Tag: Local Sports
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Juniors replace Tomcats as premier 22U baseball program in London area
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The name, city and venue has changed, but the aim is still the same.
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Sport notes: London Lightning eye first-place finish; Jacob Julian earns honours
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A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene London Lightning eye first place The drive for first place is still alive. But the London Lightning have to win their final four games and need the K-W Titans to drop at least one of their remaining three contests to claim the…
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Wingham/Lucknow 86ers U11 coach recalls season ‘no one will soon forget’
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Our story really begins from the 2022/23 season. We had nine returning players from last season’s team where we ended up not being very competitive at the “C” level and, in January, decided to compete at the LL (local league) level. When our season began for 2023/24, I was very excited with the talent that…
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PHOTOS: High school girls soccer, Saunders vs Banting
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The Saunders Sabres and Banting Broncos girls soccer teams kicked off their TVRA season at City Wide Sports Park in London on Monday. The Sabres came away with a 4-2 win. Photos by Derek Ruttan
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OHL playoffs: Rest is best for series-sweeping London Knights as big battles loom
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The London Knights don’t care if they face the Saginaw Spirit or Soo Greyhounds in the OHL Western conference final next week.
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NHL playoffs: Plenty of London-area players start Stanley Cup pursuit
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Which local hero will get their Stanley Cup moment this spring? Drew Doughty’s NHL career has featured plenty, but the greatest ones are at least a decade old. Does the 16-year veteran defenceman from London have another long run in him with the Los Angeles Kings? That’s one of the main London and area storylines…
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LIVE: Round 2, Game 4 – London Knights vs. Kitchener Rangers
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The London Knights have a chance to sweep their second-round Ontario Hockey League playoff series with the Kitchener Rangers when the puck drops on Game 4 at The Aud in Kitchener on Thursday night. Follow along below for live coverage from LFP’s Ryan Pyette
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London Knights player gets five-game suspension for controversial hit
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London Knights forward Kaleb Lawrence has been suspended five games by the Ontario Hockey League for a hit on Kitchener defenceman Simon Motew in the second period of Game 3 of their playoff series Tuesday at the Memorial Auditorium. The league clearly leaned towards the Rangers’ opinion of a “vicious hit” over Knights head coach…
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Jeff Carter, among London’s most successful pro athletes, hangs up skates
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London native Jeff Carter, whose hockey career is among the most decorated by any professional athlete in the city’s history, has retired after 19 NHL season. Wednesday night, the 39-year-old who grew up in east London played his final game – scoring a goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins as the team’s season ended without a…