Category: Sports
Sports notes: London Beefeaters, Western and Fanshawe cross-country
A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene
OHL Q+A: Jett Luchanko, surging Windsor Spitfires, Michael Misa
Ryan Pyette is taking questions from fans and colleagues about whatâs happening on the ice, in the general managersâ suites and in the league office throughout the season.
Q+A: Scorzy â one man, a quarter-century as the London Knights mascot
He’s on the ice and in the stands at home games, playoff match-ups and special events, hyping up Knights fans and earning a solid following of his own. He’s Scorzy, the mascot of London’s beloved junior hockey team. The 41-year-old Dominoâs Pizza franchise owner has been behind the mask of several Knights mascot costumes for […]
Attack lose to Spirit in shootout, drop sixth-straight game
In a game that featured nearly everything hockey has to offer, the defending Memorial Cup champion Saginaw Spirit got lucky last. Sebastien Gervais lost the puck on what proved to be the shootout-winning goal — in the eighth round of the skills contest — but it slid under Carter George and into the net to […]
London Knights earn 4-1 road win over Saginaw Spirit
The London Knights gained a measure of Memorial Cup revenge on Saturday night with a road win over the Saginaw Spirit, the defending national junior hockey champions who prevailed during a visit to Canada Life Place one week ago. The Knights improved their record this season to 7-4Â with a 4-1 victory at Dow Event […]
Firebirds scorch Bears in Flint
Nathan Day made 37 stops for his first-career shutout as the Flint Firebirds handed the Owen Sound Attack their fifth-straight loss, 3-0 inside the Dort Financial Center Saturday night. The Owen Sound Attack (3-7-1-1) are sliding down the Western Conference standings while the Flint Firebirds improved to 6-5-0-1 early in the season. All of the […]
OUA football playoffs: Western Mustangs 46, McMaster Marauders 10
The Western Mustangs beat the McMaster Marauders 46-10 in Ontario University Athletics football playoffs on Saturday at Alumni Stadium, punching their ticket to face the Guelph Gryphons at home on Nov. 2. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
PHOTOS: London Knights 4, Brantford Bulldogs 3 (OT)
Sam Dickinson’s overtime goal lifted the London Knights to a 4-3 win over the Brantford Bulldogs at Canada Life Place in London on Friday night. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
Funding needed to bring high school football to Kincardine
A new high school football team is in the works for Kincardine. “We want our team playing in the fall of 2025… that’s our goal,” Dan Ogilvie, Kincardine Football Association member, said of the new football team expected to roll out at Kincardine District Senior School (KDSS) next year. The Kincardine Football Association is a […]
Nesbitt’s first hat-trick hands Attack fourth-straight loss
Jack Nesbitt is playing with a little extra motivation. For the NHL Draft-eligible centre, that little added spark helped produce his first Ontario Hockey League hat-trick performance on Thursday in a 7-5 win over the Owen Sound Attack before a crowd of 4,788 at the WFCU Centre. “I think he knew,” Nesbitt said of overage […]