Category: Sports
PREVIEW: Heavyweights set to clash in Round 2 of Jr. B playoffs
The path to the second round of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Western Conference playoffs included some early lopsided wins.
PYETTE: Drive, consistency fuel Easton Cowan’s record point streak
There are several traditions Chris Maton has carried on from his time spent with the late, legendary London Knights trainer Don Brankley.
Oxenden’s Smith races at Canadian Ski Nationals
Oxenden’s Julian Smith competed at the 96th Canadian Ski Nationals at the Nakkertok Ski Trails in Ottawa this past week. With temperatures of 12 degrees and no snow in the forecast, it is a miracle that the races were run at all, Smith’s team said. Normally a 7.5-kilometre trail would be used, but the man-made […]
Intermediate Young Guns win gold at Broomball provincials
The Young Guns ladies’ broomball team won gold at the 2024 FBAO Intermediate Provincials held in Fergus on the weekend. Heading into the tournament, and sitting pretty after earning a bye, the Young Guns didn’t play their first game until late Friday against Witches of Brooms. The game was a nail-biter, but the Guns came […]
34 games! Easton Cowan sets new London Knights point-streak record
WINDSOR – The London Knights beat the Windsor Spitfires in record-setting fashion on Sunday with Easton Cowan registering a point for the 34th consecutive game, breaking the Knights’ franchise record. London jumped to a four-goal lead in the first period, but needed to kill off three late penalties and score an empty-net goal in the […]
PHOTOS: London Lightning vs. KW Titans
The London Lightning edged the KW Titans 118-113 in Basketball Super League action at Budweiser Gardens on Sunday afternoon. Jachai Taylor led the way for the Bolts with 25 points. Photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen mhensen@postmedia.com
Barlow nets hat-trick as Attack ride big third period to win over Wolves
At the risk of over-stating the importance of a moment during a St. Patrick’s Day afternoon in Owen Sound, the space between the second and third periods Sunday may have saved the Owen Sound Attack’s legacy. After watching the Sudbury Wolves score three unanswered goals in just over ten minutes of game time to take […]
Unforced errors sink Attack against the Soo Saturday
Unforced errors and thousand-yard stares – – the Owen Sound Attack are sliding down the standings. The Bayshore Bears lost 5-2 to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Saturday evening in front of 3,044 hometown fans, and have fallen to eighth place in the Western Conference with three games remaining in the regular season. Rookie goaltender […]
PHOTOS: Ontario Vision Impaired Curling Championship in London
The Ontario Vision Impaired Curling Championship was held at London’s Highland Golf and Country Club on Saturday, with each team filled with athletes who are either totally or partially blind. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
Attack suffer a 9-2 shellacking in Kitchener
It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend and the Kitchener Rangers started the party early Friday night with a 9-2 shellacking of their Midwest Division counterpart Owen Sound Attack. The Rangers fans enjoyed a start-to-finish dismantling of the Bears inside the storied Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, with a team-high 23 shots recorded in the first period. By the […]