ELORA – The next Elora Rocks home game will be a chance to support kids’ cancer research.
Sports
Grand River Mustangs honour veterans with annual Remembrance Day Classic hockey tournament
FERGUS – The Grand River Mustangs hosted their sixth annual Remembrance Day Classic hockey tournament from Nov. 8 to 10 in Fergus.
‘I’m not guilty:’ Puslinch trainer faces 10-year ban after racehorse tests positive for performance enhancing drugs
PUSLINCH – Richard Moreau has been fined $40,000 and suspended from standardbred racing in Ontario for 10 years.
U14 girls conquer Rugby Ontario Junior Cup Tournament
FERGUS – The combined team of Fergus Highland Rugby and Waterloo Country U14 girls went through the Rugby Ontario Junior Cup Tournament 4-0, outscoring their opponents 120-10 on Oct. 27.
Township to partner with Arthur Curling Club for provincial funding
KENILWORTH – Wellington North council has agreed to partner with the Arthur Curling Club to apply for provincial funding to help the club replace its floor.
Fergus Highland U16 girls rugby team wins bronze
FERGUS – The Fergus Highland U16 girls rugby team won bronze after a match against Aurora at the Rugby Ontario Junior Cup tournament on Oct. 27.
Fergus Highland U18 boys rugby wins Rugby Ontario Junior Cup
FERGUS – On Oct. 27 the Fergus Highland U18 boys rugby team captured the Rugby Ontario Junior Cup for 7’s, marking a stellar end to its season.
Local men to represent Canada at international bass championship
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local fishermen David Pol of Arthur and Derek Cushing of Salem are making their dreams come true as the duo prepares to represent Canada at the 2024 Bass Master Team Championship later this year in Louisiana.
Wellington Catholic District School Board County Soccer Tournament’s championship winners
FERGUS – Maizie Lupal, in Grade 8 at St. Mary Catholic School in Elora, kicks the ball to a teammate in the Wellington Catholic District School Board County Soccer Tournament’s championship game this past Wednesday at Victoria Park in Fergus.
Erin woman makes RBC Training Ground finals
ERIN – A young woman from Erin with Olympic aspirations has been recognized by the RBC Training Ground competition in the sport of rugby.
CWDHS teams off to a good start in soccer
FERGUS – The Centre Wellington District High School junior and senior boys soccer teams are off to good starts.
Elora Rocks to face reigning champions in home opener
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Elora Rocks senior hockey team is back for another season playing in the Western Ontario Super Hockey League (WOSHL).
Council approves Palmerston curling tournament donation
MINTO – Council here has approved a $6,000 in-kind sponsorship of a youth curling tournament next spring.
Local residents set world records at weightlifting competition
FERGUS – Canada’s first sanctioned international all-round weightlifting competition took place in Fergus on Aug. 25 and saw 17 world records set by eight Canadian athletes.
Fergus native Patrick Anderson retiring from wheelchair basketball
BROOKLYN, NY – Hot off the Paralypmic Games, where Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team came close to winning bronze but fell to Germany, Patrick Anderson is proud, reflective and a little exhausted.