Category: Sports
Backs against the wall: Jr. B North Stars in tough against Six Nations
They say history doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes. The Owen Sound North Stars junior B squad is a different team in a similar position. In 2025, a veteran-laden club, beset by a season of tragedy and obstacles, went on a late-season run to squeak into the playoffs, only to be welcomed by one of the […]
SPORTS BRIEFS: Major North Stars fall to 0-5
MAJOR NORTH STARS LOSE TO OAKVILLE The Owen Sound North Stars fell to 0-5 in the Major Series Lacrosse league with a 10-8 loss to the Oakville Rock Saturday at the Bayshore. The North Stars got goals from Callum Brennan, Xander Derkatz, Josh Rosa, Bobby O’Grady and Braydon Hickey. Jack Macalpine led the way with […]
Success weekend for North Stars girls’ field lacrosse teams
U19 NORTH STARS KEEP ROLLING The Owen Sound Shute Optometry North Stars girls’ field lacrosse team won a pair of games over the weekend. Owen Sound topped Halton Hills by a score of 8-7 after trailing, 5-2, at halftime. “Rather than letting the deficit define the game, the team responded with an outstanding second-half performance,” […]
PHOTOS: Riding high at the Alvinston Pro Rodeo
The seventh annual Alvinston Pro Rodeo was run this weekend by the Brooke-Alvinston Agricultural Society in the rural community located between London and Sarnia. Photos by LFP’s Geoff Robins grobins@postmedia.com
OHL draft: London Knights reflect on 16 picks, including two local players
The first in-person Ontario Hockey League draft in 26 years was a boon for London and the Knights. The Hunters added 16 new prospects in Kingston on the same weekend that Dale Hunter’s horse Crack Shot won a big race at the $1-million Pepsi North America Cup Saturday at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The Danny Syvret-coached […]