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Thursday, October 23, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - Nash Okkerse's sixth race win is taking him to OFSAA.
Okkerse broke away from a pack of eight runners mid way through the race, to win the novice boys title by 23 seconds, at WOSSAA cross country today at Springbank Park.
This season, the Parkside Stampeder won all four invitational meets and TVRA Tri-County a week ago in Strathroy.
OFSAA is at Heart Lake Conservation Area in Brampton, Saturday, November 1.
From WOSSAA, the top two teams and the top five individuals not on the top two teams, advance to OFSAA.
Dorchester Beavers Kirk Hallman took the senior boys race, even after being directed in the wrong direction with about 400 metres remaining.
Ingersoll's Noah Cann, leading the race at the time, along with Hallman, Ryan Georgeson, battling for second place, and the race rabbit on the bike, turned left when the course went right.
Hallman noticed he and Georgeson were on the incorrect path within 10 seconds, spotted where they should be, cut across the field, before leaping the tape to be back on course with about 100 metres remaining.
Cann further along in the wrong direction noticed Hallman cutting across and followed, but finished fourth.
Makayla Varallo of Thorndale, finished second in the novice girls race, leading Medway High to the team title.
St. Joseph's Rams Armani Moniz, finished 10th, nabbing the fifth and final qualifying spot, in the junior boys race.
The Rams' senior girls team advance to OFSAA, placing second behind London Central.
The group of Flourish Nmor, Abi Faris, Alex Fangeat, Sadie Dowswell and Claire Caslick, is heading to OFSAA for their fourth time.
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Thursday, October 16, 2025
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Andrea Lai is the 2025 OFSAA open girls golf champion.
The Grade nine golfer from St. Joe's won the gold medal in a playoff today at Lionhead golf club.
Lai and Adrianna Salalila of Lakefield College school, finished two rounds of 18 holes, tied in top spot at three-over 147 in the open division.
On the playoff hole, Lai made par, while Salalila had a bogey.
Rams Melissa Gillies placed 36th in the high school division.
From WOSSAA, Exeter South Huron's Lulu Stuckless placed tied 19th, while London Central's Taryn Vasarhelyi was tied 55th.
At OFSAA boys golf in Lindsay, Andrew Sudicky from Dutton, with Saunders secondary school, placed fourth in the team standings.

Thursday, October 2, 2025
ST. THOMAS - When a team has three winners including both finalists in two events they become tough to beat.
The Parkside Stampeders are the Thames Valley Region Athletics (TVRA) Tri-County tennis team champions, taking the regional banner Wednesday at Pinafore Park.
Parkside was led by three event winners, Charlie Gunn, in boys' singles, Afimaa Dankwa, in girls singles and Cohen Kelly and Zachary McDermid, in boys doubles.
In two events, Parkside winners had to defeat teammates.
Kelly and McDermid outlasted Matthew East and Ronan Davidson. Dankwa had to disappoint her younger sister Madina.
Holding the monopoly in two event finals, pulled Parkside away from second place St. Joe's, in a two horse race for team gold. East Elgin finished a distant third.
Placing third for Parkside in mixed doubles, were Katelyn Broadhead and Liam Dlouhy and in girls doubles, Cassandra Baker and Alexis Scott.
Winning gold for the Rams, in mixed doubles, were Libby McCurdy and Liam Metzer and in girls doubles, Payton Biser and Allie Rickwood.
Rachael Li, in girls singles and Tyson Hollingsworth in boys singles, took bronze for St. Joe's.
East Elgin Eagles Marius Agoston was second in boys singles, while Dennis Fehr and Aaron Froese, placed third in boys doubles.
Tillonsburg Glendale's Meesha Finck and Rylan Homick was second in mixed doubles.
Woodstock St. Mary's Oriana Belmonte and Gabriella Fortuna, second in girls doubles.

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - Andrea Lai and Melissa Gillies are both taking their golf clubs to OFSAA.
Lai, only in Grade nine, won the individual title with a 77 over 18 holes in A flight Tuesday at Thames Valley golf course.
Gillies placed third overall and second in the high school division with a 95.
Lulu Stuckless from Exeter South Huron (86) and Taryn Vasarhelyi of London Central (98), placed second and fourth overall.
Only Lai will be in the open division at OFSAA, the high school provincial tournament, October 14-15, at Lionhead golf club in Brampton.
The Open classification refers to players who have competed in a provincial, state or national championship within the last 12 months.
Paige Campbell, from Stratford St. Mike's and Ellyn Chu, of London Mother Theresa, also qualified for OFSAA.
Central Elgin Titans Abbie Neil and Janay Gillard, finished 11th and 16th, respectively in A flight.
Strathroy's Norah Dixon won B flight (nine holes) carding a 46.
Dylan Eadie of London Oakridge was second in B flight with a 50, while Emma Joudrey of London Lucus won third place in a playoff after a round of 51.
Six players scored a 51, including St. Joseph's Rams Charlie Giesbrecht.

Monday, September 29, 2025
HIGHGATE, Ont. - The Highgate Rock are league champions for the first time in 23 years.
Meanwhile, the St. Thomas Storm watched their opponent celebrate a South Middlesex Men's Fastball League championship for a third straight year.
Highgate exploded for seven runs in the third inning, on their way to a 9-2 win, in five innings, tonight on home field.
Rock pitcher Connor Sloan tossed a complete game eight hitter, striking out six batters.
The Rock last held the playoff title in 2002, oddly enough winning that year's final against the Union Storm, now St. Thomas.
The Storm have now lost three consecutive finals, to Glencoe in 2023 and Chippewa last year, and haven't held the title since 2019.

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - In her first month of high school, Andrea Lai is already a Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) champion.
The St. Joe's Ram had a round of 76 over 18 holes, to win the TVRA girls golf A flight title by 19 strokes, Wednesday at the Thames Valley golf course.
Lai led the Rams to the team title, with Melissa Gillies and Charlie Giesbrecht.
Gillies placed second in A flight carding a 95.
Central Elgin Titans Abbie Neil placed fourth with a 99, leading the team to fourth overall.
Emilia Espana of London Aquinas, finished third overall and won the Central division A flight individual title with a 97.
London Lucas took the Central team title, led by B flight winner Keaton Schofield, who fired a 46 over nine holes.
Qualifiers move on to WOSSAA, back at Thames Valley, Tuesday, September 30.

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
FINGAL, Ont. - The championship final is going the distance.
The Highgate Rock scored three times in the top of the seventh, for a 9-6 win, denying the Storm from taking the title at home in game four tonight.
Game five is Monday, September 29 at Highgate.
The Storm hope to capture the league banner following back to back seasons as the runner-up, losing in four games to Chippewa a year ago and to Glencoe in five games in 2023.
Highgate aims for their first title since 2003.

Monday, September 22, 2025
UNION, Ont. - Zack Clark carded a four-over-76, to capture the Tri-County boys golf individual title.
Clark led his St. Joe's Rams to second place in the team standings, Monday at the St. Thomas Golf and Country Club.
Parkside Stampeders Cohen Kelly and Woodstock Collegiate's Damian Gravers, tied for second, both shooting a five-over-77.
Rams Quinn Wilson is fifth (seven-over-79), while Parkside's Jake Bosma, tied for seventh and Damon Fish, tied for ninth.
The Stampeders are the 2025 Tri-County boys golf A flight team champions, eight strokes lower than St. Joe's.
Glencoe placed third, followed by Woodstock Huron Park, Ingersoll and Dorchester, all teams qualifying for WOSSAA, back in Union, September 29.
The West Elgin Wildcats took the B flight title, with the East Elgin Eagles placing second.
Rain delayed the tournament for 30 minutes, with most players having one hole remaining.

Friday, September 19, 2025
ST THOMAS - A capacity crowd watched the St. Thomas Stars win their home opener.
Just over 1,700 fans packed the Thornton Centre, watching the Stars edge Port Colborne Lakers, 3-2.
Tyran Lawson, Luke Wachowiak and Reid Crossman with the game winner, scored for the Stars.
After a scoreless first period, the Stars took a 2-0 lead and led 3-1 mid way through the third period.
St. Thomas is 2-1, after losing their season opening game at Chatham, 5-3 and thumping Sarnia, 10-0, Thursday on the road.
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Thursday, September 18, 2025
UNION, Ont. - Mary-Ann Hayward and Andrea Lai took second place at the Ontario provincal women's four ball championship.
The pair both from St. Thomas, finished one stroke (-3, 69) behind winners Elaine Surjoprajogo and Susan Chen, from Mississauga (-4, 68), at the one day tournament, hosted by the St. Thomas Golf and Country Club.
Jade Tep-Cchun of St. Thomas, with partner Narisse Daye of Sarnia, tied for third place (-2, 70).
In the senior women's division, Karen Deluce and Barbara Cousins, from St. Thomas, tied for 13th (+11, 83).
Lisa Anderson and Lynn Sebastien, from the Highland Country Club in London, won the senior crown (+1, 73).

Sunday, September 14, 2025
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Panthers took three gold medals at their annual Big Cat Showdown.
The U11A, U15B and U18B Panthers teams, all won their finals, with 2-0 scores, Sunday at the Thornton Centre.
The U18A Panthers settled for silver, falling to Chatham-Kent, 2-0, in their final.
The U13A and U11B Panthers lost in the semifinals.
The three day tournament featured nine divisions, with teams from far away as Windsor, Collingwood, Barrie and Sault Ste. Marie.
Marg MacFarlane and Rylee Howlett scored in the final for the U11 Panthers.
In the U15B final, Emma Schenck and Beatrice Wilson scored, while goalie Caroline Rodgers with the shutout.
For the U18B Panthers, Ruby Steen and Maddie Terpstra potted goals while goalie Paige McMahon had the shutout.
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Sunday, August 31, 2025
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Cardinals didn't exactly handily win the Ontario Baseball Association B 15U championship.
However, with all five wins by a mercy (leading by 10-plus runs at fifth inning), the Cardinals barely broke a sweat pounding their opponents with a combined score of 70-15.
Matthew East pitched a complete five inning game, a 13-3 defeat of Simcoe in the final Sunday at Emslie Field.

Sunday, August 31, 2025
DORCHESTER, Ont. - When opponents are held to three runs or less every game, winning is much easier.
The St. Thomas Cardinals only allowed 11 runs over five games, on their way to the Ontario Baseball Association B 10U rep championship, Sunday.
St. Thomas held off DKMB (Delaware Komoka Mt Brydges), 6-3, in the final, completing a 5-0 run over the three day tournament.
Cardinals pitcher Ollie Southcott tossed five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and walking just one batter, to earn the game MVP.
Southcott also went three-for-three at the plate, with one RBI.
Two years ago, the Cardinals captured the OBA 8U title.

Sunday, August 24, 2025
ST. THOMAS - For an eighth consecutive season, this group of St. Thomas Cardinals are London and District Baseball Association (LDBA) champions.
This year, the Cardinals went 5-0 on their way to the LDBA 15U title, mercying Mitchell, 12-2, in the final Sunday at Emslie Field.
Leading 2-1, the Cardinals doubled their score in the third inning, before taking command of the game with three more runs in the fourth, for a 7-1 lead.
Linkin Kellington had a pair of singles, scored twice and drove in a run. Quinn Wilson batted two-for-three, with one RBI and Ben McCoubrey had two singles.
Matthew East and Creed Green both hit two run doubles, while Evan Campbell picked up two RBIs.
Kellington pitched the opening inning, before Drew Bate worked four innings, striking out five batters and allowing just five hits and three walks to first base.
St. Thomas capitalized on four Mitchell errors.
The Cardinals now prepare for their Ontario Baseball Association championship, August 29-September 1, in St. Thomas.

Saturday, August 23, 2025
APELDOORN, Nl. - Alex Fangeat is a world bronze medalist.
Fangeat, of St. Thomas, took the bronze medal in women's points race, Saturday at the 2025 Junior track cycling world championships.
A day earlier, Eve Buczkowski and Fangeat, placed 13th and 14th, respectively, in the women's individual pursuit.

Friday, August 22, 2025
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD. - Hallee Knelsen has her first medal of the Canada Summer Games.
The 22-year old from Malahide took the bronze medal in the women's 1500 metres, finishing in personal best time of 4:21.53, Friday at the Canada Summer Games.
Saturday update:
At the Fortis Canada Games Complex, it is the coolest and windiest day of athletics.
AJ Stanat of St. Thomas captured his second medal of the game, bronze in men's discus throw (47.56m).
Knelsen just missed the podium in the women's 800 metres, finishing fourth (2:09.29)
The Games are an U23 multi sports event.

Thursday, August 21, 2025
APELDOORN, Nl. - Eve Buczkowski and Alex Fangeat are among the top young cyclists in the world.
Buczkowski, from Talbotville and Fangeat, of St. Thomas, placed fifth with the Canadian women, in team pursuit, Thursday at the 2025 Junior track cycling world championships.
The four member team advanced from qualifying Wednesday and beat Poland to place fifth.
Brody Mann of St. Thomas, with the Canadian men, placed 10th in team pursuit qualifying.
Fangeat was 23rd in the women's scratch race.
The championships continue through Sunday.

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD. - AJ Stanat keeps adding to his impressive resume in throwing events.
The St. Thomas native won men's shot put gold this afternoon at the Canada Summer Games at the Fortis Canada Games Complex.
Stanat overcame rainy conditions for a event best 17.04 metre throw.
His second event, discus, goes Saturday.
Hallee Knelsen of Malahide, won her women's 1500-metre heat, to advance to the Friday's final.
The 22-year old has 800 metre heats Wednesday.
Knelsen was selected as Team Ontario's distance captain.
Wednesday, August 20th update: Knelsen advances to the final for the women's 800 meters. The final takes the track on Saturday.

Sunday, August 17, 2025
DORCHESTER, Ont. - They swam like their animal namesake.
The Otterville Otters captured the team title at the annual Tri-County swimming championships this year held Saturday at the Dorchester Community Pool.
Led by 11 medalists, including three individual gold medalists, Otterville won by 70 points over second place Strathroy.
The Dorchester Dolphins placed third and lifted the trophy for displaying Most Spirit throughout the competition.
Thamesford, Woodstock and Delhi, rounded out the team standings.
Katie Dimitroff in open girls and Avery Weishar in U6 girls won combined individual gold for Dorchester. Braydon Anderson took silver in U10 boys and Brookie Chen, bronze in U8 girls.
Swimmers earned points from each of the four types of races, butterfly, back crawl, breaststroke and freestyle.
For Otterville, Declan Knill (U8 boys), Laney Joyce (U12 girls) and Medley Ingram (U16 girls) took home gold medals.

Sunday, August 3, 2025
OTTAWA, Ont. - AJ Stanat is a Canadian outdoor champion in men's shot put.
The 22-year old from St. Thomas captured the gold medal, with an event best toss of 17.35 metres, Sunday at the Canadian track and field championships held at the Terry Fox Athletic Complex.
Stanat won by 1.45 metres, but was disappointed not cracking the 18 metre mark, a goal for this season.
Hallee Knelsen of Malehide, with three friends from the Western Mustangs track team, running as the Purple Ponies, won the women's 4x400-metre senior mixed team relay gold (3:47.39).
On Saturday, Jadyn Luna of Thorndale, finished fifth in women's heptathlon racking up 4,327 points. On day two Luna was third in javelin (33.38m), fourth in the 800 metre run (2:28.12) and eighth in long jump (4.87m).
Breanna Sloetjes with St. Thomas Legion Club, was fourth in U20 women's high jump (1.63m).

Friday, August 1, 2025
OTTAWA, Ont. - Mike Roth brings home a bronze, while Hallee Knelsen keep getting faster.
Mike Roth of St. Thomas finished third in the men's 400 metre dash, today at the Canadian track and field championships.
Olympian Christopher Morales Williams won gold in 45.16 second, followed by Nathan George (46.25 sec.).
Hallee Knelsen lowered her personal best time in the women's 800 metre run to 2:05.77, but missed advancing to the final, placing 10th. The top eight move on.
Jadyn Luna of Thorndale, sits ninth after day one of the women's heptathlon, placing fourth in the 200-metre dash (26.51 sec.), fifth in shot put (11.12m), eighth in the 100-metre hurdles (15.88 sec.) and ninth in high jump (1.35m).
Luna has javelin, long jump and the 800 metre run tomorrow Saturday.
Ethan Atkinson of St. Thomas no heighted in U20 men's pole vault.
Dylen Belanger from St. Thomas, placed 11th in the men's 400-metre hurdles (55.09 sec.) prelims, missing advancing to the final.

Friday, August 1, 2025
OTTAWA, Ont. - Several local athletes are in the nation's capital for the Canadian track and field championships.
Mike Roth of St. Thomas has advanced to the men's 400-metre dash final tonight.
AJ Stanat of St. Thomas, placed sixth in men's discus with a best throw of 44.63 metres. Stanat has shot put on Sunday, the final day of the six day event.
Hunter Campbell was 10th, in U20 men's hammer throw producing a measurement of 47.60 metres and 16th in discus (42.78m).
Hallee Knelsen will be in the women's 800 metre semifinals today.
Jadyn Luna of Thorndale, is competing in the women's heptathlon, today and tomorrow.
Ethan Atkinson of St. Thomas has U20 men's pole vault today and Dylen Belanger from St. Thomas, in the men's 400-metre hurdles.
Saturday has Breanna Sloetjes in U20 women's high jump.
Vincent Moore of St. Thomas finished eighth in the men's 800m (1:52.95) qualifying race and did nor advance.

Sunday, July 20, 2025
ST. THOMAS - Railway City is heading to the League2 women's playoffs as one of the league's top teams.
Railway City clinched a berth in the post season and will finish no lower than second place in the Southwest division.
Sophia Lezizidis with two goals, Ashley Betancourt and Lily Ryder scored, as Railway City blanked Hamilton United, 4-0, Sunday at 1Password Park. Keeper Abi Valiquette with the shutout.
The win closes the regular season, with Railway City holding a 11-1-2 record in the Southwest.

Sunday, July 20, 2025
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Two local athletes brought home bronze medals from Athletics Ontario U14, U16 and U18 championships.
Andrew Urquhart from Thorndale, took bronze in U18 men's discus, with a best throw of 48.99 metres, during the three day event, July 18-20 at the Terry Fox Stadium, in Chinguacousy Park.
Xavier Sauer of St. Thomas, leaped to a bronze medal in U16 boys high jump, clearing 1.73 metres.
A busy schedule, Sauer also placed sixth in long jump with a personal best (PB) effort of 6.03 meters, 15th in the 100 metre dash (11.99 seconds) and 20th in the 200-metre dash (23.71 sec.)
Sauer was one of 11 athletes with St. Thomas Legion Club at the championships.
Breanna Sloetjes from Strathroy, placed fourth in both U18 girls high jump (1.62m) and triple jump (11.02m).
Audrina Nicholson of Dutton, placed fourth in U14 girls long jump (4.36m), eighth in the 150-metre dash, 11th in the 80-metre (11.45 sec.) and 12th at 300 metres (46.75 sec).
Joel Sloetjes was fourth in U16 boys high jump (1.67m), seventh in triple jump (10.86m) and 16th in long jump (5.03m).
Aiyana John was sixth in U18 girls high jump (1.52m).
Nash Okkerse finished 10th in the U16 boys 1,200 metre run (3:26.08) and 17th in the 300 (39.91 sec.).
Charlie Halpenny finished 10th in both the U16 boys 100 and 200-metre and 21st in long jump (4.77m).
Harrison Halpenny was 11th in the 100 and 200 hurdles and 22nd in long jump.
Fletcher Taylor placed 16th in U18 boys high jump (1.60m) and 19th in long jump (5.63m).
Will Downing was 21st in the U18 boys 400-metre hurdles (1:04.27).
Brianna Scott finished 26th in the U16 girls 300 (45.11 sec.), 31st in the 200 (27.70 sec.) and 32nd in the 100 (13.84 sec.).
Ethan Atkinson of St. Thomas, with London-Western club, was fourth in U18 pole vault (4.15m).
Kirk Hallman from Thorndale, with London-Western, finished 21st in both the U18 boys 800 and 1500 metre runs. Hallman was on London-Western's silver medal winning U18 boys 4x800-metre relay team.

At the fourth twilight meet hosted by York University July 15th, Hannah McIntyre of Dorchester, finished second in the open women's 1500 metre run (4:35.28).

Friday, July 18, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Ont. - The Tyson Tour made a stop at Tarandowah golfers club, one of its eight tournaments on the season.
Windy conditions and scattered drizzle welcomed golfers in the four divisions, junior (16-18 years old), juvenile (14-15 years), bantam (13 years and under) and girls (10-18 year olds), Thursday at the course just south of Avon.
Ben Grant took the junior division, with a four-over 74, two strokes lower than Will McEachern and Carter Maue
Ryan Johnson from Thorndale, tied for seventh, carding a 10-over 80, with a pair of birdies.
Mick Lucier is the juvenile winner with a seven-over 77. Owen Senese won the bantam division by five strokes, shooting an 84.
Avalina Flick handily won the girls crown with an 85.
Following tour's eight stops at courses in Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin counties, Sunningdale will host the championship August 18.

Saturday, July 12, 2025
TORONTO, Ont. - Three Elgin County athletes brought home medals from the Royal Canadian Legion (RCL) Ontario outdoor track and field championships.
Mehkai Arnold, Ethan Atkinson and Xavier Sauer, all from St. Thomas, were on the podium at the two day event, July 11-12, at York University.
Arnold won a silver medal in U16 boys discus, with a best throw of 47.53 metres, just two centimetres behind winner Jaxon Goff (47.55m).
Sauer leaped to a silver medal in U16 boys high jump (1.78m), while Atkinson took bronze in U18 boys pole vault (4.25m).
Sauer also finished fifth in the U16 boys 200-metre dash (23.82 sec.)
Breanna Sloetjes, who trains with St. Thomas Legion, was third in U18 girls high jump (1.60m) and 10th in long jump (4.77m).

At the Canadian Track and Field League (CTFL) final meet, Friday in Ottawa, Hallee Knelsen was third in the women's 800-metre run (2:07.05).
The Malahide resident places second overall in the 800 for the season, from points acquired at previous meets.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
ST. THOMAS - Mason Cowie is an international basketball player now.
Cowie with Canada Elite, a team of eight players, won the Quai 54 Futures street ball tournament July 4-6, in Paris, France.
Canada Elite went 7-0, with a victory over the Americans in the final.
"It was a really cool experience, met a lot of interesting people," said the St. Thomas resident.

Sunday, July 6, 2025
WINDSOR, Ont. - AJ Stanat is a provincial shot put champiom.
The 22-year old from St. Thomas won the open men's event with a best throw of 17.31 metres, at the Athletics Ontario Open and U20 championships, July 4-6, at Windsor University.
Stanat also took the bronze medal in open mens' discus (47.35m).
Hunter Campbell, with St. Thomas Legion Club, won silver in U20 men's hammer throw with a personal best (PB) distance of 49.85 metres, placed seventh in discus, with another PB of 44.83m and 14th in shot put (12.59m).
Briana Rand, 21, from Dorchester, was second in open women's triple jump (11.81m)
Hallee Knelsen from Malahide, set a PB of two minutes and 6.61 seconds (2:06.61), finishing third in the open women's 800 metre run.
Knelsen, 22, also placed sixth in the 1500m (4:25.42).
Jadyn Luna from Thorndale, was fourth in open women's shot put (11.53m).
Dylen Belanger of St. Thomas, finished sixth, in the open men's 400-metre hurdles in a PB time of 54.31 seconds
Vincent Moore from St. Thomas, was eighth in the open men's 800 (1:54.58) and 18th in the 400 (51.38m).
Kirk Hallman and Ryan Johnson, both from Thorndale, placed 11th (9:13.86) and 18th (9:36,78), respectively, in the U20 3000 metres.
It was Hallman, then Johnson, finishing 17th (4:08.81) and 18th (4:09.99) in the 1500.
Mason Basson from Sparta, was 23rd in the open men's 400 metre dash (51.13 sec.)
Andrew Monteith of St. Thomas, was 33rd in the U20 men's 800 (2:07.15) and 41st in the 400 (54.32 sec.)
Stanat, Campbell, Knelsen, Belanger, Basson and Monteith, train with St. Thomas Legion Club.
Sixteen year old Jenna Tunks of London, won both U20 women's shot put (12.55m) and discus (46.06m).
Tunks older sister, Julia, won open women's discus with a throw over 60 metres(60.47m).

Sunday, June 30, 2025
SAINT-GEORGES, QC. - Brody Mann (left photo) found the podium at the Canadian road cycling championships.
Mann from St. Thomas, took the silver the medal in the junior men's criterium today, the final day of the four day event.
Mann also finished sixth in the time trial and 29th in the road race.
Eve Buczkowski of Talbotville, finished fourth in the junior women's road race, sixth in the time trial and 21st in the criterium.
Ben Buczkowski placed 22nd in the U17 men's road race and 29th in the time trial.
Alex Fangeat from St. Thomas was 12th in the junior women's time trial.

Mann and Buczkowski will be representing Canada at the Junior track cycling (indoor) world championships, August 20-24, in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
Both cyclists have a GoFundMe page, to help with expenses, the majority not covered by Team Canada.

Sunday, June 29, 2025
TORONTO, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen is a double gold medalist.
The 22-year old from Malahide won both the women's 800 and 1500 metre races at the (U23) Canada Games Trials for track and field.
Today, Knelsen won the 800 in 2:07.16, an outdoor PB time, after finishing the 1500 in a time of 4:25.96, just off her PB of 4:24.72.
Knelsen qualifies for the Canada Summer Games, in St. John's, Newfoundland, August 8-25.
AJ Stanat, 22, of St. Thomas, placed second in men's discus with a best throw of 46.35 metres.
Breanna Sloetjes, age 17, with St. Thomas Legion, was fourth in women's high jump (1.60m).
Briana Rand, 21, from Dorchester, was fourth in women's triple jump (11.71m)
Claireese Coffey, 21, of St. Thomas, placed fifth in women's long jump (4.99m).
Sixteen year old Jenna Tunks of London, won both the women's shot put (13.49m) and discus (46.53m).
At Athletics Ontario Combined Events championships, Jadyn Luna placed fifth in open women's heptathlon (4,299 points)
The Thorndale native was second in shot put (11.34m), fourth in the 200-metre dash (26.95 sec.), javelin (29.75m) and the 800m (2:29.92), fifth in long jump (5.07m) and the 100-metre hurdles (16.04 sec.) and seventh in high jump (1.40m).

Saturday, June 28, 2025
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - DJ Kennington of St. Thomas has his first win of the season.
Kennington won the pole and took the checkered flag at the Riverside 300, the second race of the NASCAR Canada racing series, today at the Riverside Speedway.
Driving his Castrol Edge Dodge number 17, Kennington led 147 of the 300 lap race, including the first 58 laps.
Kevin Lacroix and Will Larue took turns leading the field, before Kennington regained the lead for good on lap 212.
Kennington also recorded the fastest lap of the race.
"This is a huge win for our team.," said Kennington. "We rolled out a brand new car for this weekend and right out of the box it was fast. I'm so proud of everyone on this team. A lot of guys have been with me for so long. They all did a great job. And for Castrol and everyone that makes this possible, it's really satisfying to get a win with it in its first race.
Kennington takes over the driver's points standings.

Monday, June 23, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - Northdale Central had quite a medal haul.
Athletes from the Dorchester school brought home medals from 12 events at the TVDSB Valley track and field championships June 3 at Western University.
Brooklyn Samko, led the way, breaking the junior girls (Grade 5) record in the 400 metre dash, finishing in one minute and 8.79 seconds (1:08.79), and also won gold in the junior girls 800 metre run (2:50.03).

Saturday, June 7, 2025
TORONTO, Ont. - Taylor Kana waited three years for this moment.
Since taking home a bronze medal as a novice in 2022, Kana has wanted to stand a top the podium at OFSAA track and field
The East Elgin Eagles athlete made her dream come true winning senior girls javelin, with a personal best throw of 48.03 metres, on day three of OFSAA Saturday at York University.
Kana led the competition from round one with an opening throw of 45.31 metres, a mark two and half meters ahead of second place.
Silver medalist Kaitlyn Pepper threw 42.63 metres, but Kana would have four other throws further than that measure.
Kana extended her lead to 47.32 metres, hit 47.43m in round three, before saving her best distance for the final throw of her high school career.
Parkside Stampeders Mehkai Arnold took home silver in novice men's discus with a throw of 46.52 metres.
Arnold had four throws over 41 metres (mixed in with two fouls) and led the competition until Noah Vanneck of Chatham-Kent, hit 46.89 metres on his final throw.
Dorchester Beavers Aisha Medina increased her school record to three metres (3.00m) winning a silver medal in junior women's pole vault.
Dorchester's Will Downing finished 17th in the junior men's 300-metre hurdles (42.81 seconds).

Friday, June 6, 2025
TORONTO, Ont. - For a few minutes Ethan Atkinson was holding an OFSAA record.
The St. Joseph's Rams athlete will have settle for a silver medal in junior men's pole vault, on day two of the OFSAA track and field championships at York University.
Atkinson and Christian Futo both broke the OFSAA record of 4.45 metres, clearing 4.50 metres. Only Futo manage to clear 4.65 metres, setting the new OFSAA mark.
St. Joe's Libby McCurdy added to her OFSAA medal collection, with a bronze in senior women's pole vault, with a season's best 3.55 metres.
From previous OFSAAs, McCurdy has all the medal colours with a bronze in novice, gold as a junior and silver a year ago as a first year senior.
Dorchester Beavers Will Downing finished eighth in the junior men's 100-metre hurdles (14.41 seconds).
Beavers Andrew Urquhart placed eight in senior men's discus (46.73m) and 13th in shot put (14.01m) on day one Thursday.
Parkside Stampeders Brendan McCausland finished eighth in junior men's high jump (1.75m).
East Elgin Eagles Louisa Begamann was eighth in novice women's discus (26.37m).
Parkside's Amy Williamson, battling a lower body injury, placed 10th in novice women's long jump (4.69m) and 18th in triple jump (9.54m).
Dorchester's Kirk Hallman finished 13th in the senior men's 1500-metre heats (3:58.01) on day one, missing qualifying for the final by one position.

Monday, June 2, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - The Dorchester Beavers made quick work of the Woodstock Huron Park Huskies in the TVRA tier 3 fast pitch final.
Eve Jackson had a two-run triple and RBI double as the Beavers mercied the Huskies, 11-1, in five innings.
Dorchester finishes the season undefeated at 7-0.
The Beavers scored two in the first inning, four in the second and the max five runs in the third.
Pitcher Tara Crinklaw, worked three innings, striking out eight batters, including the side in the third inning. Crinklaw only allowed one single and one walk.
Huron Park scored their lone run in the fifth inning, on a walk, hit batsman, single and passed ball.
Kailynn Morris went two-for-three including a two-run double and scored twice. Crinklaw had two singles and a walk in four at bats and scored three times.

Saturday, May 31, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - Eleven athletes will be representing Elgin County and Dorchester schools at OFSAA track and field.
Athletes and relay teams placing top four at the West Regional meet, May 29-30 at Western University, qualify for OFSAA, June 5-7, at York University in Toronto.
Three athletes are in two events, Dorchester Beavers Andrew Urquhart (senior boys shot put and discus) and Will Downing (junior boys 100 and 300 metre hurdles), along with Parkside Stampeders Amy Williamson (novice girls long and triple jumps).
East Elgin Eagles Taylor Kana in senior girls javelin, Parkside Stampeders Mehkai Arnold in novice boys discus and St. Joseph's Rams Ethan Atkinson in junior boys pole vault, go as West Region champions.
Eagles Louisa Begemann in novice girls discus, Beavers Kirk Hallman in the senior boys 1500 metres, Rams Libby McCurdy in senior girls pole vault, Beavers Aisha Medina in junior girls pole vault and Brendan McCausland in junior boys pole vault, complete the local contingent.

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - Dorchester Beavers girls soccer is certainly glad Mya Steller returned to the team.
Steller scored twice including the winner in extra time, lifting the Beavers past Stratford St. Mike's, 3-2, in the WOSSAA AA gold match today at City Wide Sports Fields.
The Beavers head to their sixth consecutive OFSAA and second one at the AA level.
After two years competing in track and field, Steller made the decision to return to the team she helped win OFSAA gold while in Grade nine.
St. Mike's led 1-0 at half.
Steller tied the game, before Portia Metcalf scored on penalty kick, for a 2-1 Beavers lead. St. Mike's sent the game to extra time, with a buzzer beater before the end of the second half.
OFSAA is June 5-7 in Kingston.
In the WOSSAA semifinals, Dorchester defeated Parkside, 3-1, with Steller, Julia Richie and Megan McLachlin scoring.
Parkside took the bronze medal match, blanking London South, 1-0.
On the boys side, St. Joseph's Rams finished fourth, losing 4-3 in penalties to Woodstock St. Mary's, the eventual WOSSAA champs. The Rams dropped the bronze medal game, 1-0, to St. Mike's.

Saturday, May 24, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - It may have been their first WOSSAA meet, but it didn't stop several novice athletes from excelling.
Parkside Stampeders Mehkai Arnold and Amy Williamson each won two novice events, while Arnold, Williamson and East Elgin Eagles Louisa Begeman, all advanced in three events, at WOSSAA track and field, May 22-23, at Western University.
Arnold won gold in novice boys discus and javelin and finished third in shot put.
Williamson won both novice girls long and triple jumps.
Begeman won novice girls discus and placed third in javelin and fifth in shot put.
In addition, there was Dorchester Beavers Ava Ridley placing fourth in novice girls pole vault, Curtis Willick finishing second in both the novice boys 800 and 1500 metre races and West Elgin Wildcats Reece Burke, fourth in novice boys 300-metre hurdles.
Both of Parkside's novice 4x100-metre relay teams finished fourth. The boys are Jack Moore, Charlie Halpenny, Nathan Campbell, Max Surmacz and the ladies, Hannah Kish, Amy Williamson, Cadence Baitz, Cadence Quin.
The top six in each event advance to the OFSAA West regional, May 29-30, at Western.
Senior and juniors didn't let the first year athletes take all the glory.
Eagles Taylor Kana won senior girls javelin, while St. Joe's Rams Ethan Atkinson set a meet record winning junior boys pole vault.
The Beavers won four events. Ryan Johnson won open boys steeplechase, Aisha Medina junior girls pole vault, Aiden Hartmann, junior boys long jump and Will Downing, junior boys 100-metre hurdles..

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
ST. THOMAS - Heidi Andrews and Aba Coombs both scored two tries as the Parkside Stampeders repeated as Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) A/AA rugby champs, downing Tillsonburg Glendale, 55-10.
Kenzie Clinton, Maddy Chute, Scarlett Wilson, Izzy Rodgers and Lily Sawyer had a try each, as Parkside captures the title a third time in four years.
Kate Crichton kicked four two-point coverts and Andrews had one.
The Stampeders scored in the opening minute of both halves, preventing Glendale from gaining any momentum.
Glendale scored twice late in the second half, with all Parkside starters on the sidelines.
Parkside moves on to face St. Anne's, this Friday, May 23, in Clinton.
The winner earns a spot at OFSAA, June 2-4, in Cobourg.
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Saturday, May 17, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - St. Joseph's Rams Ethan Atkinson and Parkside Stampeders Amy Williamson set meet records.
East Elgin Eagles Louisa Begaman and Dorchester Beavers Curtis Willick have bursted on to the scene winning two novice events each.
Dorchester's Will Downing and East Elgin's Benji Gould have stepped it up a level, both golden twice at the junior level.
Athletes from Elgin County and Dorchester had a memorable meet at the 2025 Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) track and field championships, May 15-16, at Western University.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
ST. THOMAS - It is three consecutive years for the Glendale Gemini tennis team.
The Gemini three peated as Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) tennis team champs, edging the Parkside Stampeders and St. Joe's Rams, Wednesday at Pinafore Park.
Glendale took two of the five divisions, men's doubles with Liam Nunn and Cohen Schott and mixed doubles with Roxanne MacDonald and Caleb Racz.
Parkside's Afimaa Dankwa defeated Huron Park Huskies Payton Cowan, in the women's singles final.
East Elgin Eagles Marius Agoston defeated Parkside Stampeders Charlie Gunn, in the men's singles final.
Claire Harmer and Chloe Knoll won an all WCI women's doubles final against teammates Aurora House and Robyn Wilson.
Top two in each of the five disciplines move on to WOSSSAA, May 22 in Stratford.

Saturday, May 10, 2025
ST. THOMAS - Railway City scored early and often.
Brennan Keba led the way with a hat trick, as Railway City routed Windsor City, 7-0, in League2 Ontario men's soccer May 10 at 1Password Park.
Keba only needed one minute to find the score sheet and returned in the final minute of the first half.
Alan Monyard, D'Andre Williams, Luka Williams and Jack Owen scored.
Elesio Melillo had the shutout.
Railway City is 2-0-0 in the Southwest division.

Thursday, May 8, 2025
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Three meet records and an athlete who had four top five results, including first place.
There were several highlights at the Woodstock Spring Classic track and field meet May 6-7 at College Ave Secondary School.
East Elgin Eagles Taylor Kana increased her meet record set last year at 39.84 metres to 43.29, winning senior girls javelin.
St. Joseph's Rams Ethan Atkinson set a meet mark in junior boys pole vault of 4.00 metres.
Parkside Stampeders Amy Williamson won both novice girls long jump and triple jump.
Stampeders Brendan McCausland was a busy athlete, winning junior boys high jump, and placing second in discus, third in javelin, fourth in long jump and fifth in shot put.
Dorchester Beavers Ryan Johnson won open boys steeplechase and finished second in the senior 3000m.
East Elgin's Benji Gould won both junior boys 1500 and 3000m races.
Rams Flourish Nmor, won both senior girls 400 and 800m race.
Eagles Henry Scott broke the old meet time of 22.52 seconds in the senior boys 200 metre dash, but had to settle for second place.

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - St. Thomas schools had five top eight results at WOSSAA junior badminton.
Finishing top eight were Central Elgin Titans boys doubles team of Hudson McQuiggan & Layne Stirling and mixed doubles team of Zoey Klassen and Kael Theil; Parkside Stampeders men's singles Jacob Bosma and girls doubles team of Claire Crow and Ellie Doyle and St. Joseph's Rams girls doubles team of Melissa Gillies and Eva Garagozzo.
Bosma had to defeat Parkside teammate Charlie Gunn to advance to the round of eight, while McQuiggan and Stirling upended the South-East champs from Parkside, Damon Fish and Ty Titchner, to advance.
East Elgin Eagles Alex Centeno and Madison Weibe, were both 0-2, in girls singles.

Saturday, April 26, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - Taylor Kana led the way one of nine event winners at the Forest City Mustang Invitational, the opening meet for the 2025 high school track and field season.
The East Elgin Eagle broke a 28-year old meet record, winning senior girls javelin by 10 metres with a personal best throw of 46.12 metres, April 24 at Western University.
Dorchester Beavers Will Downing finished first in the junior boys 100-metre hurdles (15.57 seconds).
Downing was one of three Beavers to win events, along with Aiden Hartman, junior boys long jump (6.22m), Aisha Medina, junior girls pole vault (2.65m) and Ava Ridley, novice girls pole vault (2.20m).
St. Joseph's Rams Ethan Atkinson won junior boys pole vault (4.14m).
Three Parkside Stampeders won events, Brendan McCausland, junior boys high jump (1.75m), Mehkai Arnold, novice boys discus (36.40m), Amy Williamson, novice girls long jump (4.62m)
Placing second, St. Joseph's Rams Libby McCurdy, senior girls pole vault (3.40m) on tie breaker, Rams Max Gasper, junior boys javelin (41.28m), Dorchester Beavers Kirk Hallman, senior boys 1500m (4:37.44), Dorchester's Andrew Urquhart, senior boys shot put (15.56m).
Third place - Rams Sarah Foley, senior girls high jump (1.53m); Rams Flourish Nmor, senior girls 800m run (2:26.41), East Elgin Eagles Darah Farrow, senior girls discus (26.91m), Dorchester's Avery Bradish, junior girls javelin (25.00m), Hallman, 800m (1:59.89), Arnold, shot put (11.71m).

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
ST. THOMAS - In a tight overall badminton tournament, three Elgin County schools won gold at the TVRA SouthEast junior championships.
Parkside Stampeders Damon Fish and Ty Titchner, won boys doubles champs, East Elgin Eagles Alex Centeno, girls singles and St. Joe's Rams Eva Garagozzo and Melissa Gillies, girls doubles, today at Parkside CI.
Woodstock Huron Park squeezed out the team title by one point, over Parkside and Woodstock Collegiate Institute.
The top four in each of the five disciplines advance to WOSSAA, Tuesday, April 29 at Saunders Secondary school in London.
Eagles Madison Weibe placed second in girls singles.
Parkside's Jacob Bosma and Charlie Gunn were two-three in boys singles. The Stampeders girls doubles pair of Ellie Doyle and Claire Crow finished fifth, but move on due to a team unable to attend WOSSAA.
Central Elgin Titans mixed doubles team of Keal Theil and Zoe Klassen placed second and boys doubles Hudson McQuiggan and Layne Stirling were fourth.

Saturday, April 19, 2024
DORCHESTER, Ont. - The seventh head coach of the Dorchester Dolphins will be the first former player behind the bench.
Jordan Fuller returns to the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) team taking the reigns from Chris Willsie, who steps down after two seasons.
Fuller is currently the head coach of the London Jr. Knights U15 AAA team, that just won the Alliance League championship, March 30. Their season concludes at the Ontario Hockey Federation championship, April 9-15 in Markham.
The former defenceman, Fuller played four seasons with the Dolphins, from 2012-16, winning the PJHL Yeck Division title twice.

Thursday, April 17, 2025
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Two gold medals helped the Dorchester Beavers placed second in the team standing at Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) SouthEast senior badminton.
Tyler Michiels won boys singles, while Jocelyn Pollard and Ramjot Singh are the mixed doubles champs.
Central Elgin Titans Brandon Dews and Brady Hunter are the boys doubles winners.
Fourteen athletes from Elgin County and Dorchester qualified for WOSSAA, Thursday, April 24, at Saunders Secondary School in London.

Sunday, March 13, 2025
TORONTO, Ont. - The St. Thomas U15C Panthers are Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) silver medalists.
The Panthers won three games and tying one, advancing to the U15C final, including edging the Belmont Aylmer Dorchester (BAD) Blazers, 3-2, in the semifinals.
Central Perth won gold, blanking the Panthers, 3-0, in the final Sunday. Two early first period goals put Central Perth in the driver's seat.
The Blazers held off Woodstock, 1-0, on a goal by Sofie Bubb-Clarke, in the bronze medal game.
Three Blazers teams finished fourth, U15BB, U13C and U18C.

Saturday, April 12, 2024
TORONTO, Ont. - Four Belmont Aylmer Dorchester (BAD) Blazers teams and the St. Thomas U15C Panthers are playing in OWHA semifinals.
An U15C semifinal will be a local clash, with the Panthers facing the Blazers, after both teams won their respective pools, with records of two wins and a tie.
The U18C Blazers won their pool with the same 2-0-1 record and will see Brockville in their semifinal.
Ditto for the U13C Blazers, for a spot in their semifinals against the London Devilettes.
In the U15BB quarterfinals, the Blazers blanked Toronto Leaside, 1-0, to move on to the semifinals, owners of a 4-0-0 record.
Both the St. Thomas Panthers U18BB and U15B teams lost their quarterfinal games.

Saturday, April 12, 2024
TORONTO, Ont. - Three local teams have advanced to the Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) provincial quarterfinals at venues across the Greater Toronto Area, Brampton and Ajax.
The St. Thomas U15B Panthers went 3-0 through pool play and meet Saugeen in their quarterfinals.
BAD Girls U15BB Blazers had a 3-0 pool record and see Toronto Leaside in a quarterfinal.
The U18BB Panthers squeezed in the quarters, with a record of one win and two ties, thanks to owning the best goal differential. Three teams finished with records of 1-0-2, but the Panthers won the pool with a plus three.
For the most divisions, only pool winner move on to quarterfinal action.
The U13A Panthers were edged 2-1 by Stoney Creek in the game that decided first place, denying the Panthers a spot in the quarterfinals.
In Senior B, both the BAD Girls (2-1-0) and Panthers (0-1-2) missed advancing.
The U11A Panthers finished at 1-2.
The U15C Panthers and the Blazers U15C, U18C and U13C teams are still in pool play.

Friday, April 11, 2024
TORONTO, Ont. - Four local teams won twice on day one of the Ontario Women's Hockey Association (OWHA) provincial championships at venues across the Greater Toronto Area, Brampton and Ajax.
The St. Thomas U15B Panthers blanked North Durham, 1-0, before taking a 3-1 victory over Norfolk.
The U13A Panthers got by Durham West, 3-1, before silencing Woolwich, 2-0.
In Senior B, the BAD Girls doubled up on Kemptville, 6-3, before edging Stratford, 2-1.
The U15BB Blazers had a pair of one goal victories, 2-1 over East Ottawa and 1-0 shutout of Orangeville.
In their only game on day one, the U18C Blazers won against TCDGHA, 4-2, while the U13C Blazers edged Huron Heat, 1-0.
The U15C Blazers opened with a 4-1 win against South Bruce.
It was a pair of ties for the U18BB Panthers against both Mississauga and Stratford.
The U11A Panthers split their games, downing Durham West, 3-1, but falling to Toronto Leaside, 4-2.
The U15C Panthers tied Kemptville at one in their only game of the day.
The Senior B Panthers lost a 1-0 squeaker to New Tecumseth, before tying Cobourg, 1-1.
Teams play three pool games, before for the majority of divisions, the top eight teams (pool winners only in eight pool divisions) move on to the quarterfinals late Saturday. Semifinals and finals are Sunday.

Thursday, April 10, 2025
TILLSONBURG, Ont. - The Central Elgin Titans won two divisions while the Parkside Stampeders advance 12 athletes.
The two schools led the way at Thames Valley Region (TVRA) South Badminton senior badminton today at Glendale high school.
Titans Reina Walters took the girls singles title, while Brady Hunter and Brandon Dews won boys doubles.
The top four in each of the five divisions, move on to the South-East championships are at Woodstock College Avenue, Thursday, April 17th.
Among the dozen Stampeders advancing is Ryan Willmore, the boys singles champ.
St. Joe's Rams Mara Kemmerling and Taliah Shaw won girls doubles and Glendale's Roxanne McDonald and Caleb Rac, the mixed doubles title.
At the East Division tournament, Tyler Michiels of Dorchester won boys singles.

Sunday, April 6, 2024
MILTON, Ont. - Alex Fangeat (left photo) and Eve Buczkowski are both Canadian junior (U19) women's cycling champions and world record holders.
Fangeat took gold in the junior women's individual pursuit (IP) and set a junior world record time in the heats, at the Canadian track cycling championships Friday at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre.
The St. Thomas native won the three kilometre race in three minutes and 47.67 seconds (3:47.67), followed by Buczkowski in second place, finishing in 3:42.753.
In the heats, Buczkowski, from Talbotville, set a junior world record time of 3:42.648, only to have it eclipsed by Fangeat in the very next heat. Fangeat lowered the time to 3:36.875.
On Saturday, Buczkowski took gold and Fangeat, bronze, in the junior women's Elimination race.
In the junior Scratch race, Fangeat captured the silver medal and Buczkowski, the bronze.
Buczkowski took gold in the Madison (with a teammate) and picked up a bronze in the Keirin.
Brody Mann of St. Thomas, captured silver in both junior men's Elimination and Individual Pursuit races. Mann was part of Team Ontario's golden Team Pursuit.
Mann also placed fifth in the Madison with Matthew Payne, sixth in the scratch race and seventh in points.

Saturday, April 5, 2024
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Hayden Dunn and Taryn Sullivan had quite the memorable first year of post secondary school hockey.
The two rookies from Aylmer are members of the Sault College Cougars, the 2025 American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division Two women's champions.
Sault College went 5-0 at the National tournament held in St. Louis, defeating Assiniboine College, from Brandon Manitoba, 6-2, in the final, March 25.
In the semifinals, Sault College blanked the University of Wisconsin, 5-0, with Dunn scoring one goal.
Sault also beat Boston College, St. Thomas and Boston University, at a tournament that included Ohio State and Mercyhurst.
Sullivan had nine goals and 10 assists in 20 regular season games, followed by three assists in the five games at Nationals.
Dunn scored four times at Nationals, after posting three goals and three assist in 17 regular season games.
Sullivan and Dunn were teammates with their high school team, East Elgin Eagles and various teams with the BAD Blazers.

Saturday, March 29, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Jr Stars are Shamrock League U16A champions.
Kaje Thorogood provided all the offence, scoring a hat trick, as St. Thomas edsged the South Oxford Storm, 3-2, in the decisive game three of the U16A final at the Joe.
The Stars move on to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association championship, April 4-6 in Whitby.
Thorogood gave the Stars leads of 1-0 and 2-1, before adding a third goal that held up to be the game winner.
Four teams from St. Thomas won their Shamrock League A final, U16, U12, U15 and U18.

Wednesday, March 26, 2024
ST. THOMAS - It was the right night to have one of their best games of the season.
The St. Thomas Jr. Stars are the Shamrock League U12A champions, following a 8-0 shutout of the South Oxford Storm, tonight at the Joe.
Malcolm Travis scored four times and Ty Thompson had a pair of goals, as the Stars take the series, two games to one.
Travis had St. Thomas up 3-0 by the mid point of the second period, completing a natural hat trick.
Thompson, Liam Wall and Carter Gosnell, completed the goal scoring. Brooke Gustavson, Mason Friesen and Hutson Warren, each drew two assists.
St. Thomas advances to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association U12A championship, April 4-6 in Whitby.

Monday, March 24, 2024
DORCHESTER, Ont. - The Dorchester Dragons are Lower Ontario Ringette League (LORL) U16B regional champs.
Dorchester held off the Muskoka Royals, 7-5, in the U16B gold medal game Sunday at Western Fair Sports Complex in London.
Katelyn Sauve with two goals, Faith Quarrie, Xana Coelho, Paige Mason, Madison Harper and Gracee Steyaert scored for Dorchester.
Coelho led Dorchester with five goals and three assists, over four games.
St Thomas Thunder went 0-3-0.
In U14B action, both St. Thomas, 4-3 in overtime to London Lynx and Dorchester, 4-3, to Mitchell, lost their respective finals.
At the FUN3 level, Dorchester was 1-1-1 and St. Thomas, 0-2-1.
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Saturday, March 8, 2024
WINDSOR, Ont. - A.J Stanat is an U-Sports champion.
Stanat captured men's shot put gold, with a throw of 17.70 metres, on day three of the U-Sports Canadian University track and field championships at Windsor University.
The 21-year old from St. Thomas won by almost a metre, with Laval's Anthony Labbe finishing second with a throw of 16.72m
Hallee Knelsen of Malahide, picked up her third medal of the meet, a bronze, with the Western Mustangs' women's 4x400-metre relay team.
Brianna Rand of Dorchester, finished fifth in women's triple jump (11.95m).

Friday, March 7, 2025
WINDSOR, Ont. - Hallee Knelsen has her individual medal.
The runner from Malahide took the silver medal in the women's 1000 metres on day two of the U-Sports indoor track and field championships at Windsor University.
Later in the day, Knelsen ran the fourth leg for the Western Mustangs women's 4x800-metre relay team, taking silver.
At previous U-ports, the 21 year old has a 4x8 gold and 4x4 bronze from 2022, bronzes in both the 4x8 and 4x4 from 2023 and a 4x8 bronze in 2024.
Hannah McIntyre of Dorchester, with the St. Francis Xavier 4x8 women's relay team, finished ninth (9:04.87).
AJ Stanat of St. Thomas, with Windsor U, finished sixth in men's weight throw (17.39m).
Jadyn Luna of Thorndale, with host Windsor, placed ninth in women's shot put (11.92m).

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
KITCHENER, Ont. - Parkside Stampeders Haevyn Bole and Central Elgin Titans Kendelle Scott brought home bronze medals from OFSAA wrestling.
Bole won bronze in the female 57.5 division, while Scott took bronze in the female 83 division, at the OFSAA wrestling championships, today the Kitchener Auditorium.
Flourish Nmor placed sixth in the female 67.5 division.
Titans Dollan Brown (male 130) and Devon B (male 64), both finished with 3-2 records.
Parkside's Lily Anderson (female 44) and Coby Scanlan (male 130) both went 2-2.

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
TORONTO, Ont. - East Elgin Eagles swam to two bronze medals at OFSAA swimming.
The Eagles senior boys 200-metre medley relay team of Owen Charlton, William Van Hooren, Chael Otter and Eric Buro, won a bronze medal on day one of OFSAA swimming Tuesday at the Pan Am Sports Complex.
Eagles Bridget Woolley won bronze in the 14U girls 100 I.M. on day two, followed by Dorchester's Katie Dimitroff in fourth place and Eagles Emily Weninger, ninth.
Rosie McCaw lowered her personal best time to 32.79 seconds, finishing eighth in the A final of the senior girls 50 fly on day two.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - For the first time in school history, the Parkside Stampeders are packing their bags for OFSAA hockey.
Graham Littlejohn found the back of the net with 57.8 seconds remaining in the third period, for a 3-2 win over the Oakridge Oaks, Tuesday, in the WOSSAA AA boys hockey gold game.
Oakridge held leads of 1-0 early in the game and 2-1, after the first period, on goals by Andy Cho and Brady McIntosh.
Parkside tied the affair with Zander Battaglia and Ty Sheeller scoring. Sheeller, Alex Hayes, Alex Medeiros and Josh Doyle, picked up assists.
With the game looking to go to overtime, Littlejohn took a shot from the corner to the left of the net, surprising the Oaks' goalie.
OFSAA is at Sudbury, March 18-20.
Parkside won the TVRA SouthEast title, downing the Dorchester Beavers, 5-1, this morning, in a WOSSAA semifinal.
Bryce Hampton with two goals, Luke Ordronneau, Drew Bate and Van McVeigh scored for Parkside.
Stratford St. Mike's defeated Dorchester for the bronze medal.
At WOSSAA AA girls hockey, St. Mike's blanked Dorchester, 5-0, for the gold and a trip to OFSAA.
Woodstock CI took the bronze medal, edging London Clarke Road, 3-2.
Dorchester avenged a loss in the South-East final, edging WCI, 3-2, in the WOSSAA semifinals. Jenna Couch with two goals and Julia Ritchie scored for the Beavers.

Monday, March 3, 2025
MILTON, Ont. - Eve Buczkowski had a meet filled with gold and silver.
The 17-year old cyclist from Talboville, with Milton Revolution U23 Project, brought home five gold and four silver medals from the 2025 provincial track cycling championships, February 28-March 2, at the Mattamy National Cycling Center.
Buczkowski won the junior (U19) women's keirin, elimination race, kilo time trial and picked up a fourth gold in team pursuit. Silver medals came from the points race, tempo, scratch and individual pursuit.
Alex Fangeat of St. Thomas, with KW Cycling Academy, is the junior individual pursuit, omnium and tempo champion.
Buczkowski won her fifth gold of the meet, teamming with Fangeat, to win the madison.
Ben Buczkowski, younger brother to Eve, in U17 men's, took silver medals in team sprint, team pursuit, with Attack Racing and the keirin.
Brody Mann from St. Thomas, with Ignite Cycling, won the junior men's team pursuite, placed second in the individual pursuit and third in the omnium.

Saturday, March 1, 2024
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Gavin Eldridge is a Canadian U-Sports wrestling champion.
The Western Mustang from St. Thomas won gold in the male 65-kilogram division, today at the U-Sports wrestling championships.
In a rematch of the OUA final, Eldridge again defeated Toronto's Declan Papadopaulos.
The student at King's College at Western, was also named First All-Canadian.
Kendall Dettloff of Dorchester, took silver in women's 56-kg gold match and was named Second All-Canadian.
Calgary's Gabriela Cross won gold with a 11-0 win over Dettloff. Cross was named U-Sports Most Outstanding wrestler of year.
Dettloff saw first hand the skill of Cross in their bout. Cross had a five point throw take down and four point throw, to quickly score a 11-0 first round result.
An elbow injury suffered during the match didn't help Dettloff.
Brock University won the women's team title, while Alberta is men's team champ.

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
DORCHESTER, Ont. - Do call it an upset.
The Dorchester Beavers upended first place Glendale Gemini, sweeping the previous undefeated team, in two games, to advance to WOSSAA AA boys hockey.
Beavers' captain Ryan Johnson had two goals and three assists, in a 11-5 defeat of Glendale, in game two of the TVRA SouthEast semifinal Tuesday at the Flight Exec Centre.
Dorchester doubled up on Glendale, 6-3, in game one Monday in Tillsonburg.
Glendale topped the SouthEast division with a 9-0-0 record, scoring 41 goals and only allowing eight. Dorchester was fourth at 6-3-0.
Tied 2-2, the Beavers scored twice in the final two minutes of the first period. Dorchester took over the game with four goals in the second period, for a 8-3 lead.
Glendale attempted to comeback, having their goalie on the bench for the majority of the third period. The Gemini scored twice with the extra player, but also gave up three empty net goals.
Beavers Ryan Lehouillier finished with two goals and two assists and Chase Grayson, a goal and two assists.
Trace Pettit, Bronson Glover, Cooper Mullis, Emerson Monk, Will Downing and Mason Cheeseman rounded out the Dorchester scoring.
Dorchester faces Parkside in a WOSSAA AA semifinal, March 4 in Woodstock. London Oakridge (12-1-1) and St. Mike's (9-2-1) meet in the other semifinal.
The WOSSAA champ heads to OFSAA, March 18-20 in Sudbury.
The SouthEast final was cancalled due to time constraints, aided by the fact both Dorchester and Parkside qualify for WOSSAA.
Bus cancellations over recent weeks postponed numerous games, eliminating days to play the final.

Monday, February 24, 2025
DORCHESTER, Ont. - It was over before the Dorchester Dolphins could get a footing.
A 2-1 overtime win in game four gave the Wellesley Applejacks a four game sweep of the PJHL Doherty Division quarterfinal, Sunday at Dorchester.
Dimitri Eletherisdis scored 5:15 in to the fourth period, capitalizing on a Dolphins' turnover at the Wellesley blueline.
Scoreless for half a game, Jake L'Heureux put the Applejacks on the board in the second period.
Dolphins' TJ Cleminson tied the affair on the power play four minutes into the third.
The Dolphins were without leading scorer Nolan Milne, with a suspension and with injuries, captain Tristan Gerth, the team's leading scoring defenceman, along with defenceman Wyatt Atkins.

Saturday, February 21, 2025
WINDSOR, Ont. - AJ Stanat is a back to back champion in men's weight throw and shot put.
The St. Thomas native defended his gold medal in both events at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) indoor track and field championships February 20-21 at Windsor University.
Stanat set a Windsor University school record of 17.77 metres in shot put, a day after winning weight throw with a distance of 17.48 metres.
Next for Stanat are the U-Sports Canadian championships, March 6-8, at Windsor.
Hallee Knelsen of Malahide, with the Western Mustangs, won the women's 1000-metre run in two minutes and 47.46 seconds (2:47.46).
The 21-year old was also part of Western's women's 4x800-metre relay team that finished fifth. Knelsen had to withdrawl from the 600m run due to injury.
Jadyn Luna from Thorndale, with Windsor U, took bronze in women's shot put (12.22) and will be at U-Sports for the event.
Luna placed seventh in the women's pentathlon, with 3,335 points, her second best ever total. Luna won shot put (11.98m).
Anij Sparenberg of St. Thomas, with Western, placed fourth in women's shot put (12.07m) and 10th in weight throw (12.91m).
Brianna Rand from Dorchester, with Western, was 10th in women's triple jump (11.38m).
Hannah McIntyre of Dorchester, was part of St. Francis Xavier's gold medal winning women's 4x800-metre relay team (9:13.68), Friday at the Atlantic (AUS) championships, in Moncton New Brunswick.

Friday, February 21, 2025
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A Cinderella-like run ended one victory short of advancing to OFSAA.
The West Elgin Wildcats lost to the Woodstock Collegiate Institute (WCI) Red Devils, three games to one, in the WOSSAA senior girls 1A volleyball, Friday at WCI.
Not expected to go far in the Thames Valley (TVRA) playoffs, the Wildcats upended higher ranked 1A teams on their way to the WOSSAA final.
Teams that had beat West Elgin earlier this season, now were playoff victims of the Wildcats.
That included the St. Marys Salukis in the WOSSAA semifinals, a match the Wildcats won three games to none.
WCI captured gold on home court, winning 25-23, 21-25, 25-21,25-21, for a spot at OFSAA.

Friday, February 21, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - Fourteen wrestlers are heading to OFSAA, six as WOSSAA champions.
Parkside Stampeders Haevyn Bole (female 57.5 kilogram) and Jack Rice (male 44), Central Elgin Titans Dollan Brown (M130) and Logan Finzgar (M51), St. Joe's Rams Flourish Nmor (F67.5) and East Elgin Eagles Sydney Woodford (F115), won their respective divisions, at WOSSAA, Friday at Saunders Secondary school.
Placing second were Eagles Nik Tupper (M41), Rams Rita Cseh (F67.6) and Nicola Vaessen (F77), Titans Kendelle Scott (F83) and Devon Berehulka (M64) and Stampeders Coby Scanlan (M130), Gavin Dale (M54) and Lily Anderson (F44).
London Lucas won both the male and female team titles.
Andie Watson of Medway High and Brealey Peters of Woodstock Notre Dame, are WOSSAA's female and male Most Outstanding Wrestlers.
Bole is the Most Outstanding Female Wrestler of the Year.
Thomas Fahner of Saunders, is the Most Outstanding Male Wrestler of the Year.

Thursday, February 20, 2025
STRATFORD, Ont. - The Parkside Stampeders are back to back WOSSAA junior girls AA champions
Parkside completed an undefeated season (minus tournaments) sweeping through the WOSSAA tournament with a 6-0 record, today at St. Mike's Secondary school.
The Stampeders silenced London Oakridge Oaks, 25-9, 25-16, 25-20, in the gold medal match.
In the semifinals, Parkside again took care of St. Thomas rival, St. Joseph's Rams, 25-17, 25-9, 25-19.
St. Joe's brought home bronze, defeating the host team, 25-23,25-23,25-19.
At the senior level, Oakridge took the 3-0 count aganist Parkside in the gold match, winning 25-18, 25-12, 25-16.
The Oaks advance to OFSAA, March 4-6, in North Bay.

Tuesday, February 18, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - Down two games to none, it appeared the West Elgin Wildcats would another sweep for the London Christian Pioneers.
However, the Wildcat broke the brooms, turning the match around with three consecutive wins to capture the Thames Valley Region Athletics (TVRA) Central 1A senior girls volleyball title Tuesday at London Christian High.
Both teams are in Woodstock for WOSSAA 1A at WCI, Friday, February 21.
In the semifinals, West Elgin faces St. Marys, while London Christian has the host team. The WOSSAA winner advances to OFSAA.

Sunday, February 16, 2025
PORT STANLEY, Ont. - It was the game to decide first place in the PJHL Yeck Division.
Unfortunately for the Port Stanley Sailors, the Petrolia Flyers nabbed top spot, with a 3-2 overtime win Saturday.
Port led 2-0 briefly in the second period, before Petrolia got on the score board. The Flyers tied the game with six minutes remaining in the third period.
Sam Taylor had a glorious opportunity to give Port the win, but the puck escaped Taylor inches from the goal line.
Less than a minute later, a giveaway in the Sailors' end allowed Ethan Flintoff to end the game in Petrolia's favour.
Rowan Aljoe and Tyson Benwell scored for Port.
The Sailors finish third and will take on the Thamesford Trojans in the first round of the playoffs.

Friday, February 14, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - A dozen wrestlers from Elgin County schools won conference wrestling gold.
Parkside Stampeders Aba Coombs led the way being voted Most Outstanding Female Wrestler, after taking the female 77-kilogram division, today at the TVRA Charrette conference championships at Beal high school.
Lily Anderson (female 44-kg), Haevyn Bole (female 57.5), Coby Scanlan (male 130), Max Muscat (male 51) and Jack Rice (male 44) also won gold for Parkside.
Kendelle Scott (female 83) and Ray Boone (male 95) were champions for the Central Elgin Titans.
Topping their division for the East Elgin Eagles, was Sydney Woodford (female 115) and Nik Tupper (male 41).
Parkside placed third in the combined team standings. Central Elgin was fifth and East Elgin, ninth
London Saunders won the combinde team title, with CCH placing second.
Cole Summers, of CCH, was the Most Outstanding Male Wrestler.
Bringing home gold for St. Joe's, at the Michienzi conference meet at Montcalm high school, was Rita Cseh (female 67.7) and Owen Bacon (male 67).
The Rams placed sixth in the combined team standings. Lucas took the title.
Brealey Peters of Woodstock Notre Dame and Maggie McKenzie of Medway, are the Michienzi conference male and female Most Outstanding wrestlers.
The top six in each division, from both conference meets, advance to WOSSAA, Friday, February 21st, at Saunders Secondary school in London.
Parkside send 19 athletes to WOSSAA. The Rams have 12 attending, the Titans, 11 and East Elgin, five.
Top two in each division at WOSSAA qualify for OFSAA, March 4-5 in Kitchener.
MORE TO FOLLOW

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
ST THOMAS - The Parkside Stampeders are back to back SouthEast AA junior girls volleyball champs.
Parkside successfully defended the crown, dusting cross town rivals St. Joe's Rams in three games (2523, 25-13, 25-21), in the final Wednesday at Parkside CI.
The victory caps another undefeatd run through the South-East season. The Stampeders finished the regular season spotless, not losing a game over eight matches (24-0).
Both Parkside and St. Joe's advance to WOSSAA, Thursday, February 20, at St. Mike's high school in Stratford.
Host St. Mike's and London Oakridge complete the field.

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - Rosie McCaw is returning to OFSAA swimming for a third straight year.
It's a third year of qualifying in three races for the high school provincial championships by the Parkside Stampeders swimmer.
In the 15 years and over girls division, McCaw finished second in the 50 fly (34.07 seconds), and third in both the 50 free (31.06 sec.) and 100-metre individual medley (I.M.) (one minutes and 2018 seconds / 1:20.18), at the WOSSAA swim championships Tuesday at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre.
Alexis Gray also advances to OFSAA for a third consecutive year, qualifying fourth in the 15 years and older girls 100 free (1:10.00).
Joining Gray and McCaw, is Stampeder Carter Morrison, in 14U boys 50 back.
Dorchester Beavers Katie Demitroff won the 14U girls 100m I.M., in one minute and 18.73 seconds (1:18.73).
Dorchester teammates Ava Ridley (14U 100 free) and Claira Fletcher (14U 100m I.M.), also move on to OFSAA.
The East Elgin Eagles send the most number of swimmers to OFSAA from Elgin County, with nine individuals and three relay teams, 15 over girls 200 medley and both the 14U boys and girls 200 medley.
Lauren Collard, Mariska Buro, Owen Charlton, William VanHooren, Bridget Woolley, Eric Buro, Emily Weninger, Andi Hoffer and Chael Otter, will represent the Eagles in individual events.
St. Joseph's Diego Alban-Gasca will swim again in para men, while Charlie Giesbrecht will debut in 14U girls 100 I.M.

Monday, February 10, 2025
TORONTO, Ont. - A pair of top five results highlights the St. Thomas Legion Club's weekend at Athletic Ontario U18 and Open indoor track and field championships, Feb 8-9.
Breanna Sloetjes had her best of three top 15 results, placing fifth in U18 women's high jump (1.55m). The Strathroy resident was also seventh in triple jump (10.55m) and 14th in long jump (4.56m)
Xavier Sauer placed fifth in U18 men's high jump clearing 1.75 metres. The 14-year old competing against athletes as much as three years older, also finished 20th in long jump (5.16m) and 57th in the 60-metre dash (7.85 sec.)
Aiyana John placed seventh in U18 women's high jump (1.50m) and 21st in the 60m hurdles (10.56 sec.).
Taylor Fletcher was eighth in U8 men high jump (1.65m) and 22nd in long jump (4.61m).
Joel Sloetjes, age 15, U18 men, 10th, triple jump (10.71m), 21st, long jump (4.86m).
Nash Okkerse, age 14, U18 men, 52nd, 800m (2:14.51), 64th, 1500m (4:42.77).
Andrew Monteith, Open men, 18th, 400m dash (55.17 sec.), 20th, 800m run (2:08.68).
Nicole Williamson, Open women, 14th, 400m dash (1:08.78), 21st, 200m dash (29.67 sec.).
Amy Williamson, U18 women, 13th, triple jump (9.64m), 25th, long jump (4.30m), 43rd, 60m dash (8.57 sec.), 60th, 200m dash (29.34 sec.).

Saturday, February 8, 2024
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Gavin Eldridge and Kendall Dettloff are Ontario University Association (OUA) wrestling champions.
The pair of Western Mustangs won their respective weight class divisions, today at the championships hosted by Algoma University.
Eldridge from St. Thomas won the men's 65-kilogram gold, defeating Toronto's Declan Papadopaulos, 12-2.
The King's College student at Western, was named the tournament's Male Outstanding Wrestler.
Dettloff of Dorchester took the women's 56-kg gold.
Next is U-Sports, the Canadian university championships, Friday Feb. 28 and Saturday, Mar. 1 at Canada Games Park in Thorold.
Kira Buck from St. Thomas, with Algoma University, placed sixth in the women's 72-kg division.
Brock University won both the men's and women's team titles.

Saturday, February 1, 2025
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas won by a shutout for a second time, while the BAD Blazers seek a win after three games.
Britton Van Herton scored twice as the St. Thomas Panthers blanked the BAD Blazers, 2-0, in Western Ontario Girls Hockey League (WOGHL) U15C playoff action Saturday at Memorial Arena.
Kensley Rundle and Jordyn Jeffries, picked up assists on the opening goal. Van Herton found an empty net for the insurance goal.
St. Thomas opened the WOGHL playoffs with a 1-0 shutout of Tillsonburg. The Blazers had one goal losses to both London and Tillsonburg.
Both teams play nine round robin games, three games against each team in the division (London, Tillsonburg, St Thomas, BAD).

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
ST. THOMAS - One of the hottest minor hockey teams around are the St. Thomas U15A Stars, owners of an overall record of 40-1-2.
Undefeated in Shamrock League play at 25-0-2, the Jr. Stars have also won two tournaments and took silver in a third, their lone loss of the season in the final.
"Everyone's buying into a team system. Everyone is contributing. Everyone is playing together as a group," head coach Jeff Shaw. "I hope other teams would say, they're a well rounded team and for a team to take us down, they would have to out work us and out play us."
Only three teams have taken points from St. Thomas, including the Norfolk Knights, in a 1-1 tie January 26.
Coach Shaw sensed the team had potential following their first tournament in September at St. Marys.
"We had some tough games, but we came from behind and we just perservered through some tough games, said Shaw. "I had some good feelings that we had a lot of potential as a group to continue to do that."
In league play, the Stars has scored 168 goals over 27 games while allowing 41, that's 1.52 per game.
A goal this season is to represent the Shamrock League at the OMHA tournament, April in Whitby.
"We'll continue to build on team concepts, supporting each other as a group and making team first decisions," added coach Shaw.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
LONDON, Ont. - Rosie McCaw and Alexis Gray are in the fast lane to a third consecutive OFSAA.
The two swimmers from Parkside CI each had a strong meet at the TVRA championships, January 14-15, at the Canada Games Aquatic Centre in London.
Qualifiers in all races move on to WOSSAA, back here February 11.
McCaw won the 15 years and over girls 50 free in 30.43 seconds, took second in the 50 fly (33.73 sec.) and finished third in the 100-metre I.M. (1:20.96).
Gray finished second in both the 15 years and over girls 200 free and 100 free and finished third in the 100 back.
Two years ago as juniors, McCaw won OFSAA gold for the 100 I.M. and placed fourth in the 50 back. Gray had a pair of top 12 results, finishing sixth in the 50 back and 12th in the 50 free.
In 2024 as first year seniors, McCaw won the 50 fly B final, placing ninth overall. Gray was 34th in the 50 free and 52nd in the 50 back.
This year OFAAA is at the Pan Am Games Sports Complex in Toronto, March 4-5.

Sunday, January 26, 2025
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas U14 Thunder's win streak has reached seven games.
Maddie Lazenby scored a hat trick, while Ashley Power had four assists, as the Thunder defeated Elora-Fergus Edge, 8-1, Saturday at Memorial Arena.
Kristina Gaboury had a pair of goals and one each from Kira Osborne, MacKenzie Benger and Jordyn Buller. Alexis Bailey picked up two assists.
St. Thomas is third in their Lower Ontario Ringette League (LORL) division, with a 10-2-1 record.
The Thunder wore orange jerseys, in support of the Orange Jersey Project, designed to encourage action for truth and reconciliation and can help educate athletes about the true history of the Indian Residential school system in Canada.
In FUN3 action, Chatham Thunder defeated St. Thomas, 9-4.
Emily Lazenby with a hat trick and Olivia Benger, scored for the Thunder.

Tuesday, January 23, 2024
ST. THOMAS - First place results, personal bests (PBs) and two club records.
The first meet of the indoor track and field season brought several highlights for St Thomas Legion Club, at the Don Wright Team Challenge and All-Comers meet, at Western University January 18.
Nash Okkerse broke the club record, in the U16 boys 1500 metre run, his debut in the race, in a time of four minutes and 45.79 seconds (4:45.79). Okkerse also won the U16 600 metres in a minute and 36.60 seconds (1:36.60).
Breanna Sloetjes won the U18 girls high jump with a new indoor PB of 1.60m, and placed second in long jump.
Joel Sloetjes won the U16 boys long jump with a 4.95 metre leap and placed second in high jump (1.50m).
Xavier Sauer won U16 boys high jump with a PB of 1.82 metres, increasing his best by 12 centimetres. Sauer finished third in the U16 60 metre dash (7.71 sec.).
St. Thomas Legion swept the medals in the U16 girls 60 metre dash, with Cadence Quinn winning in 8.65 seconds, followed by Amy Williamson and Aylana Sloetjes.
Williamson set a club record of 4.74 metres, winning U16 girls long jump. Cadence Baitz placed third (4.05). Williamson also finished third in the 300 metre dash (47.25 sec.), her first time running the event.
Braden Laframboise placed second in U16 boys long jump (4.08m), at his debut meet of his career.
Aiyana John set a indoor PB, placing second in U18 women's high jump (1.56m).
Fletcher Taylor placed second in U18 boys U18 long jump (5.46m).
Elias Granillo finished second in the Masters/Alumni Category in the 60m (7.53 sec.).
Jack Rice had a PB placing sixth in the U16 boys 1500 (5:05.80).
The indoor provincial championships, for all age groups, from U14 to U20 and Open go next month in Toronto.
Several athletes from Elgin County and Dorchester train with London-Western Club.
Ethan Atkinson, of St. Thomas, won both the U18 boys pole vault (3.80m) and 60m hurdles (9.24 sec.) and placed second in shot put (10.10m). Older sister Promise Atkinson, won U20 women's long jump (4.35m) and placed fourth in pole vault (2.95m)
Libby McCurdy of Sparta won U20 women's pole vault (3.35m).
Aisha Medina of Dorchester, only 15 years old, placed fifth in U18 girls pole vault (2.40).
Ty Emre and Lucas Skirtschak, both from St. Thomas, finished eighth (4:44.18), in the U20 men's 1500.
In university competition, long time STL member Hallee Knelsen, from Malahide, with the Western Mustangs, finished second in the women's 1500 metres (4:32.99).
Mustangs' Brody Fodor of Shedden, placed third in men's shot put (13.43m) and Vincent Moore of St. Thomas, finished third in the 600 metre run (1:22.57).
Anij Sparenberg of St. Thomas, was fifth in women's shot put (11.30m) and eighth in weight throw (12.44m).
Stanat qualifies for U-Sports
AJ Stanat will be heading to U-Sports, the Canadian university indoor track and field championships, in two events.
Stanat qualified in men's weight throw, with a PB of 17.32 metres, after meeting the standard for shot put a week earlier.

Sunday, January 12, 2025
PELHAM, Ont. - The West Lorne Comets are International Silver Stick champs.
Jackson Jubenville with two goals and John Campbell scored in the U13/12U B tier 3 final Sunday, a 3-1 win against the Arapahoe Warriors, from Denver, Colorado. Tied at one after two periods, the Comets scored twice in the third period
The Comets finished 4-0 in pool play, outscoring opponents, 29 to three, including a team from Anaheim and one out of Brooklyn, New York (Aviator).
In the semifinals, West Lorne dumped the Bowling Green Ice Cats, 5-3.
It's the third Silver Stick for the Comets organization, the last one in 2003, when the Novice team featuring future NHL Bo Horvat, brought home a banner.

Monday, January 6, 2025
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - It is now three golds.
The BAD girls Blazers U15BB team won their third tournament of the season, with a 2-0 shutout of host Woodstock Wildcats in the final Sunday.
The Blazers also won at Guelph and Niagara Falls.

Sunday, January 5, 2025
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Sunday, December 28, 2024
PORT STANLEY, Ont. - For the first time since the formation of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL), the Port Stanley Sailors sit in first place in the Yeck Division..
A 6-4 home win over the North Middlesex Stars Saturday lifted the Sailors over the Exeter Hawks for top spot, with a 19-7-1-0-0-1 record for 40 points.
Port Stanley hasn't lost in regulation time for 12 consecutive games, losing once in overtime and a second game in a shootout.
Liam Kidder and Dylan Watson both have 16 goals to lead the Sailors. Watson leads the team with 34 points. Jordan Medeiros has a team high 20 assists.
The Sailors started off the season 3-4-0, before winning three of their next four games going into November. Port only has two regulation losses since November 1.
Port already has broken their team record (as the Sailors) for most wins during the regular season of 14, set the past two years.
The franchise goes back to the days of the Central Elgin Express and West Lorne and Port Stanley Lakers.

Friday, December 13, 2024
NORWICH, Ont. - A well balanced attack led the Kettle Creek Captains to their first Valley girls basketball title.
Kettle Creek completed an undefeated run this season, downing Woodstock Roch Carrier, 46-21, in the Thames Valley District School Board elementary girls basketball A final, Friday at Emily Stowe public school.
The Captains handily took care of Glen Carin in their opening game and Old North, in the semifinals.
Alyssa Luyks led the Captains in the final with 12 points. May Froats and Sydney Smith, both had 10, while Kaye Burgess and Charlie Lale, seven points each.
In AAA boys, Mitchell Hepburn brought home silver, losing the final to Glen Carin. In AA boys, John Wise also captured silver, dropping the final to Sherwood Fox.
Summer's Corners lost their opening round game in AAA girls, later won by Clara Breton, who beat Kensal Park.

Monday, December 9, 2024
ST. THOMAS - Two host teams took silver at their Panthers on the Prowl tournament.
Four Panthers teams advanced from pool play, with the U13C and U11HL teams making their finals. Being generous hosts, the Panthers let their guests return home with gold.
The annual three day Panthers on the Prowl girls hockey tournament featured 46 teams, from far away as Ottawa and Kincardine, in 7 divisions, played at the Joe, Memorial and East Elgin Community Centre Dec 6-8.
Champs:
U11HL - Sun Parlour Orange
U13C - Kincardine
U13HL - London Devilettes
U15C - Lambeth
U15HL - Waterloo Ravens
U18C - Ottawa Valley
U18HL - Kitchener LR White

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The best in girls basketball showcased skills in the Thames Valley Regional Athletics South-East senior and junior all-star games
Hannah Wedlake, of the Central Elgin Titans, the 2024 Ms Basketball South-East, scored a game high 20 points in the senior showcase.
Hailey Titchner, St. Joseph's Rams and Mya Steller, Dorchester Beavers, each had nine points.
In the junior game, Annalise Verbruggen dropped a game best 24 points, while her St. Joseph's Rams teammate Ella Ambrose, had nine.
Kennedy Lawrence, Parkside Stampeders, had 10 points.
MORE TO FOLLOW

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The Kettle Creek Captains and Mitchell Hepburn Mustangs are heading to the Valley finals.
Kettle Creek washed away Summer's Corners, 46-9, in the Elgin County AA girls final, Tuesday at Mitchell Hepburn school.
Host Mustangs defeated John Wise Jaguars, 50-40, in the boys final.
Kettle Creek and Mitchell Hepburn advance to the TVDSB Valley tournament, Friday, December 6.
Summer's Corners and John Wise will play second chance games Thursday.
On the single-A side, Elgin Court won the girls title.

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Legion Track and Field Club handed out its annual awards at a dinner held at Lord Elgin Branch 41, Royal Canadian Legion.
Head coach Harry Stantsos hailed the performances of the club's athletes and special awards went to:
Fred Freeman Award (Outstanding Male) – Michael Roth.
Cathy Freeman Award (Outstanding Female) – Brianna Sloetjes.
Best under-14 - Xavier Sauer; Best under-16 – Jack Rice; Best under-18 – Brianna Sloetjes; Best Open – A.J. Stanat.
Most Improved – Xavier Sauer;
Sportsmanship – Sawyer Taylor and Alayna Sloetjes;
Rookie of the Year – Nash Okkerse.

Thursday, November 14, 2024
ST. THOMAS - ## WOSSAA senior girls AA basketball final.
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The St. Joseph's Rams are WOSSAA junior girls AA basketball champs.
The Rams dominated the day, first downing their St. Thomas rivals, Parkside Stampeders, 65-21, in the semifinals, before stomping the London Clarke Road Trojans, 65-25, in the gold game.
St. Joe's had more points in the first quarter, than Clarke Road did all game, Wednesday at St. Joe's high school.
Malia Camacho drained 10 of her game high 20 points in that first quarter, as the Rams outscored the Trojans, 26-2.
The Rams led 34-7 at halftime.
Ella Ambrose dropped 12 points for the Rams, Annalise Verbruggen, nine and Allie Johnson, six.
St. Joe's finishes the 2024 season undefeated at 13-0 (excluding tournaments).

Sunday, November 10, 2024
LONDON, Ont. - It is a pair of silver medals for the St. Thomas Hawks.
Both the U10 and U14 teams finished the 2024 London Minor Football Association seasons, with losses in their finals to the Bulldogs.
McCready had the Hawks' lone TD and was named team game MVP, in a 8-6 setback in the U14 final.
The U14 Hawks finish the year at 6-3 overall.
The U10 final featured more offence as the Bulldogs won a shootout, 51-28.
Julius Sarfo, the Hawks' game MVP, raced to the end zone four times in the first half.
Tied at 28, the Bulldogs picked up a two-point safety and then scored in the dying seconds of the first half, for a 37-28 advantage.
In the second half, the Hawks offence couldn't get on track, committing a pair of fumbles, that led to two Bulldogs' scores.
The U10 Hawks finish the year with 7 wins, one tie and a loss.
The U12 Hawks lost their semifinal, finishing their year at 5-3.

Friday, November 8, 2024
ST. THOMAS - Tier one football will be welcoming the St. Joe's Rams next year.
The Rams completed an undefeated senior season, capturing the TVRA tier 2 football title, defeating Woodstock College Avenue Knights, 46-24, Friday at St. Joe's high school.
Rams QB Ethan Smith spread the offence around, as five different players scored touchdowns, including two from Gage Lincoln and one by lineman Brayden Sautner.
Keiren Silva, Owen Lawrence, Mason Glover also scored TDs. Curtis Correia kicked a field goal, six PATs and a single.
Correia gave the Rams a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. The home side led 24-6 at halftime.
The Rams defense blocked a few convert attempts, made an interception, recovered a fumble and got the ball back on an attempted Knights' on-side kick.
Jevaughn Roberts with three TDs and Teshaine Peach, scored for CASS.
St. Joe's caps a 8-0 season. For the 2025 season, the Rams should be in teir one, joining Lucas, Aquinas and CCH.

Friday, November 8, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The St. Joe's Rams are celebrating an undefeated junior football season.
Caedmon Plant scored two touchdowns, as the Rams defeated Ingersoll Bombers, 23-12, in the Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) tier 2 final, Friday at St. Joe's.
Hudson Glover also scored one TD for the Rams, with Max Gasper kicking two converts and a field goal.
Plant gave the Rams a 6-0 lead, before Logan Janzen tied the game for Ingersoll. Glover put the Rams up 13-6, with the Gasper point after. Then Gasper booted a last second field goal, giving the Rams a 16-6 lead at half.
In the second half, Plant found the end zone for a second time, following a Rams fumble recovery by Nate Maximin.
Gavin Laidman gave Ingersoll a second TD, a buzzer beater before the final whistle of the fourth quarter.
St. Joe's went 5-0 through the regular season, before shutting out Woodstock College Ave in the quarterfinals and dumping Tillsonburg Glendale, 42-19, in the semifinals.

Thursday, November 7, 2024
ST. THOMAS - Parkside Stampeders senior girls basketball have their first South-East title of the decade.
Jade Lawrence dropped a game high 24 points, including five three pointers, as Parkside defeated St. Joe's Rams, 53-31, for the TVRA SouthEast AA senior girls basketball title Thursday at Parkside.
"We preservered the entire game. There wasn't one period when we let the lows get stay very long," said Emma Giesbrecht, who scored 13 points. "We were hitting our shots and we kept our energy high all game."
Blaire Dawdy and Lucy Doan, chipped in with six and five points, respectively.
"It was our drive to win. We wanted this game so badly," Giesbrecht said. "We played them already once (during the season) and it went into double overtime. This game, we were coming out strong. We were ready to win."
Coral Beecroft led the Rams with 11 points, while Hailey Titchner had nine.
Our strengths is uplifing each other. We try not to get in our heads," Giesbrecht said. "We'll very good at staying strong, keeping our emotions in check and focusing on our team work game."
Both teams move on to WOSSAA, Wednesday, November 13, at Parkside.
The WOSSAA winner qualifies for OFSAA, November 21-23.
"To go as far as we can, that's the goal," Giesbrecht said. "We want to go to North Bay."
The WOSSAA AA tournament will also welcome the TVRA Central Division AA champ, London John Paul II and Huron-Perth champ, St. Mike's Warriors.
A year ago in junior, Parkside won both WOSSAA and the SouthEast titles, with current seniors Blaire Dawdy, Brooklyn Roberts-Neef, Keira Harder and Payton Fleming.

Thursday, November 7, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The St. Joe's Rams are South-East junior girls basketball champs.
Ella Ambrose had game high 24 points and Annalise Verbruggen dropped 20 points, as the St. Joseph's Rams defeated Parkside Stampeders, 69-40, Thursday, to capture the TVRA SouthEast junior girls AA basketball title.
The Rams led 19-13 after one quarter and 40-25 by halftime.
Malia Camacho chipped in with 10 points for Joe's.
Maisie McClure led Parkside with 16 points, while Kennedy Lawrence had nine and Kerris Moore, eight.
Both teams move on to WOSSAA, Wednesday, November 13, at St. Joe's.
The WOSSAA AA tournament will also welcome the TVRA Central Division AA champ, Clarke Road Trojans and Huron-Perth champ, St. Mike's Warriors.

Thursday, October 31, 2024
ST. THOMAS - A one point game at half, the St. Joseph's Rams took over in the second half, for a 42-19 victory against Tillsonburg Glendale, Halloween at 1Password Park.
"Just an all around team effort," Rams head coach Jeff Reati said. "It's awesome to see all the guys rally around each other and get better. We had a good game, but still room for improvement, but we're excited."
Caedmon Plant led the Rams scoring four touchdowns (TDs) and racking up the yards gained.
Tanatswa Mavoma and Hudson Glover, had a TD each, with Max Gaspar booting four converts and Zachary Lake pikcing up a single, with a punt through the end zone.
Holding a one point lead at the break, the Rams wasted no time taking control of the game in the third quarter, scoring on their first drive. By the fourth quarter, it was 40-13 Rams.
"In the first half, we had some moments when we played our game, then we got away from it, got little complacent," Reati said. "It's junior football. It's a great opportunity for improvement and learning. We coached them up a little on the things we were seeing and in the second half we came out and executed."
Three Rams led the way.
"It's those little individual efforts that come together and have us going in the right direction," Reati said. "Plant had four touchdowns and was a beast on defense at linebacker. Hudson Glover is one of our go to guys all the time. We have a Grade nine on specials. Wayne Maddund. He's new to football, but he made some huge plays (two onside kick returns and key tackles)."
St. Joe's faces Ingersoll in the TVRA tier 2 junior final, 11 a.m Friday, November 8, at St. Joe's high school.
The Rams won the regular season meeting, 42-6.

Thursday, October 31, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The St. Joseph's Rams were so dominating it was scary
Fitting for the time of seaosn, as the Rams crushed the East Elgin Eagles, 43-8, in a TVRA tier two senior football semifinal at 1Password Park on Halloween.
Mason Glover with two, Owen Lawrence, Kieren Silva, Gage Lincoln and Shawn Okorhi, scored touchdowns. Curtis Correia kicked six extra points.
Reese Tyssen had the Eagles' TD and Landon Upton, a two point convert.
The Rams move on to face Woodstock College Avenue, in the TVRA tier 2 final, at St. Joe's high school, Friday, November 8.
During the regular season, the Rams silenced the Knights, 42-0.

Thursday, October 24, 2024
STRATHROY, Ont. - Kirk Hallman is heading to his third consecutive OFSAA cross country.
The Grade 11 runner placed second in the senior boys race, finishing the six kilometre course in 19 minutes and 42 seconds (19:42), at WOSSAA cross country Thursday at Strathroy District school.
Led by Hallman, the Beavers senior boys team qualified for OFSAA, placing second behind London Aquinas, with three runners finishing in the top 10. Fernando Medina placed eighth (20:33), followed by Ryan Johnson, ninth (20:41), Blake Morris, 50th (23:11), and Aric Hochreiter, 56th (23:34).
The top two teams in each of the six divisions and top five individual runners, not on those top two teams, qualify for OFSAA, Monday, November 4 in Ottawa.
Also qualifying for Dorchester, is Aisha Medina, in junior girls and Greer Boughner, in novice girls. Medina
East Elgin Eagles Benji Gould made the top 10, in 10th position, nabbing the fifth individual qualifying spot.
Abi Faris, Flourish Nmor, Alex Fangeat, Sadie Downswell and Claire Caslick, are returning to OFSAA for their third time. The Rams placed second behind Medway high school in the senior girls team standings.
Joining the senior girls from St. Joe's, is Armani Moniz who placed sixth in the novice boys race, taking the third qualifying spot and Diego Alban-Gasca, in the para race.

Wednesday, October 22, 2024
LONDON, Ont. - The Medway Cowboys' field hockey team has the Parkside Stampeders' number this decade.
Medway captured their third consecutive TVRA gold medal in field hockey, blanking Parkside, 4-0, Wednesday at City Wide Sports Park.
The Stampeders have been the opponent in each of the past three finals during the 2020s. The 2000 and 2001 finals were cancelled due to COVID.
Olivia Thompson with two goals, Maggie Alcock and Lowyn Weber scored, while goalie Helaena MacDonald posted the shutout.
Thompson and Emma Goris call Thorndale home.
Medway moves on to WOSSAA to face the South Huron Panthers (12-0 in Huron-Perth) for a third consecutive year back here October 29.
South Huron won WOSSAA a year ago and Medway in 2022.

Thursday, October 17, 2024
STRATHROY, Ont. - Kirk Hallman has finished first three times at Thames Valley Region Athletics (TVRA) Tri-County cross country.
The Dorchester Beavers Grade 11 runner won his third consecutive conference title, taking the six kilometre senior boys race in 20 minutes and 18 seconds (20:18), today at the championships at Strathroy District school.
Hallman led the Beavers to the senior boys teeam title, with Ryan Johnson who placed second, Fernando Medina, fourth and Blake Morris, 15th.
St. Joe's ran away with the senior girls team title, placing four runners in the top seven - Abi Faris, second, Flourish Nmor, third, Alex Fangeat, fourth and Sadie Dowswell, seventh.
Beavers Aisha Medina won the junior girls race. St. Joe's Armani Moniz won the novice boys race, with Parkside Stampeders Jack Rice finishing second.
East Elgin Eagles Benji Gould placed second in the junior boys race behind winner Sam Stinson, of SDCI. The Eagles won the team title with Gould, Keagan Caron, Cody Rogers and Tyler Van Dyk, all finishing in the top 11.
WCI's Charlotte Piscione and Hallie Turpin, are the Tri-County senior and novice girls race winners.

Saturday, October 12, 2024
ST. THOMAS - Three St. Thomas boxers out of the Championship City Club are heading to the U23 National championships.
Ethan Andersen (Elite Open Male 51-55-kg) Keegan Banfic (Elite Open Male 65-70-kg) and Noah Sopoco (50-52kg Junior C Male 50-52-kg), each won silver medals in their respective weight class at the Golden Gloves provincial championships, October 3-6, in Windsor.
Anderson won his semifinal by unanimous decision, but had to withdrawl from the final due injury.
Banfic and Sopoco lost close decisions in their finals.
The U23 Nationals are in Sarnia, November 19th to 23rd.
Gil and Dom Sopoco coach the boxers at Championship City, located beside the St. Thomas library, on Catherine Street.

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
LONDON, Ont. - Jade Tep-Chhun is heading to OFSAA for a third consecutive year.
The St. Joseph's Rams golfer repeated as the WOSSAA girls golf champion, with a six-over 76 round, Tuesday at Thames Valley Golf Club.
"It's awesome because it's my last year in high school," Tep-Chhun said. "I was actually hitting the ball in the fairway and not punching out. I was making a few more putts. I had some lip out, but I had some birdies, so that's a good thing."
Four birdies gave Tep-Chhun the lone sub-80 score in A flight, winning by 13 strokes and a third trip to OFSAA, this year at the Ambassador Club in Windsor, October 16-17.
After taking silver in 2022, Tep-Chhun won WOSSAA a year ago in Mitchell and went on to place 23rd at OFSAA, four spots higher then her OFSAA debut in the Open division.
"Fall golf is hard. Conditions are much more harder and colder. You have to be on your A game," said Tep-Chhun. "I'm going to play my own game. That's really it."
Also qualifying for OFSAA, for the High School division, are sisters Lulu and EnRae Stuckless of Exeter South Huron District, Haylie Brett of Woodstock Notre-Dame, Katie Mathieu of London Oakridge and Grace Kipfer of Stratford St. Mike's.
Rams' Melissa Gillies took WOSSA silver in B flight, featuring a field of 44 golfers.
Gillies and Eva Kim, of London Beal, tied the nine hole competition both carding a 44, with Kim winning gold in a playoff.
"I'm excited to medal," Gillies said. "My tee-shots were good all day and the best part of my game, my chipping was significantly better than at TVRA (September 25), which allowed me to have a way better round and score."
The multi sport athlete only started getting serious about golf this summer, therefore the WOSSAA silver is her first individual award in the sport.
Gillies was part of the Rams' TVRA winning team, with Tep-Chhun, Emma Hawes and Charlie Giesbrecht.
Selina Gethke, from Mitchell District won B flight bronze in a playoff, over Christina Kim, of Medway high school.

Monday, September 30, 2024
UNION, Ont. - UNION, Ont. - Rylan Hall and Parkside Stampeder Zander Battaglia both are returning to OFSAA boys golf.
Hall, from Stratford St. Mike's, fired a two-over 74 for the 2024 WOSSAA title, Monday at the St. Thomas Golf and County Club.
"My ball striking was good. I mapped out the course well, so I knew what I was doing out there," Hall said. "I just came off a good finish at Golf Ontario super camp, so I was feeling good coming into this. I stuck to my game and kept pushing along."
Hall won WOSSAA (+6, 78) in 2022 and finished tied for seventh (+8, 80) a year ago. The Grade 12 student had his best score at Union this year.
"I had a tough finish, going three over in the last three holes, but I knew I would have a shot so I tried to stick to my game and stay calm," said Hall, who edged Byron Etheridge, of London Oakridge, by one stroke.
Battaglia tied fifth overall and is the top player for the high school division, for the OFSAA championship, at the Hollinger Golf Club Timmins October 16-17.
"I came in confident. I had a very good front nine, but not a good back nine," Battaglia said. "I was making a lot of putts just by simple golf. Then on the back, I had a lot of three putts. I played decent but definitly can be better. My putting has been good and I've been striking my irons really well.
At OFSAA, there are two divisions, Open and High School. Open is for golfers who play Golf Ontario tournaments throughout the year.
Rounding out the top five, Luke Reading, London Aquinas, third (+4, 76), Andrew Sudicky, London Saunders (+5, 77) and Celina Yeo, Aquinas, fifth (+6, 78).
Reading and Yeo led Aquinas to the team title and a berth at OFSAA, along with Hector Zarate (+8, 80), for a three player total of +18.
"It's going to be a lot of fun and I'm very excited. I'm feeling confident going into OFSAA," said Zarate, who returns to OFSAA, after qualifying as an individual in the Open division a year ago. "Luke had a great score. I was playing well, but had a few bad holes."
Reading and fourth member Bennett Hawrelak, will be making their OFSAA debuts. Yeo played at girls' OFSAA in 2022.
"The practice round will be very important," said Zarate. "Help each other and point out some of the important things to look out for on the course."
Saunders placed second (+27) in the team standings and the Parkside Stampeders, third (+31). Dorchester was 11th and St. Joe's, 15th.

Thursday, September 26, 2024
LONDON, Ont. - Jade Tep-Chhun keeps adding to her list of golf accomplishments.
The St. Joseph's Rams golfer carded a 9-over 83 to handily win the Thames Valley Region Athletics (TVRA) A-flight individual gold and lead the Rams to the Tri-County title, Wednesday at the Thames Valley Golf Club.
Tep-Chhun is a two-time OFSAA competitor, WOSSAA champion and team silver medalist (ninth overall) from the Ontario Summer Games last month.
The Rams team (Tep-Chhun, Emma Hawes, Melissa Gillies and Charlie Giesbrecht) had score of 145, 32 strokes better than second place Woodstock CI.
Hawes won the nine-hole B flight, in a field of 64 golfers, to give the Rams a sweep of both individual A and B flight and team gold.
Aiming to return to OFSAA for a third consecutive year, Tep-Chhun admittingly didn't have her best round of 18, but won the competition by 25 strokes.
"Tough day on the course," Tep-Chhun said.
Haylie Brett of Woodstock Notre-Dame, placed second and Dorchester Beavers Portia Metcalfe, third.
The Medway Cowboys took the Central Division team title.
Oakride Oaks Kate Mathieu won the A-Flight individual title.
The top three golfers' scores count towards team points and only the front-nine scores count.
Qualifying for WOSSAA in B flight, with a score under 66, from Elgin County, the Rams, West Elgin Wildcats Lily Boothe, who finished seventh, and Danika McKillop and Central Elgin Titans Janay Gillard and Sloane Maudsley.
WOSSAA is back at Thames Valley, Tuesday, October 1.
The top three golfers' scores count towards team points and only the front-nine scores count.

Additional WOSSAA qualifiers (outside Elgin County - Dorchester)
Tri-County A flight
Haylie Brett - Notre Dame
Tri-County B flight qualifiers
Katie Griffiths, Brooklyn Regan - Holy Cross
Megan Atkinson, Lily Melanson, Chloe Melanson - Woodstock CI
Lainey West - Glendale
Brooke Primeau, Sammie Fichter, Molly Towers - Strathroy DCI
Femke op den kelder, Abi Greenwood - Ingersoll
Emillie Sirois - Notre Dame

Central A flight WOSSAA qualifiers
Kate Mathieu - Oakridge
Ellia Lobraico - M Bruyere

Central B flight WOSSAA qualifiers
Ellyn Chu - Mother Theresa
Christina Kim, Sophie Rivard and Calleigh van Oosterhout - Medway Cowboys
Eva Kim - Beal
Teegan Garrett, Kensi Doerr - Lucas
Arin Oh - CCH
Sydney Smith, Isla Linton, Emerson Moore - Aquinas
Madilynn Steadman - Saunders
Gwen Dwyer - Oakridge
Havana Reaume - Mon. Bruyere
Lyla Monk, Ella Caldwell, Tori Battle - South
Grace Rotermann, Graye Spoelstra - Bantings
Grace Grossman - Laurier

Tuesday, September 22, 2024
UNION, Ont. - Ben Hudson is a two-time Tri-County boys golf champion.
Hudson fired a three-under 69, to repeat as the Thames Valley Region Athletics (TVRA) Tri-County A-flight winner, Monday at the St. Thomas Golf and Country Club.
"Every time I hit a shot, it went down the middle. Every time I hit a shot from the fairway, it went on to the green," said Hudson.
Parkside Stampeders Zander Battaglia finished second, with a two-under 70.
"It was a steady round," said Battaglia. "I hit the ball well. A couple three putts, but still a good round. I was steady. A lot of pars. I birdied all of the fives."
Dorchester Beavers Ryan Johnson was third, cardind a four-over 76.
"My round was pretty solid," Johnson said. "Lost a few shots one some par fives, but my long putting was very good and I drove the ball really well.
Led by Hudson, the Strathroy Saints took the A flight team title with a three player combined score of 228, with Hunter Talbot and Logan Woodiwiss.
"They're wearing gold medals as well. That says it all," said Hudson, of his teammates.
Parkside placed second (233), St. Joe's third (250), followed by Ingersoll (258), Dorchester (263) and Glencoe (266). West Elgin placed eighth (285).
Rounding out the individual top 10: Woodiwiss (79), Parkside's Cohen Kelly (80), Talbot (80), Ingersoll's Nathan Kapitor (81), St. Joe's Liam Metzger (83), Parkside's Preston Gryp (83) and St. Joe's Callum Besley (83).
Hunter Brent, of Strathroy Holy Cross, won B flight, carding a 79, leading his team to the B flight title.
The Central Elgin Titans placed second in the B flight team standings.
The top six teams advance to WOSSAA, back here on September 30.
Individuals not on teams advancing, are Ryerson Galbraith (Holy Cross), Quinn Lessif (Glendale), Peyton Voth (Glendale) and Luke T (WCI).

Monday, September 22, 2024
NIAGARA, Ont. - Twice the BAD U15BB Blazers went to a shootout. Twice Jessie Hudson netted the game winner.
The Blazers won the Niagara Rapids Fall Classic girls hockey tournament Sunday, taking the U15BB gold medal game, 2-1, over the Central York Panthers, in a shootout.
Charlotte Sheppard, assisted by Kenzley Leibold, scored in regulation time. A five minute overtime solved nothing, leading to Hudson's shining moment.
In the semifinals, Hudson scored in a shootout, lifting the Blazers over Peterborough, 3-2.
Hudson, unassisted, and Avery Perry, from Jessie Hudson and Lydia Carter, scored in regulation.
Goalie Selena Woodford was in net for the Blazers in both games.
In pool play, the Blazers had three wins and a tie.

Friday, September 20, 2024
ST. THOMAS - Almost 1,700 fans packed the Joe for the St. Thomas Stars Fill the Rink night.
But the Strathroy Rockets spoiled the Stars' home opener tonight, with a 3-1 win.
Matthew O'Sullivan scored the Stars' lone goal late in the third period.
Damian Pancino with two goals, one an empty netter, Lucas Laprise and Matthew Balloch scored for Strathroy.
Stars Cole Collins and Rockets Caleb Rosseel entertained the crowd with a late second period fight, with Collins skating away with the takedown.
St. Thomas is winless after two games.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
MUNCEY, Ont. - The Chippewa Chiefs have their first South Middlesex Men's Fastball League championship.
Dallas Cornelius hit a two-run homer lifting the Chiefs over the St. Thomas Storm, 9-2, in five innings, tonight in game four, to win the final three games to one.
St. Thomas led 2-0 after two innings. Down 2-1, Chippewa scored six runs in the home half of the fourth inning, for a 7-2 lead.
Chiefs pitcher Pami Mazulugwa entered the game with one out bases loaded in the third inning and struck out the next two batters. Mazulugwa would retire eight consecutive batters, six by strikeout.
Nate Doxtator, Ty Huff and Joey Doxtator, each had two hits for the Chiefs.
Mitch Roy batted two-for-three for the Storm, including a lead-off solo home run.
Mazulugwa struck out 40 Storm batters in 16 innings over three games.
MORE TO FOLLOW

Monday, September 16, 2024
FINGAL. Ont. - Finding their bats has extended the St. Thomas Storm season.
After dropping the first two games of the South Middlesex Men's fastball league final, 3-2 and 8-1, the Storm kept their season alive with a 8-5 win against the Chippewa Chiefs Sunday.
Paul Grasby batted three-for-three, including a crucial fifth inning home run, to lead a 14 hit attack that included four triples.
Tyler Annett was three-for-four, a home run short of hitting for the cycle. Mitch Roy had a pair of triples and was hit by a pitch. Chris Wismer knocked out a double and triple, while Jason Dawdy drew a pair of walks.
Chippewa was without their ace Pami Mazulugwa, pitching at a tournament in Manitoba. The man behind 32 strikeouts in games one and two, will be back for game four, 8 p.m. Wednesday in Muncey.

Monday, September 16, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas U15B Panthers started the hockey season off in golden style.
With only a few practices together, these Panthers went out and won gold at the Big Cat Showdown, blanking the Chatham-Kent Crunch, 2-0, in the U15B final Sunday at the Joe.
Tegan Cochrane and Kailey Clark scored, while goalie Paige McMahon had the shutout.
The Panthers went undefeated over the three day tournament, winning four games and tying one, outscoring opponents, 12 to one.
Both the Panthers U15A and U18BB teams were finalists. The U15As lost in overtime, 2-1, to the Kitchener Lady Rangers. The U18BB fell, 2-1, in a shootout to the Mississauga Hurricanes.
The U11A and U13A Panthers, lost in their semifinals.
The U18B Panthers did not advance from pool play.

Sunday, September 15, 2024
DORCHESTER, Ont. - It was not the best welcome to a new division.
On opening weekend for the Provincial Junior Hockey League, the Dorchester Dolphins dropped both of their first two games playing in the Doherty division.
Dorchester was shut out by the Woodstock Navy Vets, 5-0, on the road Friday September 13th, before the New Hamburg Firebirds spoiled the 'Phins home opener, with a 7-3 win Saturday.

Sunday, September 15, 2024
ST. THOMAS - Three St. Thomas Panthers teams have moved on to semifinals at the Big Cat Showdown girls hockey tournament.
The Panthers take on Lambeth in U11A, South Huron in U13A and Lucan in U15A.
Update: The U11A Panthers lost their semifinal, 1-0 and the U13A Panthers fell, 6-1.
In U15B action, the Panthers had a pool record of three wins and a tie, while in U18BB, the Panthers finished 3-1-0.

Saturday, September 14, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The Big Cat Showdown has taken over the Railway City.
From Friday to Sunday, 41 teams from 25 organizations are competing and for most clubs, it is their first tournament of the 2024-25 hockey season.
The event features eight divisions with games scheduled at the Joe, Memorial arena and the East Elgin Community Centre in Aylmer.
Six Panthers teams, U11A, U13A, U15A, U15B, U18B and U18BB, are on home ice this weekend.
The U11A Panthers went 2-1 in pool play and blanked Woodstock, 4-0, in the quarterfinals.
The U13A Panthers also went 2-1 in pool and face Bluewater in their quarterfinal.
In U15A action, the Panthers are 3-0 and have a semifinal Sunday morning.
At mid day Saturday, the U15BB and U18BB Panthers are both 2-1, while the U18Bs have a win, tie and one loss.

Thursday, September 12, 2024
MUNCEY, Ont. - One year later the St. Thomas Storm find themselves in a familiar spot, down two games to none in the South Middlesex Men's Fastball League best of five final.
Pami Mazulugnwa struck out 13 batters, leading the Chippewa Chiefs to a six inning 8-1 victory, over the Storm in game two Thursday night at the Chippewa ball park.
The Chiefs scored at least one run in five of the six innings, with Joey Doxtator, Nate Doxtator and Josh Tetreau hitting home runs.
Down 3-0, the Storm scored a run in the fourth, but left the bases loaded.
Ben Hodgins had two of the Storm's four hits and the lone RBI.
Game three is Sunday, 7 p.m. in Fingal.
In the 2023 final, the Glencoe Astros jumped out to a two games to none lead on the Storm, including a 14-0 blowout in game two. But St. Thomas rebounded winning games three and four, before Glencoe held on to clinch the title in game five, 6-5.

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
FINGAL, Ont. - It was the Pami Mazulugwa show.
Mazulugwa struck out 19 batters carrying the Chippewa Chiefs to a 3-2 win over the St. Thomas Storm, in game one of the best of five South Middlesex Men's Fastball League final Tuesday.
Tyler Annett had two of the Storm's four total hits and gave his team a 2-0 lead in the first inning.
Annett delivered a RBI single, moved around the bases on a Jason Dawdy single and scored on a fielders' choice.
Chippewa cut the lead in half in the third inning. Back to back triples in the sixth inning pushed the Chiefs ahead, 3-2.
Singles by Annett and Randy Gray put runners on second and first base with one out in the bottom of the sixth. The threat was silenced with a pair of strikeouts.
Game two is at Chippewa Thursday at 8 p.m. Game three is in Fingal, Sunday, at 7 p.m.

Monday, September 9, 2024
FINGAL, Ont. - Randy Gray was hit by a pitch in the first inning.
In the sixth inning, Gray hit back driving in the winning run, as the St. Thomas Storm defeated the Alvinston Aces, 6-4, Sunday, to sweep the South Middlesex men's fastball semifinal in two games.

Alvinston jumped out to a 3-0 in the first inning, on a three-run homer by Aaron Waugh.
Mitch Roy, two-for-three for the game, figured in three of the Storm's first four runs.
Roy put the Storm on the board leading off the home half of the first with a solo shot. A two-out bases loaded walk to Jeff MacPherson made it 3-2.
Roy led off the second inning with a double and tied the game, scoring on an error. In the third, Roy was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, giving the Storm a 4-3 lead.
Bailey Whiteye tied the game on a solo shot.
Gray put the Storm back on top at 5-4 in the fifth, before Mike Unwin singled in Paul Grasby who led off the sixth with a walk.
Storm starting pitcher Dan Beecroft worked five innings, striking out eight batters, allowing four runs on three hits and two walks. Ben Hodgins earned the save retiring six of seven batters faced.
Gray and MacPherson, both finished two-for-three, while Tyler Annett was two-for-four. Grasby drew a pair of walks in three at bats.
St. Thomas meets the Chippewa Chiefs in the best of five championship final starting Tuesday, September 10 in Fingal.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024
ALVINSTON, Ont. - Ben Hodgins tossed a five hitter while striking out nine batters, as the St. Thomas Storm defeated the Alvinston Aces, 7-1, tonight, in game one of the South Middlesex men's fastball semifinal.
A tight affair, at 3-1, until the Storm secured victory scoring four runs in the seventh inning.
Tyler Annett had two singles and three RBI, while Chris Wismer drove in two runs on a pair of doubles. Mitch Roy and Jason Dawdy, both had a single, double and one RBI. Mike Unwin drew two walks and scored twice.
The Storm carried a 1-0 lead into the fifth inning, when Annett delivered a two-run single. The Aces scored their lone run on three singles in the home half of the fifth.
Game two of the best of three series, is Sunday, 7 p.m. in Fingal.
In the other semifinal opener, Chippewa shut out the Highgate Rock, 2-0.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Cardinals are 16U provincial champions.
Austin Wright delivered a single with the bases loaded, as the Cardinals mercied the Tecumseh Rangers, 17-7, in five innings, in game two of Baseball Ontario's 16U 'A" championship, Monday at Emslie Field.
Tecumseh spoiled a celebration occurring earlier in the day, by handing St. Thomas its first loss of the tournament, 13-8.
In game two of the final, the Cardinals came out on fire, scoring seven runs in the opening inning. The home team led 10-1 after three innings and 14-5 after four.
Wyatt Atchison pitched a complete game.
Cam Morrison had three RBI, from a double and pair of singles, Wright finished with three RBI on two singles and Tyler Serratore had a RBI double.
St. Thomas defeated Port Lambton, 9-2, in the semifinals, Monday morning.

Monday, September 2, 2024
ST. THOMAS - Only one team sits atop the perch, 4-0, at Baseball Ontario's 16U 'A" championship.
The St. Thomas Cardinals won both of their games Sunday at Cardinal Field, defeating Caledonia, 10-7 and Grimsby, 13-10, to improve to four wins, no losses.
The host club is the lone undefeated team and have to be beaten twice on day four of the tournament Monday. Two games remain, three if the Cardinals lose a game.
"We told the boys that we're two wins away from something they've been working on for years," Cardinals manager Ryan Morrison said. "The plan is coming together."
Port Lambton Pirates and Tecumseh Rangers, both have one loss, suffered in their opening games, also remain in action.
Late Sunday, Port Lambton eliminated Grimsby, while Tecumseh ended the run for the St. Marys Rockies.
"We got behind in both games (Sunday) and battled back," Morrison said. "We kept plugging away and keeping teams off balance with our offensive approach. We keep grinding and grinding and sometimes the big bang is in the first inning and sometimes it's in the fifth, sixth or seventh. We always seem to come up with the clutch hits, the clutch steals and the clutch strikeouts."
St. Thomas trailed Grimsby early, 2-0 and 3-1, before taking a 6-3 lead in the third inning.
Grimsby pulled back to within a run in the sixth, but Cardinals' centrefielder Mason Beechy stopped the tying run, catching a fly ball, before gunning down a runner at home plate.
"I was just going to throw it has hard as I can. I had to get it home," said Beechey. "I've been practising and getting good at it."
Morrison on Beechey.
"That's what he does. The amount of teams that see him track fly balls and just say, wow. He gets the balls no one else can. He's an elite, elite defender, with a strong, accurate throw."
St. Thomas blew up in the top of the seventh, scoring seven runs.
Grimsby mounted a comeback in the bottom of the seventh and final inning, scoring five times and bringing the potential tying run to the plate.
"We went in (seventh) thinking we needed one and luckily we got seven," Morrison said. "It turned out we needed every single one of them."
Pitcher Cameron Morrison got the win against Caledonia, going five and two-thirds inning, striking out nine and walking three. Aiden Ward came in relief for the save.
Beechey dropped two bunts, that took him to third base both times, due to throwing errors. Cooper Henderson had two singles.
The Cardinals face Port Lambton, 9 a.m. at Emslie Field.
Tecumseh waits an opponent for a noon game, potenially the championship final.

Sunday, September 1, 2024
ST. THOMAS - In a tight game the St. Thomas Cardinals put on the squeeze.
Tied at two heading into the fifth inning, the Cardinals loaded the bases, before Nathan Watson bunting the ball down the third base line, scoring Mason Beechy for the go ahead run.
It held as the winning run as St. Thomas edged the Hamilton Cardinals, 3-2, at Baseball Ontario's 16U 'A" championship, Saturday under the lights at Emslie Field.
Heading into day three Sunday, St. Thomas is 2-0.
"The big play of the game was top of five, when we had our best bunter up, Nathan Watson and our fastest base runner, Beechey, at third and we dropped the suicide squeeze," Cardinals manager Ryan Morrison said. "We were talking about it at third base and after two pitches, we said, let's do it. Watson gets the bunt down every time. We dream of that situation. That's the second time we've done it in two years with the same two guys."
Beechey led off the inning with a single, before Aaron Dyke and Tyler Serratore loaded the bases.
"It was a tight game. There wasn't a lot going on offensively," said Morrison. "Those were the couple key moments to have some offense."
St. Thomas made the most of their five singles and four walked batters in the game.
Pitcher Gabe Laliberte shined on the mound for the home Cardinals, going the entire seven inning game, minus the final batter. Laliberte struck out 10 batters, while walking three batters and only allowing three singles, in a 105-pitched game.
"I told him three days ago this is the match he's getting, because we knew Hamilton was a tough team. He came out and delivered," Morrison said. "We got exactly what we needed from him. He kept them off speed, off balance with the curveball. They were fooled all night."
Reliever Callum Ryckman struck out the final batter to end the game.
Hamilton jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening inning, before St. Thomas scored one run in each of the second and fourth innings to tie.
"Our first two runs were hard hit balls that they made errors on," said Morrison. "We were running the bases hard and they made mistakes."
St. Thomas faces Caledonia, also 2-0, Sunday, 2 p.m. at Cardinal Field. Win or lose, St. Thomas will play at 5 p.m.
Due to overnight rain Friday, that delayed the start of Saturday until 2 p.m., the final is now on Monday.

Thursday, August 29, 2024
FINGAL, Ont. - The long ball powered the St. Thomas Storm to a series winning victory.
Four home runs were the offense as the Storm blanked the Talbotville Phanthoms, 8-0, in five innings, Thursday in South Middlesex Men's Fastball quarterfinal action.
St. Thomas takes the series in two games, outscoring Talbotville, 16-1.
Jason Dawdy and Tyler Annett, both hit three-run homers, while Paul Grasby and Mark McCallum, with his first career home run, had solo shots.
Pitcher Ben Hodgins gave up just three hits, two from the first two batters of the game, while striking out seven batters.
Storm's Mitch Roy batted three-for-three and scored two runs.
St. Thomas meets long time rivals Alvinston in the semifinals, while first place Highgate sees Chippewa, in best of three game series.
Chippewa ousted the 2023 champs, Glencoe, 3-2, tonight on a walk-off single.

Tuesday, August 26, 2024
FINGAL, Ont. - Rob Burns drove in three runs on a pair of two-out singles and Tyler Annett hit a three-run homer, to lead the St. Thomas Storm to a six inning 8-1 win over the Talbotville Phanthoms, in game one of their South Middlesex Men's Fastball quarterfinal Monday.
Holding on to a 1-0 lead after four innings, the Storm scored two runs in the fifth, before putting away the Phantoms in the sixth.
Dan Beecroft pitched a complete game.
Game two is here Tuesday.

Sunday, August 11, 2024
CALGARY, Alta. - Ethan Atkinson and Libby McCurdy both won bronze medals at the Canadian Legion Youth athletics championships, August 9-11.
Atkinson (photo), a 14-year old from St. Thomas, won bronze in U16 boys pole vault, clearing a personal best 3.70 metres.
McCurdy from Sparta, took bronze, in the U18 women's competition, with a best leap of 3.40 metres.
Promise Atkinson of St. Thomas, was seventh U18 women's pole vault (3.05m) and 19th in long jump (4.72m).
Andrew Urquhart of Thorndale, placed ninth in U18 men's shot put (14.35m) and 17th in discus (39.97m).
Kirk Hallman finished 15th in the U18 men's 1500 metre run and 19th in the 800m (1:59.79)
Evan Stevens of Thorndale, placed 15th in the U18 men's decathlon.
Jenna Tunks of London, won both the U16 girls discus (44.85m) and shot put (14.47m).

Monday, August 5, 2024
LONDON, Ont. - Colbie Farr is an Ontario Summer Games gold medalist.
Farr, from Belmont, scored the opening goal, to lead Team NGosling over Team Howe, 5-0, in the gold medal game for U16 women's hockey, August 4 at Thompson Arena.
The defenceman also picked up two minor penalties in third period.
Team NGosling went 4-1 overall.
Farr also had the game winner in a 2-1 win over Team Howe during pool play.
A graduate of South Dorchester elementary school, Farr will be attending East Elgin secondary next month.
Evan Baldwin from Straffordville, brought home bronze in U15 boys baseball with Southern Counties defeating LDBA, 11-4, at Pulman Field.
Baldwin, a Grade 10 student at East Elgin Secondary, played right field and saw time at catcher
In game three, Baldwin had a single, walk and RBI, followed by a pair of walks and two runs scored in game four, both Southern Counties win, after a 0-2 start.
Southern lost in the semifinals, 8-0, to the eventual gold medal winner, YSBA.
In U16 girls baseballl, Cassidy Broderick of St. Thomas and the Shamrocks went winless in four games.

Monday, August 5, 2024
LONDON, Ont. - Annalise Verbruggan helped lead Team Huron to the gold medal in U14 girls basketball at the Ontario Summer Games.
Team Huron defeated Team Kawartha, 50-31, in the final August 4 at Fanshawe College.
Verbruggan led Huron in scoring in a couple of games and was named player of the game in the team's only loss of the tournament.
Huron went 3-1 in pool play, before defeating Tri-County, 49-29, in the semifinals.
Verbruggan, a graduate of Mitchell Hepburn elementary this June, is heading to St. Joe's next month.
In boys basketball, three members of the St. Thomas Shock, Jack Moore, Liam Jones and Matteo Thomas, played on Team Huron (1-3).
Heidi Andrews of St. Thomas, placed fourth with Southwest in U18 girls rugby, dropping the bronze medal match, at Western University.
Katelyn MacInnis and Kyle Todd, with London Alliance, went 1-1-1 and missed advancing to the semifinals of U16 soccer.

Sunday, August 4, 2024
NAIRN, Ont. - Eve Buczkowski was a dominate force in cycling at the Ontario Summer Games.
The Talbotville resident won three of her U19 women's races, taking gold in the hill climb, time trial and road race.
Alex Fangeat of St. Thomas prevented a sweep winning the criterium at Springbank park August 2, with Buczkowski finishing second.
Fangeat also won silver in the hill climb and road race and bronze in the time trial.
The road race and time trial, started and finished at the Melville United Church south of Nairn, August 3.
Brody Mann of St. Thomas won the U18 boys criterium, finished second in both the road race and time trial and fourth in the hill climb, that took place on Talbot street.
In U16 boys, Ben Buczkowski finished 10t in the hill climb and 11th in the road race, criterium and time trial.

Sunday, July 28, 2024
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Xavier Sauer is a provincial triple gold medalist.
Sauer won the U14 boys 80-metre dash (9.89 sec.), 150-metre dash (18.50 sec.) and high jump(1.70m), at Athletics Ontario U14, U16 and U18 outdoor championships, July 26-28 at the Terry Fox Stadium.
The golden boy led a team of eight athletes from the St. Thomas Legion Club.
Aylana Sloetjes was golden in the U14 girls 80-metre hurdles (14.67 sec.), third in the 200m hurdles (32.73 sec.) and ninth in high jump (1.20m).
Nash Okkerse won silver in both the U14 boys 800m (2:16.720 and 1200-metre (3:38.83).
Aiyana John placed fifth in U18 women's high jump (1.50m).
Joel Sloetjes was sixth in U16 boys triple jump (10.97m) and seventh in the 150m dash.
Xavier Looper was eighth in U14 boys high jump (1.30m), ninth in triple jump (10.51m) and 10th in the 80m dash (11.51).
Jack Rice finished eighth in the U16 boys 2000m steeplechase (5:22.83).
Audrina Nicholson was 14th in U14 girls 80m dash (11.45 sec.) and 15th in the 150m dash (21.25 sec.)
Three additional local athletes also made the podium, with London-Western Club.
Libby McCurdy from Sparta, won silver in U18 women's pole vault (3.30m).
Taylor Kana (photo) of Springfield took bronze in U18 women's javelin (42.21m), while Jordin Stevens of Thorndale, brought home bronze in U16 girls javelin (30.38m).
Andrew Urquhart of Thorndale placed fifth in U18 men's shot put (15.50m).
Kirk Hallman from Thorndale, was 17th in the 1500 (4:12.19) and 18th in the 800m (2:01.80).
Ryan Johnson of Thorndale finished fifth in the U18 men's 2000m steeplechase and 24th in the 1500m (4:12.19).
The AO open, U20 and U18 heptathlon and decathlon, also occurred this weekend.
Evan Stevens of Thorndale, placed fourth in U18 men's decathlon, with 4,679 points. Stevens won long jump and placed second in shot put, javelin and the 110m hurdles, but no heighted in pole vault (no points).
Jadyn Luna of Thorndale, placed seventh in open women's hepthalon (3249 pts), but missed points due to a DNF in the 800 metre run, the final event.
Emma Westbrook placed seventh, in U20 women's hepthlon (2,918 points). Her best event was javelin, placing second with a throw of 30.85 metres.

Sunday, July 21, 2024
TORONTO, Ont. - Both AJ Stanat and Breanna Sloetjes (photo) brought home silver and bronze medals, from Athletics Ontario Open and U20 championships, July 19-21.
Stanat from St. Thomas won silver in open men's shot put (16.48 metres) and third in discus (44.77m).
Sloetjes of Strathroy, took silver in U20 women's high jump (1.68m) and bronze in triple jump (11.32m).
The pair led a team of six athletes representing St. Thomas Legion track and field club.
Mason Basson of Sparta, finished eighth in open men's 800m (1:51.37) and 11th in the 400 metre dash (50.50 sec.).
Emma Westbrook of St. Thomas, placed fifth in U20 women's javelin (31.47m), 11th in high jump (1.30m) and 23rd in long jump (4.48m).
Andrew Montieth placed 25th in U20 men's 800m (2:00.46).
Xavier Sauer took gold in the U14 boys tetrathlon, compiling 1,733 points, winning all four disciplines, the 80-metre hurdles, high jump, shot put and the 200 metre dash.
Jadyn Luna of Thorndale, with London Western Club, placed sixth in open women's shot put (11.59m) and 17th in long jump (4.85m).
Libby McCurdy from Sparta and Promise Atkinson of St. Thomas, placed ninth (3.35m) and 14th (3.05), respectively, in U20 women's pole vault.

Wednesday, July 17, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The St. Thomas Stars have been busy signing players for the upcoming Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) season.
Returning to the Stars are forwards Quinn Gavin-White, Trent Clinton and defenceman Carson Albert.
New signees are forwards Cooper Ilczyszyn, Jacob Vandeven, Sam Taylor, Landon Copeland, defencemen Nicolas Glanville and John Adlys and goalie Zach Irvin.
Acquired in a trade with the Cambridge Winterhawks is forward Kyle Caron.

Sunday, July 14, 2024
ST. THOMAS - Penalty kicks denied the St. Thomas Reds a spot in the U14 final at Boys Soccerfest.
Dixie took the U14 semifinal, 2-1, winning kicks, 5-4, Sunday at Athletic Park.
The U14 Reds were the only one of three St. Thomas teams to advance from the quarterfinals Sunday morning.
LS Croatia blanked the U13 Reds, 4-0, while Brantford City edged the U15 Reds, 5-4.
On day one, the U13, U14 and U15 teams each won two games, to clinch spots in the quarterfinals.
The U14 Reds finished first in their pool with two wins and a tie.
Both the U13 and U14 Reds went 2-1.

Saturday, June 29, 2024
MONTREAL Que. - Michael Roth won silver in the senior men's 400-metre sprint tonight at the Canadian track and field championships at the Claude Robillard Sports Complex..
The St. Thomas native finished in 46.52 seconds, behind winner Christopher Morales who took the gold medal in 45.44 seconds.
Morales qualified for the Paris Olympics, July 26-August 11.
Roth posted the fourth fastest qualifying time in the heats Friday.
Tayah DeSousa of St. Thomas, placed 13th in senior women's long jump (5.22 metres) and didn't finish the 100-metre hurdles final due to injury.
On Friday, Matt Piekny of St. Thomas, placed ninth in U20 men's pole vault (4.10m).
Vincent Moore of St. Thomas, finished 53rd (4:19.11) in senior men's 1500 metre qualifying.
Julia Tunks from London, only 17 years old, won silver in senior women's discus (55.54m), behind Agnes Essor (57.73m) from British Columbia.
Rachel Forsyth, daughter of Ian Forsyth from Dorchester, won the U20 women's 1500 metres by five seconds, finishing in 4:20.28.

Sunday, June 23, 2024
AURORA, Ont. - Behind on three different occasions the St. Thomas Cardinals pulled out an extra inning victory.
Carter Vachon delivered the game winning hit, lifting the Cardinals to a wild 15-14 win over Aurora, in the eighth inning of the 9U tournament final June 16th.
The Cardinals trailed 8-1, 11-8 and 14-12, heading into the bottom of the seventh and potentially final inning.

Monday, June 10, 2024
ST. THOMAS - On the provincial podium is where the Dorchester Beavers finished their debut season in AA girls soccer.
Faith Snyders and Bella Nolte on a penalty shot, scored as Dorchester edged Guelph Bishop McDonell Celtics, 2-1, in the OFSAA AA girls soccer bronze medal match June 8 at Password Park.

Saturday, June 8, 2024
LONDON, Ont. - St. Joseph's Rams Matt Piekny and Dorchester Beavers Andrew Urquhart both brought home silver on day three of OFSAA track and field at Western University.
Piekny captured his second consecutive silver medal in senior men's pole vault, clearing 4.30 metres.
Liam Miller, from Milton Bishop Reding, defended his title with a 4.70 metre vault, missing attempting 4.88 metres to break the OFSAA record of 4.87.
Urquhart tossed out the second best throw in junior men's shot put, at 17.92 metres.
East Elgin Eagles Henry Scott finished fourth in the junior men's 200-metre final in a time of 22.31 seconds. Scott had the third fastest qualifying time (22.61 sec.)
Dorchester Beavers Kirk Hallman finished eighth in the junior men's 3000 metre run (8:50.45).
St. Joseph's Flourish Nmor placed ninth in the junior women's 800 metre run (2:22.66), missing advancing to the final by one position.
Parkside Stampeders Lexi Stanat was 10th in senior women's shot put (10.33m).
Julia Tunks of London Oakridge won senior women's shot put with a heave of 14.31 metres.
Dorchester's Will Downing finished 10th in novice men's 300-metre hurdles (43.97 sec.) and Evan Stevens, 15th, in senior men's pole vault (3.20m).

Friday, June 7, 2024
ST. THOMAS - The Dorchester Beavers are playing for an OFSAA AA girls soccer medal.
Bella Nolte scored late in the second half, lifting the Beavers pass the defending champion Blakelock Tigers from Oakville, 3-2, in a OFSAA AA girls soccer quarterfinal Friday evening at Athletic Park.
Beavers keeper Makenna Brown made a superb save in the final minute to perserve the lead.
Julia Ritchie opened the scoring for Dorchester, before Blakelock tied. Ritchie gave the Beavs a 2-1 lead from a corner kick by Nolte.
Dorchester faces Hamilton St. Mary Crusaders in the semifinals, at 9 a.m. Saturday, while Bradford Holy Trinity Tigers (2022 champ) take on Guelph Bishop MacDonell Celtics. Both games at Athletic Park.
The winners play for gold at 3 p.m., while the bronze medal match is at 1 p.m. Both games at Password Park.
Bishop MacDonell scored late in the second half and added a buzzer beater to defeat the host St. Joe's Rams, 4-2, in the quarterfinals. The Celtics led 2-1 at half.
Dorchester advanced to their fifth consecutive OFSAA quarterfinal earlier in the day, finishing pool play at 3-1.
Ritchie, Megan McLachlin and Faith Synders scored a 3-0 blanking of Barrie Joan of Arc. Friday morning, Sault Ste Marie St. Mary's College blanked Dorchester, 1-0.
St. Joe's finished pool play at 3-1.
Avery Dowson with two goals, and an own goal, credited to Abi Faris, gave the Rams a 3-2 win over Tecumseh Vista, in their fourth pool game. Whitby Anderson CVI blanked the Rams 1-0.

Thursday, June 6, 2024
LONDON, Ont. - Ethan Atkinson is an OFSAA silver medalist.
The St. Joseph's Ram leaped to a silver medal in novice men's pole vault with a personal best measurement of 3.30 metres, on day one of OFSAA track and field today at Western University.
Atkinson jumped 2.90m at WOSSAA, but only 2.45 at the regional meet.
Christian Futo won gold with an OFSAA record 4.25 metre jump.
Dorchester Beavers Kirk Hallman moves on to the junior men's 1500-metre final, with the fourth fastest qualifying time (4:06.93). The final is Friday.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024
COURTICE, Ont. - The Parkside Stampeders finish as OFSAA A/AA girls rugby consolation finalist.
St. John Henry Newman school, out of Scarborough, blanked Parkside, 15-0, in the consolation final this morning.
The Stampeders finish with a 2-2 record and saw action on all three days of the 20-team tournament.
Top seeded Peterborough Holy Cross won gold, defeating Shelburne Centre Dufferin, 24-15, for their second OFSAA title in three years. Belleville Centennial downed Napanee District, 17-5, for the bronze medal.
Parkside got by Oshawa Eastdale, winning in a kick-off (rugby tie-breaker) Tuesday, after the teams were tied 7-7 in regulation time.
Ella Ordronneau made three of three kicks, to keep the Stampeders' season alive. Maddy Chute scored the Stampeders' try, with Ordronneau the two-point convert kick.
Earlier Tuesday, Parkside took a victory against Port Colbourne Lakeshore, after their protest for an illegal substitution was successful.
Heidi Andrews, Aleah Penner and Scarlett Wilson scored tries, while Ordronneau made a pair of converts.
Parkside lost their opening game at OFSAA to sixth ranked Simcoe Holy Trinity, 26-7, on Monday. Chute had the Stampeders' try.
Only six teams are playing on day three. The gold medal and bronze medal matches, follow the consolation final.
Top seeded Peterborough Holy Cross, the 2022 champion, returns to the gold match, taking on Centre Dufferin District out of Shelburne. Napanee District faces Guelph Centennial in the bronze match.
Two years ago at OFSAA AAA, Parkside had a 1-2 record.

Sunday, June 2, 2024
WINDSOR, Ont. - Will Downing, Taylor Kana, Matt Piekny, Henry Scott and Andrew Urquhart lead a group of 13 athletes heading to OFSAA.
Each athlete won an event at the OFSAA West Region track and field championships, May 31-June 1 at Windsor University, qualifying for OFSAA, June 6-8, at Western University in London.
Downing, from Dorchester, hurdled to gold in the novice men's 100-metre hurdles and finished fourth in the 300-metre hurdles.
Kana, of East Elgin, threw a personal best (PB) distanace of 43.63 metres to win senior women's javelin.
Scott from East Elgin, sprinted to victory in the junior men's 200-metre dash.
Piekny of St. Joe's, leaped to gold in senior men's pole vault.
Dorchester's Urquahart set a meet record winning senior men's shot pot with throw of 17.80 metres.
The top four in each event at regionals, qualifies for OFSAA, the high school provincial championships.
Dorchester's Kirk Hallman, junior men's 1500 and 3000, Evan Stevens, senior men's pole vault and Aisha Medina, novice women's pole vault, qualified for OFSAA.
Joe's Libby McCurdy and Promise Atkinson, for senior women's pole vault, Flourish Nmor, junior women's 800-metre run and Ethan Atkinson, novice men's pole vault.
Parkside Stampeders Lexi Stanat, in senior women's discus and shot put.
With the West region hosting OFSAA, athletes from the West, fill out the field, 20 for each event, if one of the other regions does send four athletes for any event.

Thursday, May 30, 2024
ST. THOMAS - It's a fifth consecutive trip to OFSAA girls soccer for the Dorchester Beavers.
The Beavers captured the WOSSAA AA title, edging the St. Joseph's Rams, 3-2 (3-0), in penalty kicks Thursday at Password Park.
On goals by Bella Nolte and Megan McLachlin, Dorchester led 2-0 late in the second half.
With less than five minute remaining in regulation, St. Joe's tied the game with two goals in about a minute from Avery Dowson.
In overtime, the Beavers had the best opportunities to score, but penalty kicks were required to decide a winner. Dorchester won PKs, 3-0.
Since the Rams are hosting OFSAA, the Beavers qualified for the provincial high school tournament after winning their semifinal.
OFSAA is June 6-8 in St. Thomas.

Monday, May 29, 2024
ST. THOMAS - Defence shined right until the final whistle sending the Parkside Stampeders to OFSAA girls rugby.
The Stampeders made a goal line stand to hold of the Madill Mustangs, 26-19, in the WOSSAA A/AA girls rugby final May 24 at Parkside CI.
In the dying seconds of regulation time in the second half, Madill pushed to score a try, to give themselves a chance of tying the game, with a successful convert.
But the Mustangs dropped the ball prior to the goal line and picked it up again, an infraction in rugby. Game over.
In the second half alone, Parkside made three goal line stands, preventing the Mustangs from scoring a five point try.
Heidi Andrews with two, Scarlett Wilson and Paige Kilmer, scored tries, while Ella Ordronneau kicked three two-point converts.

Sunday, May 26, 2024
LONDON, Ont. - Kirk Hallman had a meet to remember winning two races and setting school records in the 800 and 1500 metres.
The Dorchester Beavers runner finished first in the junior men's 1500 (4:10.40), a new school record) and 3000 metres (9:18.74), at WOSSAA track and field, May 23-24 at Western University.
Hallman lowered his school time finishing second in the 800 metres (1:59.92), behind a meet record time set by Ryan Georgeson of Medway high school (1:57.95).
St. Joseph's Rams Promise Atkinson set a PB distance of 5.02 metres landing with the gold medal in senior women's long jump.
Rams' David Anderson, senior men's shot put (13.42m) and Matt Piekny, senior men's pole vault (4.20m), also won gold.
Rams Max Gasper and Lucas Van Gorp, surprised everyone including themselves, finishing one-two, in novice men's javelin with PB throws of 41.65m and 41.11m, respectively.
East Elgin Eagles' Taylor Kana took senior women's javelin with a best throw of 37.22m.
The Tunks sisters, Julia and Jenna, from London Oakridge, continue to rewrite the record book.
Julia increased her Canandian high school record in discus to 56.72m and also added to her senior women's record in shot put, to 14.80m.
Jenna set new WOSSAA bests in both novice women's shot put (14.00m) and discus (44.87m).
The top five in each event, qualify for the OFSAA West regional, May 31-June 1 in Windsor.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024
DORCHESTER, Ont. - The Dorchester Beavers are returning to WOSSAA and this year it's the AA level.
Bella Nolte scored three times in the second half as the Beavers blanked the East Elgin Eagles, 3-0, in a Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) South-East AA girls soccer semifinal May 22 at the Outdoor Rec Complex.
Keeper Makenna Brown picked up the shutout, while Julia Ritchie had two assists.

Friday, May 18, 2024
LONDON, Ont. - St. Joseph's Rams Promise Atkinson and East Elgin Eagles Benji Gould shined at the right meet to win their first events.
Atkinson won senior women's long jump and Gould, novice men's 3000 metres, on day two of Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) track and field May 17 at Western University.
Dorchester Beavers Kirk Hallman won his second race of the meet, finishing first in the junior men's 3000.
The Tunks sisters, from London Oakridge, continue to rewrite the record book, with Julia, setting a Canadian high school new mark of 15.53 metres, winning senior women's shot put. Jenna set a new best TVRA distance of 42.44 in novice women's discus.
The top 10 in each event advance to WOSSAA, back here May 23-24.

Thursday, May 17, 2024
LONDON, Ont. - Three athletes from Elgin County and Dorchester won events on day one of Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) track and field at Western University.
Dorchester Beavers Andrew Urquhart set a meet record of 17.87 metres, winning junior men's shot put. Urquhart also placed third in discus with a toss of 44.95 metres.
St. Joe's Rams Ethan Atkinson won novice men's pole vault leaping 2.70 metres.
Dorchester's Kirk Hallman was first in the junior men's 1500-metre run, finishing in 4:17.24.
Three other meet records were broken, Jenna Tunks, novice women's shot put (13.76m), Tyrese Morgan, senior men's 400 metres (49.20 seconds) and CCH, senior men's 4x100-metre relay race (13.19 sec.).
TVRA continues Friday. The top 10 in each event advance to WOSSAA, back here May 23-24.