Category: Sports
PHOTOS: Heartbreaker ends high-flying Western Mustangs men’s basketball season
The Western Mustangs men’s basketball team lost 75-72 to the Brock Badgers in a Wednesday night thriller at Alumni Hall, ending their season and dashing dreams of a berth in the national university hoops tournament. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
Oshawa Generals top London Knights; Easton Cowan point streak stretches on
Dale Hunter sat at the blackjack table too long. Down three midway through the third, the London Knights head coach pulled goaltender Michael Simpson for an extra attacker with the man advantage and his team eventually scored a couple of goals. But he gambled for a 6-on-5 edge with 2:41 left and got burned by […]
Hockey Canada players opt for jury trial in sexual assault case: Lawyers
The five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior team who are accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London hotel months after winning gold have opted for a jury trial, their lawyers say in a statement issued Wednesday afternoon.
Hanover looks to get over the hump as PJHL playoffs begin
It’s playoff time in the PJHL and the Hanover Barons are looking to get over the hump. The Barons finished atop the PJHL’s Pollock Division again this season, after last topping the table in 2021-22, before losing to the Mitchell Hawks in Game 7 of the division finals. Last year, the Barons cruised to another […]
Bringing home the hardware
Kincardine Karate members place well at tournament A karate tournament held in London on the weekend saw Kincardine members bringing home a gold, silver and two bronze medals, all for … Continue reading Bringing home the hardware
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London Knights notes: Easton Cowan’s point streak, in context; goalies praised
Easton Cowan’s next target? That will be the London Knights’ pre-Internet point streak record.
Coach, traded-away star exchange barbs in London Lightning win
Doug Plumb didn’t get cute this time. In the dying seconds of a close game in Windsor Sunday, the London Lightning head coach made Billy White the screener and the Bolts didn’t get the shot they wanted in a heart-wrenching loss. This time, he hitched the wagon to the 35-year-old veteran. White capped a 31-point […]
At long last, Black former Londoner’s place in hoops history recognized
A longtime hoops star from London finally has secured his rightful place in Canadian basketball history.
Walkerton Riverhawks senior boys basketball team punches ticket to OFSAA
Austin Greig scored 22 points as the Walkerton Riverhawks won the Central Western Ontario Secondary School Association (CWOSSA) single-A championship Saturday. The Riverhawks edged Woodland Christian 62-60 in the championship game as Kincardine and Walkerton split hosting duties. Walkerton beat Pere Rene 54-38 in the semifinals to earn a berth into the gold-medal game and […]
High-octane Western Mustangs one win from national hoops tournament berth
Aryan Sharma’s 34-point performance in a big playoff win over Laurier last weekend would have been a perfectly fine farewell to Alumni Hall for the senior shooter.