Tag: Sports
Yates Cup preview: Western Mustangs embrace ‘underdog’ role against Laurier
The first half of the Western-Laurier football encounter in mid-September couldnât have been worse for the Mustangs.
London native Taylor Elgersma named Ontario’s top university football player, again
The London native already faced his hometown Western Mustangs in the Yates Cup game last year â and it didnât end well.
City eyes ‘regional sports park’ in south London: ‘Now’s the time’
Hold onto your hats sports fans, London is looking to upgrade its sport venue options amid explosive population growth.
London Knights outshoot Soo Greyhounds 43-13, win seventh straight
SAULT STE. MARIE â Easton Cowan scored two goals to pace the London Knights to a 5-1 win over the Soo Greyhounds at the GFL Memorial Gardens on Wednesday night. Cowan entered the third period with his consecutive regular-season games point streak in question, but the Toronto Maple Leafs draft choice scored twice to extend […]
Coach Brandon Prust, London Nationals players suspended for Jr. B hockey brawl
Brandon Prust and four of his London Nationals players have been suspended for a chaotic brawl at the end of a 6-5 road loss in Port Colborne.
PHOTOS: Laurier vs St. Thomas Aquinas, TVRA senior girls basketball
The Laurier Rams and St. Thomas Aquinas Flames played in TVRA senior girls basketball at STA in London on Monday. Photos by LFP’s Derek Ruttan druttan@postmedia.com
Sport notes: Aleksei Medvedev; Chase Brown; Western Mustangs lacrosse
A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene Chase Brown’s NFL heater London native Chase Brown posted career highs in carries, rushing yards and receptions in the Cincinnati Bengalsâ 41-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in NFL action Sunday. The former South Lion rushed for 120 yards on 27 […]
Parents fret as board eyes fix to high school swim team’s insurance impasse
The lawyer representing the regionâs largest school board says he’s confident one high school’s student swimmers who’ve been without a pool to train in will be back in the swim of things soon. Parents at Aylmer’s East Elgin secondary school have expressed concern that an insurance dispute between the province and the Thames Valley District […]
OHL Q+A: NCAA threat, red-hot Kitchener Rangers, Czechia star’s arrival
OHL reporter Ryan Pyette is taking questions from fans and colleagues about whatâs happening on the ice, in the general managersâ suites and in the league office throughout the season. Have a question? Put it in the comment section below or email us at lfpnewsletters@postmedia.com Q: There was a recent meeting of 57 Canadian Hockey […]
Easton Cowan channels Patrick Kane, lifts London Knights to overtime win
OWEN SOUND â Easton Cowan credits former London Knights star Patrick Kane for the celebration. After beating Carter George low-glove with 1:01 left in overtime, Cowan skated to centre ice, dropped to a knee, mimed making a heart shape, and punched right through. âPatty Kane. The Heartbreaker,â Cowan said. The Knights beat Owen Sound 2-1 […]