Tag: Sports briefs
SPORTS BRIEFS: Owen Sound Baysox clinch playoff spot
LOCAL TRIO HELPS TEAM WIN DOWN SOUTH Local lacrosse players Ainsley Smith, Taryn Weppler, and Bree Wilkins helped their Empress teammates claim the Apex 120 tournament championship this past weekend in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Empress club team, based out of Buffalo, New York, earned a decisive 7–1 victory over Laxon in the championship game, avenging […]
SPORTS BRIEFS: Owen Sound signs top two draft picks
OWEN SOUND ATTACK INK TOP TWO PICKS The Owen Sound Attack announced the signing of fifth-overall pick Max Delisle and 28th-overall pick Blake Munnings this past week. Delisle is the younger brother of Attack centre Tristan Delisle. The six-foot pivot played for the Toronto Titans of the Greater Toronto Junior Hockey League. Munnings is a […]
SPORTS BRIEFS: U11 North Stars explode on offence
Sr. B NORTH STARS SPLIT IN ENNISMORE The Owen Sound North Stars split a two-game set on the road in Ennismore this past weekend. The Ennismore James Gang took the first game by a score of 9-5 inside the Robert E. Young Recreation Centre Friday night, led by a three-goal performance by Nick Dilauro. On […]
SPORTS BRIEFS: Attack open season on Sept. 19 in London
MBUYI TABBED FOR CHL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR As the Ontario Hockey League’s Rookie of the Year, the Owen Sound Attack’s Pierce Mbuyi is up for the Canadian Hockey League’s annual award this Friday. Mbuyi, 17, became the first Attack player to win the Emms Family Award after breaking the franchise’s “true rookie” scoring record […]
SPORTS BRIEFS: Walker nets eight for N’Stars
PORT ELGIN’S MacKAY WINS FINALS MVP Ian MacKay won the National Lacrosse League’s Finals MVP Award after helping his Buffalo Bandits to a third-straight league title. MacKay, who grew up playing lacrosse in the Owen Sound North Stars system, scored seven goals and added five assists in the three-game finals series against the Saskatchewan Rush. […]