison and Aiden, to form the winning men's 4x400-metre relay team (3:39.21).
Dorchester's Ryan Johnson took the novice men's 3000 metres (10:54.05), while Parkside's Andrew Monteith won the junior men's 800 metres (2:05.79).
Libby McCurdy, of St. Joe's, won novice women's pole vault (2.38m).
The top five in each event, advance to the OFSAA West regional, May 27-28, at Sandwich secondary school, in LaSalle.

Thursday, May 19, 2022
LONDON, Ont. - Brianna Rand and Merrick Rollins repeated their feats of a week earlier.
Both athletes were double gold medalists, on day one of the WOSSAA track and field championships, today, at Western University.
Rand, of Dorchester, won senior women's triple jump (11.22 metres) and the 100-metre hurdles (15.30 seconds). Rollins, of Parkside C.I., took gold in novice men's shot put (11.00m) and javelin (46.51m).
It was duplication of what Rand and Collins accomplished at the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) meet.
Six additional athletes from Elgin County won gold on day one of the two day meet.
Mara Kemmerling, of St. Joe's high school, won novice the women's 80-metre hurdles (13.74 sec), placed third in the 100-metre dash (13.75 sec.) and fourth, in long jump (4.42m).
Parkside's Ethan Dolby, in the senior men's 100-metre dash (11.43 sec.) and Mason Basson, in the senior men's 400-metre dash (52.29 sec), both won gold.
Aiden Coles, of St. Joe's, won the senior men's 1500-metre run (3:51.04), while Dylen Belanger took the senior men's 110-metre hurdles title in 14.23 seconds.
Julie Nagelhout, of East Elgin Secondary, won senior women's javelin (31.81m).
The top five in each event, advance to the OFSAA West regional, May 27-28, at Sandwich secondary school, in LaSalle.

Tuesday, May 17, 2022
LONDON, Ont. - It was a tough outing for the Parkside Stampeders' boys soccer team.
The Bessette Bulldogs silenced the Stampeders, 7-0, in Thames Valley Regional Association (TVRA) Central Division AAA semifinal, at the North London Fields.
In girls' action, Maddy Dredge scored four times to carry the Medway Cowboys over Parkside, 6-1, in the girls' semifinals.
Lily Ryder had the Stampeders' lone goal.

Monday, May 16, 2022
AYLMER, Ont. - The St. Joseph's Rams will be the top AA team in the Thames Valley Regional Association (TVRA) South Division for girls' soccer.
The Rams dumped the East Elgin Eagles, 7-3, in the both teams final regular season game, to finish at 4-1. Averie Lindsay, Ashley Betancourt, Lily Wojtas, Georgia Macinnis, Imogen Salin, Emelia Marcinkiewicz and Sarah VanVelzer, scored for the Rams. The Eagles had Annelise Borm, Sarah Simpson and Hope Crossett, find the inside of the mesh.

Friday, May 12, 2022
LONDON, Ont. - It was the first Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) track and field championship in three years.
Along with the usual Grade nine novices, there were junior and first year senior athletes, making debuts at the two day event, at Western University.
Due to the COVID pandemic wiping out two years, there hasn't been a TVRA championship since 2019.
Parkside Stampeders Mason Basson and Ethan Dolby, St. Joseph's Rams Aiden Coles and Dylen Belanger and Dorchester's Brianna Rand, were among the local highlights, each winning gold in two individual senior events.
Coles and Belanger, joined their brothers, Tristan and Harrison, respectively, to win the open boys' 4x400-metre relay race.
Parkside's Merrick Rollins made the biggest debut, winning novice boys' shot put, discus and javelin.
St. Joe's Maya Kemmerling, won the novice girls' 100-metre dash and placed second in both long jump and the 80-metre hurdles.
Dorchester's Ryan Johnson won the novice boys 3000 metres and finshed second in the 1500 metres and fourth in the 800 metres.

Wednesday, May 11, 2022
ST. THOMAS - If this was the Kentucky Derby, tha Parkside Stampeders won by a nose.
In a tight battle for the team supremacy, Parkside edged both the East Elgin Eagles and Tillsonburg Glendale, by one point, at the Thames Valley Region Athletics (TVRA) Tri-County tennis championships, at Pinafore Park.
Cadence Hardwick, the women's singles winner, pushed the Stampeders over the top.
Eagles' Selecia Wall and Julie Nagelhout, won women's doubles gold.
Dorchester Beavers' Holly Brulotte and Sheldon Geerts, avenged a loss earlier in the draw, by beating the West Elgin Wildcats twice, in the mixed doubles final.
Ingersoll's Emmitt Robinson beat Dorchester's Luca Palajsa, in the men's singles final.
Glendale's Cole Toth and Evan Seaman edged the Central Elgin Titans' Logan Henderson and Tristan Wardle, in the men's doubles final.

Friday, May 6, 2022
FINGAL, Ont. - Some things never seem to change. Even with a two year absence.
The last time the St. Thomas Storm played a league game, they were here capturing the South Middlesex Men's Fastball League championship.
That was last decade.
However, two things were quite similar to tonight's season opening 16-1 five inning mercy, of the Fingal Phantoms.
Ben Hodgins was pitching and the Storm mercied their opponent.
Back in 2019, the Storm won the title, blanking the Appin A's, 8-0, in five innings.

Tuesday, May 3, 2022
LONDON, Ont. - Back in February, Luka Palajsa had never held a badminton racket and the only birds he knew were the ones chirping from the trees.
Three months later, Palajsa was one step away from a medal, at the WOSSAA junior badminton championships, at Saunders Secondary School.
The Lord Dorchester student finished fourth in boys' singles. His two losses were to the silver and bronze medal winners.
Also placing fourth were the West Elgin Wildcats boys doubles' team of Josh Mosher and Jordan Timmermans.
Central Elgin Titans Rebecca Nurton finished in the top eight in girls' singles.

Sunday, May 1, 2022
STRATHROY, Ont. - The OFSAA drought continues for South Division schools.
No one from the South or Lord Dorchester, advanced from the WOSSAA senior badminton championships, but two individuals and two teams did place in the top eight.
Dorchester Beavers' Evan Boldt, in men's singles and Samantha Heng, in girls' singles, both finished eighth.
East Elgin Eagles' girls' doubles team of Selecia Wall and Ella Cattrysse placed seventh.
London Aquinas won the team title, led by gold medals from their mixed doubles pair of Rachel Goris and Schnare and girls' doubles team of Rylie Mizak and Monique Van Eyk.
Central's Ty Nguyen won boys' singles and London Oakridge's won girls' singles. Lucas' Sunjin Hong and Eunjae Lee were the boys' doubles champions.

Tuesday, April 26, 2022
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Luka Palajsa made quick work of the opposition in boys' singles, while mixed doubles' pair of Avery Henshal and Caleb Steyaert played as long as they could.
The end result was the same, with Palajsa and Henshal and Steyaert taking gold, in their respective disciplines.
Their wins led the Lord Dorchester Beavers to the team title, at the TVRA South-East junior badminton championships, at Huron Park secondary school.
Also contributing to Dorchester's team points, were mixed doubles finalists, Jacob Delaney and Maddie Greenfield and the girls' doubles bronze medalists, Jocelyn Pollard and Emily Devine.
The Central Elgin Titans placed second, led by silver medalists, Brandon Dews, in boys' singles and Rebecca Nurton, in girls' singles. Lizzy Woolsey was third and Abbie Neil, fourth, in girls' singles. Mellissa Francis and Reina Walters placed fourth in girls' doubles.
West Elgin Wildcats' Josh Mosher and Jordan Timmermans, won boys' doubles gold.

Monday, April 25, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Neither rain nor the Parkside Stampeders could slow the St. Joseph's Rams.
Sophie Pellerine scored a five-point try and kicked a pair of two-point converts, as the Rams shut out the Stampeders, 29-0, in girls' rugby, Monday at 1Password Park.
Jaimie Giles, Tanoya Freckleton, Alexis Litt and Kendra Sheeller, each had a try.
St. Joe's is 2-0 against Parkside this season.

Thursday, April 21, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Selecia Wall and Ella Cattrysse have been best friends since early in their elementary school days.
No surprise the self described "partners in crime since kindergarten" are a force in girls' doubles with the East Elgin Eagles.
Wall and Cattrysse handily won the girls' doubles title, going 4-0 without dropping a game, at the Thames Valley Region Athletics (TVRA) South-East Division senior badminton championships, at Parkside C.I.
Dorchester Beavers' Samantha Heng and Evan Boldt took longer routes than Wall and Cattysse, but both left with gold medals as well.
Their first place finishes carried Dorchester to the team title. Ingersoll and Woodstock C.I. tied for second in the team standings.

Wednesday, April 20, 2022
ST. THOMAS - It could be considered an early wedding gift.
Scott McDonald and his team of lead Laura Neil, second Matthew Hall and vice Laura Eddy, are the 2022 provincial mixed curling champions.
The rink, representing the St. Thomas Curling Club, edged the Cory Heggestad team, 6-5, in an extra end, at the Quinte Curling Club, in Belleville, April 17.
Team McDonald earned a bye to the final, following a 6-1 round robin record.
McDonald and Neil are engaged with their wedding set for the summer of 2023.
Before the walk down the aisle, is the Canadian mixed championship, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, this November.

Saturday, April 16, 2022 Update: April 19
HALIFAX, N.S. - The Dorchester Dragons placed fourth at the Eastern Canadian U19 ringette championships.
Dorchester, representing Ontario, finished with a record of two wins, one tie and two losses, at the six team four day tournament.
A 1-0 loss to New Brunswick in a tie-beaker game, prevented Dorchester from a spot in the semifinal.

Saturday, April 16, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Special teams doomed the St. Thomas Stars.
The London Nationals potted two power play goals and scored twice shorthanded to defeat the Stars, 7-3, tonight at the Joe, taking the GOJHL Western Conference quarterfinal in six games.
Tyler Alexander, Mathieu Paris and Tristan Roberts scored for the Stars.
Jeff Burridge with two goals, Lucas Chard, Nicholas Beaupre, Bradyn Santavy, Jack Bunker and Ryan Bowers, scored for London.

Friday, April 15, 2022
ST. THOMAS - High school soccer has returned.
The Medway Cowboys went 4-0 to win the Parkside Early Bird girls soccer tournament, Thursday, at 1Password Park.
In the final, Medway blanked the host Stampeders, 2-0, with Maddy Dredge, on a penalty kick, and Lowyn Weber scoring. Keeper Delany Stacey with the clean sheet.
The Stampeders went 2-2, both losses to Medway.
St. Joe's beat Central Elgin, to finish third.
The Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) season begins next week.

Thursday, April 14, 2022
ST. THOMAS - It was a memorable trip to the nation's capital for the St. Thomas Shock U12 girls.
Allison Sleegers and Annalise Verbruggen, both scored 12 points, as the Shock defeated Kanata, 34-25, in the Ontario Basketball Association Ontario Cup U12 girls' Division three gold medal game, at Ottawa, April 10.
The Shock went 4-0 at the tournament.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022
LONDON, Ont. - The St. Thomas Stars remain alive.
Maddox Amaral and Jackson Dobbin, both scored twice as the Stars defeated the London Nationals, 4-2, in game five of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western Conference quarterfinal.
The Nationals lead the series, three games to two.
Rylan Bowers opened the scoring just a minute and 50 seconds in to the game, for a 1-0 Nationals' lead.
Dobbin, with his first goal of the series, and Amaral, with his team leading fourth, put the Stars in front, 2-1.
Dobbin struck again in the second period and Amaral gave the Stars a 4-1 lead in the third period.
Jeff Burridge scored late.
Neither team's power play was productive, as the Stars were zero for six and the Nationals, empty on three opportunities.
Stars' goalie Tyler Roberts was the busier of the goalies, making 39 saves.
Game six is Saturday, at the Joe.

Monday, April 11, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Shock are provincial champions.
St. Thomas went undefeated capturing the U12 boys' gold medal for Division four of the Ontario Basketball Association Ontario Cup, at Fonthill, April 10.
Trailing at half-time, St. Thomas made adjustments in the second half, for a 49-45 win over Belleville, in the Division four gold medal game.

Sunday, April 10, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Stars jumped out to a 2-0 lead, but the London Nationals responded with five straight goals for a 5-3 win, tonight at the Joe.
Maddox Amaral on the power play and Nick Houben gave the Stars a 2-0 lead, in a first period the home team out shot their visitors, 16-5.
The shot clock was 25-8 in favour of the Stars, even after London tied the game.
Jeff Burridge and Ryan Bowers, each with two goals and Jacob Julien, scored for London.
Stars' captain Tristan Roberts, from Maddox, scored late in the third period.
The Nationals were three for six on the power play, while the Stars went one for eight.
The Nationals leads the series, 3-1, with game five Wednesday at London.

Friday, April 8, 2022
ST. THOMAS - There weren't too many breaks, but the London Nationals capitalized on their few opportunities.
The Nationals scored twice in the third period, before hanging on for a 3-2 win over the St. Thomas Stars, to even the GOJHL Western Conference quarterfinal at one game, Friday, at the Joe.
After London's Riley Wood opened the scoring in the first period, Tristan Roberts tapped in a cross crease pass from Ryan Cooper and Nick Houben struck on a five-on-three power play, for a 2-1 Stars' lead.
Owen McGowan and Rylan Bowers put the Nationals up in the third.
Game three is Saturday at London. Game four is at the Joe, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Thursday, April 7, 2022
AYLMER, Ont. - Charlotte Johnston will be representing Ontario at the Canadian U18 girls' curling championship.
Johnston skips the London Curling club rink, of Brooklyn Ideson, Scotia Maltman, Julia Markle and coach Tony Francolini, that placed second at Curl Ontario's U18 women's championship, in Kingston, March 30-April 3.
The Aylmer native who is a Grade 12 student at Parkside Collegiate Institute and her teammates will be Ontario 2, at Nationals, May 1-7, at the Oakville curling club.

Wednesday, April 6, 2022
LONDON, Ont. - The St. Thomas Stars stunned the London Nationals.
Two goals in 30 seconds mid second period sent the Stars on their way to a 4-1 game one win over London, in the opening game of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western Conference quarterfinal.
Tied at one, Maddox Amaral and Brenden Catttysse scored 30 seconds apart for a Stars' 3-1 lead, in a period the Stars out shot the Nationals, 16-8.
Ryan Cooper found the yawning cage with a minute and 41 seconds left in the third period.
Amaral and London's Jacob julien on the power play, scored in the first period.
Cooper and Stars' captain Tristan Roberts, each picked up two assists.
Stars' goalie Tyler Roberts made 23 saves.
Game two is Friday, at the Joe.

Monday, April 4, 2022
ST. THOMAS - For the first time this decade the St. Thomas Stars are in the playoffs.
For the Stars, it's a first round date with the London Nationals, in the first round of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western Conference playoffs, starting Wednesday at London.
In 2019, the Stars fell to London, four games to one, in the opening round.
St. Thomas missed the playoffs in 2020 and the 2021 season was cancelled.
The Stars finished seventh this season with a 18-26-3-1 record, but were 9-8-2 since the season resumed, on February 4.
London won the regular season series, four games to two.
Game two is Friday, at the Joe.

Saturday, April 2, 2022
ST. JOHN, New Brunswick - Hallee Knelsen is a Canadian champion.
The 18-year old Malahide resident, with the Western Mustangs' women's 4x800-metre relay team, captured gold, at the U-Sports track and field championships, this evening.
The Mustangs' team of Knelsen, Chloe Hewitt and the Coutts sisters, Sophie and Chloe, won the race in a time of eight minutes and 47.17 seconds (8:47.17).
Saskatchewan took the silver medal, in 8:50.28, followed by the Guelph Gyphons, the OUA champions, in third place.
Earlier in the day, Knelsen finished seventh, in the women's 1000 metres.
On the final day of the championship meet, Saturday, Knelsen was part of the Western's bronze medal winning team in the 4x400-metre relay (3:42.65)

Sunday, March 27, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Panthers made sure they were bringing home a title.
Andie Dekker scored twice and goalie Caroline Rogers was perfect, as the Panthers blanked the Bluewater Hawks, 5-0, to capture the Western Ontario Girls Hockey League U11 HL title, today at Strathroy.
Samantha Lee, Austen Goebel and Ivee Benwell, also scored.

Friday, March 25, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Stars are heading for the playoffs.
The playoff spot was clinched pre-game, but the Stars went out and defeated the Komoka Kings, 4-2, to end a three game slide in the GOJHL.
St. Thomas moved four points ahead of the Strathroy Rockets, looking to lock down seventh place. The teams meet Saturday in Strathroy.
Maddox Amaral and Nicholas Mazza, both had a goal and two assists.
Jackson Phillips, with the winner and Tristan Roberts, into an empty net, also scored for the Stars.
Komoka opened the scoring in the second period. The Stars scored three in a row, for a 3-1 lead. Carter McLlwain made it 3-2 with 1:05 remaining.
The Stars had won four in a row, before dropping games on three consecutive nights last week.
St. Thomas has four games remaining in the regular season.

Wednesday, March 23, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Coming in to the decisive game six, the home team had not won a game.
The St. Thomas Jr. Stars ended that trend, with a 5-2 win over the Cambridge Hawks, taking the Alliance U12 A/AA Bristol playdown semifinal, seven points to five, Tuesday, at the Joe. After the teams tied the opening game, the road team won each of the next four games.
Cutler Jones with a hat trick, Nash Adams and Charlie Matsos, scored for the Stars. Leo Circelli picked up two assists.

Monday, March 21, 2022
ST. THOMAS - A late third period come back has the St. Thomas Panthers two points away from a title.
Andie Dekker and Kensley Rundle scored within a mnute of each other, lifting the Panthers over Bluewater, 4-3, in game one of the Western Ontario League U11 HL four point final, Monday at Memorial Arena
Bluewater broke a 2-2 tie earlier in the third period of the back and forth game.

Saturday, March 19, 2022
TORONTO, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen had an impressive debut at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) track and field championships.
The Western Mustangs' freshman won a bronze medal, in the women's 600-metre run and silver medals in both the women's 4x800-metre and 4x400-metre relay races. The Malahide resident also finished fourth in the women's 1000 metre run.
Knelsen will be competing in all four races at the U Sports championships, March 30-April 1, in St. John, New Brunswick.
AJ Stanat, of St. Thomas, with the Windsor Lancers, placed eighth, with a personal best effort, in shot put.

Friday, March 18, 2022
DORCHESTER, Ont. - With warmer weather and spring coming this weekend, golf courses will be preparing to open.
That is not the place the Dorchester Dolphins want to be playing at Monday morning.
It will be the location, unless the Dolphins can regroup in their playoff series against the Thamesford Trojans.
The Trojans jumped out to a 4-0 lead and then held on for a 4-3 game five victory over the Dolphins, Friday, in Dorchester, taking a three games to two lead in the Provincial Junior Hockey Yeck Division quarterfinal.

Sunday, March 13, 2022
DORCHESTER, Ont. - Nearing the mid point of the game, all signs pointed to the Dorchester Dolphins taking a stranglehold of the series.
The Thamesford Trojans had other ideas.
Trailing 4-1, the Trojans scored five unanswered goals on their way to a 6-4 win stunning the Dolphins, in game three of the PJHL Yeck Division quarterfinal.
Dorchester still leads the series, two games to one, winning game one, 3-2 and game two at Thamesford, 2-1, in overtime.

Friday, March 11, 2022
DORCHESTER, Ont. - It has been a vital weapon for the Dorchester Dolphins all season.
The power play, one the best in the entire league, came through for the Dolphins big time, providing two goals, in a 3-2, win against the Thamesford Trojans, in game one of their PJHL Yeck Division quarterfinal.
Trailing 2-1, after 40 minutes, Josh Short struck twice with the man advantage in the third period.
Jakob Marche gave the Dolphins a 1-0 lead in the first period.
Gage Argue, on the power play and Carter Chard, gave the Trojans a 2-1 advantage in the second period.
Game two is at Thamesford, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Thursday, March 10, 2022
DORCHESTER, Ont. - There was little time wasted as the Dorchester Beavers completed an undefeated season.
Only three games needed as the Beavers swept aside the West Elgin Wildcats, 25-18, 25-15, 25-14, to capture the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) 1-A South-East senior girls volleyball title, in front of a home crowd, at Lord Dorchester Secondary school.

Thursday, March 10, 2022
DORCHESTER, Ont. - An undefeated record wasn't going to faze the Central Elgin Titans.
Coming in as underdogs, the Titans were facing the Lord Dorchester Beavers, the first place finishers in junior girls volleyball, for the Thames Valley Region Athletics 1-A South-East division.
Dorchester did not drop one game througout the regular season and had defeated Central Elgin twice.
However in the final, the Titans rose to the occasion, taking a thrilling best of five match, 27-25, 25-19, 22-25, 12-25, 15-11.

Tuesday, March 8, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The St. Joseph's Rams will play one more senior match.
The Rams advance to the District senior girls volleyball B final, following a three games to none dusting of the Bessette Bulldogs, at St. Joe's.
St. Joe's took the best of five affair, 25-16, 25-19, 25-22.
The Rams face Monseigneur-Bruyère in the final, Wednesday, at London Aquinas high school, at 6 p.m.
However, the junior Rams season ended, with a three games to none loss to London Mother Teresa, in an A semifinal.

Tuesday, March 8, 2022
BEIJING, China. - James Dunn has his first career hat trick at the Paralympic Games.
The Wallacetown resident scored in each period and picked up one assist, to lead Canada's para hockey team to a 6-0 shutout of Korea, in their final preliminary-round game this morning.
"It is an amazing feeling, but I would not be able to do it without the other guys on the team," Dunn said. "It was important for us have a strong game today and continue to build our confidence for the next few games. We really focused on our systems and wanted to make sure we were fine-tuning our game, and now we need to focus on our semifinal."
The semifinals are Thursday.

Sunday, March 6, 2022
ST. THOMAS - One could excuse the passionate celebration post game by the St. Thomas U15 Panthers.
It was their first win of the season and it came with a third period comeback, to edge the London Devilettes, 2-1, Sunday, at the Joe.
Olivia Sutton and Allie Tales scored for the Panthers, after Molly Anderson had given London, a 1-0 lead in the second period.

Sunday, March 2, 2022
ST. MARYS, Ont. - Look out the St. Thomas Stars are on a three game win streak.
Connor Snedden assisted on Paterson McNair's first period goal and then scored on a third period power play, leading the Stars to a 2-1 win over the St. Marys Lincolns.
The Stars have now won three games in a row, matching a season best from late October, and are 5-4-1-0 since the season resume Feb 4.
Tyler Alexander and Oliver Bonk, assisted on the winning goal. Oliver leads the Stars with 20 assists, while Alexander is third, with 17 helpers.
Stars' goalie Owen Willmore made 32 saves.
St Thomas sits seventh in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Western Conference, owners of a 14-21-3-1 record, three points ahead of Strathroy, with two games in hand.

Friday, March 4, 2022
ST. THOMAS - It was a game to keep their position in the standings and the St. Thomas Stars responded.
Tyler Alexander scored twice and Mathieu Paris had a short-handed goal and two assists, as the Stars defeated the Strathroy Rockets, 5-4, tonight, at the Joe.
The win keeps the Stars in seventh place in the Western Conference, now three points up on the Rockets.
Stars' captain Tristan Roberts and defenceman Tristan Gerth, also scored for the Stars.
St. Thomas led 2-0 after one period but Strathroy had the game tied, entering the third period.
Paris scored his team leading 18th goal of the season, while shorthanded, for a 3-2 lead. After the Rockets evened the score again, Alexander struck on the power play.
Stars' goalie Tyler Roberts made 30 saves.

Wednesday, March 2, 2022
For three years Hallee Knelsen has been carrying a goal of making a National team.
With a personal best performance in the 800 metre race, of two minutes 6.74 seconds (2:06.74), at the Boston University Last Chance Qualifier indoor meet this past Sunday, Knelsen finished under the 2:07.2 standard, making her eligible for the world junior (U20) track and field championships, in Cali, Columbia, in August.

Saturday, February 26, 2022
DORCHESTER, Ont. - The Dorchester Dolphins are coming in to shape in time for the playoffs.
Seven different players buried pucks in to the net, as the Dolphins thumped the first place Exeter Hawks, 7-0, for a third straight win.
The Dolphins led 3-0 after one period and doubled the count in the second period.
Quinn Wenger, Jakob Marche, Curtis Nogueira, Josh Short, Braidon Duncan, Dylan Van Dusen and Isaac Sturgeon scored.
Duncan, Austin Connors and Micheal Cecchi, each picked up two assists.
Dorchester's Jackson Mailloux was the busier goalie, however, making 44 saves for the shutout. Mailloux also assisted on the Sturgeon goal.
The Dolphins killed off all four Hawks' power plays.
Dorchester sits third in the PJHL Yeck Division, one point up on Thamesford, with both teams having one game remaining in the regular season.
The Dolphins finish at Lucan Sunday.

Friday, February 25, 2022
ST. THOMAS - An unproductive power play let the St. Thomas Stars down.
The Stars came up empty on power play opportunities, including a five on three man advantage, in a 4-3 loss to the Leamington Flyers, tonight at the Joe.
With just under two minutes left in the third period, the Stars had a power play and pulled goalie Tyler Roberts, for a six on four advantage.
Mathieu Paris opened the scoring for the Stars, with his team best 16th goal, before the Flyers tied the game five minutes later.
The Flyers led 2-1 after 40 minutes.
Maddox Amaral scored his 12th of the season, tying the game at two.
Leamington scored twice in less than two minutes, the first on the power play, for a 4-2 lead.
Stars' captain Tristan Roberts had an unassisted marker. Roberts and Paris, also picked up an assist each.

Friday, February 25, 2022
NORTH BAY, Ont. - Two local student-athletes who attended Nipissing University during the 2021-21 year, have been recognized for their efforts in the classroom and in their sport.
Amy Ropchan (photo on left), of Belmont and Victoria Quance, from Dorchester, were both named 2020-21 Academic All-Canadians and Ontario University Athletics Academic Achievement Award winners.
Ropchan ran cross country and is in the nursing program. Quance played women's hockey and studied mathematics.
USports Academic All-Canadian distinction is one of the highest recognitions for a university student-athlete. The award is handed out to student-athletes who earn a GPA of 80 per cent or higher and are a member of a varsity team.

Thursday, February 17, 2022; Update: Feb. 24
CALGARY, Alta. - James Dunn is one of 17 players selected to the Canadian para ice hockey team for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
The 21-year old from Wallacetown and a graduate of West Elgin secondary school, is heading to his second Games.
In 2018, Dunn was the youngest player in Hockey Canada history to wear the maple leaf at the Paralympics.
Dunn helped Team Canada win silver at both the 2019 and 2021 world championships, although he missed the knockout stage matches in '21 due to injury.
In late 2021, Dunn had a goal and two assists in a two game series against the U.S. and three goals and three assists in four games versus South Korea.
Canada opens the with the United States, on March 5. The top two teams from the round robin will automactically advance to the semifinals, with the bottom two teams playing in the quarterfinals.

Thursday, February 24, 2022
LONDON, Ont. - The Aquinas Flames burned the St. Joseph's Rams in the opening game of the District girls' hockey final.
Madison Chantler scored three times to lead the Flames over the Rams, 6-2, in game one of the best of three affair, today at Bostwick arena.
Aquinas scored in the opening minute of the game and made it 3-1, two minutes in to the second period.
Grace Gilchrist and Christine Annett, scored for the Rams.
Emma Pais and Sydney Vandenberg, completed the Flames' goal scoring
Game two is Monday, Feb. 28, back at Bostwick, while game three is, Wednesday, March 2, at the Joe in St. Thomas.

Tuesday, February 22, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The Parkside Stampeders had the Medway Cowboys on the ropes.
But as western movies have shown, cowboys are experts when it comes dealing with rope.
Down two games to none, the Cowboys rallied for three consecutive wins and rode off into the sunset with the match win, in Thames Valley Regional Athletics senior girls volleyball, at Parkside C.I.
Parkside falls to 1-4 in the TVRA Central division.

Friday, February 18, 2022 Update: February 22
SPOKANE, Wash. - Tayah DeSousa captured the silver medal in women's pentathlon, at the NCAA Mountain Pacific conference indoor track and field championships, at the Podium.
The 18-year freshman from St. Thomas, competing for Long Beach State University out of L.A., compiled 3,303 points from the five events. Her total is the seventh most in Long Beach history.
DeSousa won long jump, with personal best leap of 5.49 metres, placed second in the 60-metre hurdles with another PB of 8.86 seconds, was third in shot put (9.34 metres) and sixth, in both high jump (1.48m) and the 800-metre run (two minutes, 39.22 seconds).
Halley Folson, from BYU, won the pentathlon with 3,818 points.
DeSousa also qualified for the women's 60-metre hurdles final on Saturday, with the sixth fastest time of 8.90 seconds in the prelims.
Other schools at the meet include BYU, Cal State Fullerton, UC Riverside, the University of Portland, UC Irvine, Hawaii, UC Davis, and the University of San Francisco.
On Saturday, DeSousa finished seventh, in the women's 60-metre hurdles (9.04 sec.)

Sunday, February 20, 2022
ST. MARYS, Ont. - Thomas Harbour scored 93 seconds into overtime lifting the St. Marys Lincolns over the St. Thomas Stars this afternoon
The Stars led 1-0 and 2-1, on goals by Jack Weber and Mathieu Paris, before the Lincolns scored back to back, for a 3-2 lead.
Tyler Alexander tied the game for the Stars early in the third.
Spencer Hazell, Cole Schnittker and Jordan Daer, also scored for the Lincs.
Noah Vandenbrink, from Belmont, assisted on the overtime winner. The 16-year old rookie has 18 assists and a team best 16 goals.
Stars' goalie Owen Willmore made 39 saves.
Paris leads the Stars with 15 goals and 30 points.
The Stars are seventh in the GOJHL Western Conference, with a 11-20-3-1 record, one point up on eighth place Strathroy.

Friday, February 18, 2022
DORCHESTER, Ont. - Josh Short and Dylan Van Dusen both scored twice to lead the Dorcheter Dolphins to a 5-2 win against the Port Stanley Sailors.
The victory snaps a four game losing streak, in front of fans who haven't seen their Dolphins since a 3-2 overtime loss to Thamesford on December 18. The last win at home was a 6-0 shutout of North Middlesex on Dec. 15.
Dorchester led 2-0, after one period and 4-2 following 40 minutes.
Bryce Darville also scored for the Dolphins. Jakob Marche picked up two assists.
Andrew Gysgers, with his team leading 14th goal and Hunter Gilchrist, replied for Port Stanley.
Marche leads the Dolphins with 29 points, on 14 goals and 15 assists. Short, also with an assist in the game, has 12 goals and 12 assists, in 21 games.
Dorchester is tied with Thamesford for fourth place, with a 13-11-2-1 record. Port sits seventh at 4-19-1-1.

Thursday, February 17, 2022
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. - Lexie Adzija is a finalist for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) 2022 Mandi Schwartz Student-Athlete of the Year award.
The St Thomas native, studying Accounting with a minor in Computer Information Systems, is in her senior year with the Quinnipiac University Bobcats women's hockey team.
Adzija has earned Deans List honors in each semester at Quinnipiac, as well as ECAC Hockey All-Academic and All-American Scholar honors.
Outside of the classroom, Adzija is the chair representative of Quinnipiac’s "QCoor" Community Service committee, the women’s ice hockey representative for Student-Athlete Advisory Council, and manages fundraising for the annual Dance Marathon for Children’s Miracle Network.
On the ice, Adzija has led the Bobcats in scoring in each of the last two seasons. One of the best in the nation in the faceoff circle, Adzija boasts a winning percentage of 66 per cent that lead the league last season.
The ECAC award is presented annually to a woman hockey player, who is a leader within her team, in the classroom, and in the community.
Lindsay Browning, Cornell University and Grace Heiting, at Union, are the other two finalists.

Friday, February 11, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The comeback fell short.
Down 4-1, mid second period, the St. Thomas Stars battled back to send the game in to overtime.
But Spencer Lecot scored in the extra session, lifting the LaSalle Vipers, to a 5-4 win, tonight at the Joe.
Liam Kidder, Tristan Roberts, Maddox Amaral and Mathieu Paris, scored for the Stars.
Oliver Bonk picked up up three assists, while Tyler Alexander had helpers.
The Stars sit seventh in the Western Conference with a 10-19-2-1 record.

Wednesday, February 9, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The National champions in Canadian university football will adding one of the top receivers in Ontario high school football.
Ethan Dolby has signed on to attend Western University and join the Western Mustangs, the reigning Vanier Cup champions.
The Parkside Collegiate Institute student will be studying finance.
Dolby started his career with St. Thomas Hawks minor football and played junior at St. Joe's high school.

Monday, February 7, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Mason Basson has had only one year of high school track and field.
In Grade nine, Basson finished the season at OFSAA, placing fourth in the midget men's 800 metre run and sixth in high jump.
Along the way, Basson set school records in the 800 and 1500-metre and meet records in both races at the Thames Valley Regional championships.
Hopeful for a high school season this spring, Basson will spending the next four years, at the University of Guelph, starting this September, training with the Gryphons track and field team.
Basson will be majoring in real estate, working towards a Bachelor in Commerce.

Friday, February 4, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Stars were able to shake off the rust from a six week lay-off.
Mathieu Paris and Oliver Bonk both scored twice and Jackson Phillips scored in his first game with the Stars, as the home team dumped the Komoka Kings, 5-2, tonight at the Joe.
Maddox Amaral picked up two assists, while Stars' goalie Owen Willmore made 36 saves.
St. Thomas scored twice on the power play and finished the game with an empty net goal.
The Stars sit seventh in the Western Conference with a 10-18-1-1 record.

Sunday, January 30, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Nearly 40 days have passed since the St. Thomas Stars laced 'em up.
This week the Stars will dive right back in to the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League schedule with three games in five days.
St. Thomas visits LaSalle, on Wednesday, February 2, before hosting Komoka, Friday, and then traveling to Chatham, on Sunday, the sixth.
The Stars, with 19 games remaining, sit eighth in the Western Conference, with a 9-18-1-1 record, one point behind seventh place Strathroy and five up on ninth place Sarnia.

Saturday, Janaury 29, 2022
MALAHIDE, Ont. - Meg McCallum is heading west to America's Wheat State.
The pitcher and first baseman with the D1 Revolution softball association, will be on the rubber with the Highland College Scotties for the next four years.
The school, a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, is located in Highland, a small community in north east Kansas.
A Grade 12 student at East Elgin Secondary school, McCallum is enrolled in the personal fitness trainer program at Highland.

Friday, Janaury 28, 2022
AVON, Ont. - Madie Wilson-Walker is keeping busy during these unusual times.
From training for long jump, finishing university, coaching youth over in Ireland, to making an advertisement for Lululemon, the para-athlete has not slowed down.
Wilson-Walker is in her final semester in Disability Studies, at Western University and completing her BA in three years. As well, the Avon resident is working towards being a certified personal trainer.
All the while, Wilson-Walker continues to train towards goals set for 2022 in long jump and sprints.

Friday, January 21, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Owen Waterhouse has capped off his high school volleyball career with the league's top award.
The fifth year hitter for the St. Joseph's Rams has been selected London District Association's Mr. Volleyball for the 2021 season.

Thursday, January 20, 2022
ST. THOMAS - There is a high school that could have eight graduates playing football next season at the university level.
The Parkside Stampeders recently had three Grade 12 students commit to schools in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA).
Five former Stampeders are already on the OUA gridiron, Zach Copeland, with the Ottawa GeeGees, Ryan Long, Laurier Golden Hawks, Rudy Bukich and Connor Holburn, Windsor Lancers, and Craig Coleman, who won the 2021 Vanier Cup with the Western Mustangs.
There is plenty Stampeder blue spread throughout the OUA and now Brady Lidster, Daniel Kieta and Carter Frayne, will start their university careers this September.

Wednesday, Janaury 19, 2022
DORCHESTER, Ont. - Curtis McKay is taking his resume full of baseball championships to the prairie state.
The Dorchester native is heading to Kankakee Community College (KCC), in Kankakee, Illinois, just south of Chicago, to continue his education and baseball career.
McKay attended Lord Dorchester for Grades nine and 10, before transferring to London CCH for Grades 11 and 12, to enroll in the Leaders in Exercise and Athletics Program (LEAP) led by Wendy Glover.
The Great Lakes Canadians have been McKay's baseball home for the past three years. McKay started playing ball at age four with the Dorchester Diamondbacks , before moving on to the London Badgers.

Thursday, January 14, 2022
DORCHESTER, Ont. - Annika Nolte was looking for a change of scenery without being too far from her hometown.
The Grade 12 student at Lord Dorchester Secondary school found what she was looking for at Nipissing University, in North Bay. Nolte accepted an athletic scholarship, studying physical health and education and to continue her soccer career, starting this September.

Monday, January 10, 2022
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Stars have traded their top two scorers.
On the final day before the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League trading deadline, forwards Tanner Dietz, (pictured, top left) and Ben MacRobbie were sent to the Listowl Cyclones, for forward Jackson Phillips (far right).
Dietz, 18, was leading the Stars with 27 points, five goals and 22 assists, in 26 games. MacRobbie, also 18, had 11 goals and 11 assists in 29 games.
The 18-year old Phillips had seven goals and five assists in 22 games for Listowel.
St. Thomas sits eighth in the Western Conference with a 9-18-1-1 record, for 20 points. The season is currently on pause due to government regulations.

Sunday, January 9, 2022
ST. THOMAS - Aiden and Tristan Coles have spent the majority of their lives doing everything together. That comes naturally with being twin brothers.
Therefore, it wasn't surprising when deciding on a post secondary school to further their education and running career, the Grade 12 students at St. Joseph's high school, chose the same location.
This coming autumn the Coles will be attending Iona College, a NCAA Division 1 school in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, located in New Rochelle, New York, just outside of New York City..

Tuesday, December 28, 2021
ST. THOMAS - When Sadie Waite was 12 years old she received a call-up to a team two years older. Facing opponents nearly a foot taller, Waite never looked out of place on the field. That experience ignited the competitive spirit in the young midfielder.
Six years later, Waite has signed to continue her soccer career and post secondary education on a full scholarship with the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers in September 2022.

Monday, December 27, 2021
ST. THOMAS - Hayley Umansky was able to find what was most important for the next four years of her life in school and sport.
The Grade 12 student at Parkside Collegiate Institute will continue her education and soccer career, at Madonna University, a NAIA school in Livonia, Michigan, in September, 2022.

Friday, December 17, 2021
ST. THOMAS - Jeff Burridge completed a hat trick scoring five minutes into overtime, to lift the London Nationals to a 7-6 win against the St. Thomas Stars, tonight at the Joe.
Stars' captain Tristan Roberts had a hat trick of his own, helping his team over come deficits of 2-0 and 6-4.
Defenceman Tristan Gerth, with his first goal of the season, Tanner Dietz and Ryan Cooper, scored for the Stars. Trent Ballentyne picked up two assists, while Roberts also had one helper.
St. Thomas heads into the Christmas break sitting in seventh place in the GOJHL Western Conference with an 8-16-2-1 record. London sits a top the standings by six points.
Burridge finished with three goals and three assists.
Carter Froggett, of Thorndale, made his junior B debut in the London net.

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
DORCHESTER, Ont. - The Dorchester Dolphins snapped their four game winless streak.
Dylan Vandersleen scored shorthanded and assisted on three other goals in the Dolphins' 6-0 blanking of the North Middlesex Stars, tonight at the Flight Exec Centre.
Nicholas Shearer, with two goals, Caleb Haalstra, Jakob Marche, with his team leading 14th and Tyler Rennie, with his first, completed the goal scoring.
Goalie Jackson Mailloux made 36 saves for the shutout.
Dorchester and Thamesford sit tied in third place in the Provincial Junior Hockey League Yeck Conference with 12-8-1-1 records.

Wednesday, December 15, 2021
ST. THOMAS - Ashlynne Brown had the highlight of the night.
Mid third period, the Parkside Stampeder forward skated end to end before scoring what would be the game winning goal, in a 3-2 victory against the Oakridge Oaks, in TVRA girls' hockey, at the Joe.
Allie Tares potted two goals, giving Parkside leads of 1-0 and 2-1.
Meadow Carr and Cadence Billingsley, replied for Oakridge.
The Stampeders have a 1-1-1 record in the Central Division.

Monday, December 13, 2021
AYLMER, Ont. - The East Elgin Eagles wasted no time picking apart their season opening opponent.
Shelby Laidlaw with four goals, Grace McLean and Dana Crinklaw, each had hat tricks, as the Eagles walked all over the Huron Park Huskies, in Thames Valley Regional Athletics girls hockey, today at the East Elgin Community Centre.
The goal for the Eagles this season is to advance to the WOSSAA tournament.

Sunday, December 12, 2021
ST. THOMAS - The Penner sisters led a Parkside Stampeders' return to the wrestling mats.
Lillie and Mandy were among six Parkside wrestlers to win gold at the Jay Cooke Memorial meet, Saturday at Parkside CI.
Lillie Penner won the female 62.5-kilogram (kg) division with a 4-0 record, but had to defeat teammate Zoey Astley-Duncan in the final.
The Central Elgin Titans were led by Iman Zebian, who won all three matches in the female 67.4-kg.

Wednesday, December 10, 2021
ST. THOMAS - Trent Ballentyne is an overtime hero.
The defenceman created a turnover before depositing the puck in to the net, three minutes and 26 seconds in to the extra period, giving the St. Thomas Stars a 3-2 win over the LaSalle Vipers, tonight at the Joe.
Tristan Roberts and Mathieu Paris gave the Stars leads of 1-0 and 2-1 earlier in the game.
Patrick McManus and Nic Pavia in the third period, tied the game for the Vipers. The Stars with an 8-15-1-1 record, sit eighth in the GOJHL Western Conference.

Wednesday, December 8, 2021
ST. THOMAS - The St. Joseph's Rams made quick work of the CCH Crusaders.
Estee Fodor scored twice as the Rams blanked the Crusaders, 5-0, in the season opener to the District girls' hockey season at the Joe.
The game was cut short with about eight minutes remaining in the third period, due to an upper body injury to Ram Jamie Giles.
Brianna Caeiro, with a goal and an assist, Georgia McGinnis, Rachel Loebach and Sophie Pellerine, also scored for the Rams.
Goalie Emma Dodson stopped all shots her way for the shutout.