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Colts down Attack 4-3 in Labour Day preseason opener
Beau Jelsma didn’t wait long to start terrorizing the Owen Sound Attack this year. A player who always seems to twist the knife when facing the Bears — though in fairness he’s productive against other competition as well — scored the game-winning goal in the third period as the Barrie Colts topped the Owen Sound […]
Baysox bats explode in winner-take-all game, Owen Sound to play for the NDBL championship
The Owen Sound Baysox are one series away from a championship. On Labour Day Monday, the ‘Sox won a winner-take-all Game 6 in New Lowell with a late offensive explosion, beating the Knights 12-0. After a scoreless first four innings, Owen Sound’s bats came alive. Kirk Gibson sparked the onslaught with a three-run home run […]
Desboro Fall Fair celebrates rural ways
The 164th Desboro Agricultural Fall Fair parade Saturday was a celebration of country life. In a village of about 100, it attracted likely hundreds of people, many of whom then took in the cattle show, tractor pull, carnival tent with kids’ games, a frog jumping contest on the ball diamond, outhouse hauling races, and traditional […]
Nerve-wracking wait for fishing derby winners Sunday
Ray Hynes won the 36th McDonalds Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular Sunday with a 24.8-pound Chinook salmon which he caught on the third last day of the derby. “I’m still in shock. It’s like I’m pretty excited but I’m in shock,” he said Sunday before the awards ceremony. “Everything is just a blur right now.” He’d […]
Owen Sound Attack camp breaks with the Bears looking forward to a clean slate
The words “clean slate” and “fresh start” were bandied about the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre like a mantra this week. It’s likely the same at 19 other Ontario Hockey League rinks where training camps are underway, but few of those teams will have gone through as much an off-season upheaval as the Scenic City […]