Tag: Local Sports
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Captainless Knights slip up against Storm, lose second straight
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The Knights tried to win one for their ill captain. Instead, they discovered they need Luke Evangelista more than ever. London is 9-0 with its top scorer in the lineup and 0-2 since he was sidelined by a nasty flu thanks to a shocking 4-3 overtime loss to Guelph before 7,213 Tuesday at Budweiser Gardens.…
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PHOTOS: Senior girls basketball: Banting vs South, Nov. 9, 2021
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The South Lions hosted the Banting Broncos in a battle of undefeated teams in tier 2 of TVDSB Central senior girls basketball on Tuesday Nov. 9, 2021. The Lions squeaked past the Broncos 48-47 to boost their record to 6-0. Photos by Mike Hensen.
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Antonio Stranges confident goals will come as Knights host Storm
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Antonio Stranges has supreme confidence the Knights’ first loss Saturday in Flint was a simple stumble. That bump in the road, he believes, isn’t going to turn into a losing slide like it did for fellow fast-starting OHL teams Kitchener and Hamilton. “We can’t sulk over one game,” the Dallas Stars prospect said. “We know…
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Sports Notes: Marchant inspires at New York City Marathon
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Lanni Marchant made an inspirational return with an 11th-place finish at the 50th New York City Marathon Sunday morning. The 37-year-old Londoner was top Canadian and finished in two hours, 32 minutes, 54 seconds after struggling with injuries and recovering from sepsis since becoming the first Canadian woman to complete the 10,000-metre race and marathon…
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U10 Jr. Attack earn runner-up banner at hometown Silver Stick
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The Owen Sound Junior Attack squad nearly won it all at their hometown Silver Stick tournament. During a weekend that saw 43 teams compete in 80 games over four age divisions at the International Silver Stick regional tournament, the youngest Junior Attack wouldn’t lose until the championship contest against the Centre Wellington Fusion. Four Jr.…
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Barlow buries a pair as Bears top Blueshirts 4-1
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Moments after getting a generous dollop of shaving cream smeared all over his face during a televised post-game interview Colby Barlow took a moment to think about his answer to a trivia question. Who holds the Owen Sound Attack record for most goals by a rookie? “Pretty sure it’s 22. Bobby Ryan,” he answered correctly.…
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London Knights lose (for once), fall just short of legendary record
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The 2004-05 Memorial Cup champion London Knights’ franchise-record 10-game winning streak to start a season will live on at least one more year. The current edition’s run at history was halted one victory short in a 3-2 defeat over the border in Flint before 2,504 Saturday at the Dort Financial Center. London, now 9-1, had…
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OUA playoffs: Rookie QB, mega-veteran lead Mustangs past Waterloo
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Tre Ford is one of the best players in recent Canadian university football memory. But when the Waterloo Warriors star and his mates took their best early uppercut at Western, it was a first-year quarterback and a grizzled unsung hero that made sure the Mustangs didn’t buckle. Evan Hillock outdueled Ford in his OUA playoff…
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Brett Brochu. Luke Evangelista. A scorching 9-0 start to Knights’ season
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The two best London Knights players are willing their team to historic heights. Goaltender Brett Brochu robbed Servac Petrovsky on a shorthanded breakaway with 27.1 seconds left in regulation, then captain Luke Evangelista scored 59 seconds into overtime for a ninth consecutive win, 2-1 over Owen Sound before 7,878 Friday at Budweiser Gardens. The 9-0…
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Knights top Attack in OT to stay perfect, Chenard shines in return
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Halloween is over yet Brett Brochu is still the boogeyman this season as far as the Owen Sound Attack are concerned. The Knights earned a 2-1 overtime victory over Owen Sound Friday night in London to improve to a perfect 9-0 on the season. Brochu snatched the win away from the Attack just before the…