Tag: games
Community builders use Lego to tackle complex housing issues
Mayors, building inspectors, county staff, housing professionals and designers gathered to play with Lego Friday at The Library in Owen Sound. The well-attended workshop hosted at the Owen Sound and North Grey Union Public Library and organized by Christine Hempel and Krystal Valencia wasn’t all fun and games, the participants were trying to find solutions […]
Andy Brown hopes to create more Hockey Canada memories at the World Juniors this year
There are those “where were you when moments” for Hockey Canada fans and fans of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. Like in 2023 when Conor Bedard scored a sensational overtime goal against Slovakia to push Canada into the semifinals, and two games later, when Dylan Guenther scored in overtime against Czechia to win gold […]
London youth baseball league takes new step to screen out abusive parents
Trying to protect young umpires from verbal abuse by parents, a London kids baseball league is using screen-like banners at ballfields to obscure the view of home plate from the bleachers. The idea came from other Ontario leagues that have taken similar steps to prevent parents from yelling at umpires, many of whom are just […]
London Knights land Finnish winger, Russian centre in import draft
Kasper Halttunenâs big scoring season with the London Knights is still paying off.
Attack hope to develop the two youngsters taken in CHL Import Draft
Two European hockey players are expected to call Owen Sound home for the next few years after being selected by the Attack in the 2024 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft on Wednesday. Owen Sound selected a defender from Germany and a winger from Russia in the draft, both players were born in 2007, and both […]
London Western team racks up six golds, 13 medals at track nationals
The London Western track and field club won six golds and 13 medals overall at the Canadian championships this past week in Montreal.
North Stars bow out to Hamilton following 13-7 season
The Owen Sound North Stars junior B team’s season ended in Hamilton as the Bengals pulled out the brooms and swept the Scenic City squad in three games. The Bengals topped the N’Stars 12-7 inside Hamilton’s Lawfield Arena to earn a berth into the second round on June 27. Reed Allen led the way for Hamilton […]
George is a King again, selected by favourite team in NHL Entry Draft
Carter George was six the first time the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup. He was eight when they won it again two years later. At 18, he realized a childhood dream when his favourite team picked him with the 57th-overall selection in the NHL Entry Draft Saturday inside the Sphere in Las Vegas. […]
People show their Canada Day pride at city birthday bash
Canadians at Owen Sound’s Canada Day celebration at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park said they felt proud and lucky to live in this country. The park was busy with activity Monday, the country’s 157th birthday, under sunny skies and a cooling bay breeze. Many ate barbecued hot dogs and hamburgers, ice cream and enjoyed […]
PYETTE: London Knights’ hockey factory hums again for 55th straight NHL draft
The numbers donât lie. The London Knights produced another two NHL first-round picks in Sam Dickinson (Sharks) and Sam OâReilly (Oilers). They had four players picked this weekend in Vegas â including Jared Woolley (sixth round, 164th overall to the Kings) and William Nicholl (seventh round, 196th overall to the Oilers). That makes a world-leading […]