WELLINGTON COUNTY – Stephen Harris has been selected to represent Canada at the Pan Am Games, which run from Oct. 20 to Nov. 5 in Santiago, Chile.
Sports
Fundraising hockey tournament returns to Palmerston in support of Mapleton family
PALMERSTON - Six-year old Mya Martin may be confined to a wheelchair, but that won’t stop her from being on the ice at the Palmerston sports complex for an Oct. 21 puckdrop.
Centre Wellington District High School Senior Boys soccer team kicks into high gear
FERGUS – The Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) Senior Boys soccer team is off to a strong start this season after defeating Lourdes 2-1 and tying Centennial 1-1.
Team Canada junior roller derby takes bronze medal on world stage
GUELPH – Team Canada Junior Roller Derby’s female team captured bronze medals at the Junior Roller Derby World Cup in Valence, France on July 31.
19th annual Mary Lynne Forrest Memorial Golf Tournament
PALMERSTON – On July 19, the Mary Lynne Forrest Memorial Golf Tournament held its 19th annual golf event at the Pike Lake Golf Centre.
Stephens, Hall win silver with Team Ontario at U13 National Lacrosse Championship
FERGUS – Two young Wellington athletes represented Ontario last month in Canada's first National Lacross Champtionship for U13 girls
Chris Bults memorial tournament a success
MOOREFIELD – Fourteen co-ed baseball teams participated in the second annual Chris Bults Memorial Baseball Tournament in Moorefield on Aug. 26.
Golf tourney benefits Cancer Patient Services
MOUNT FOREST – The winners of the 19th annual Harry Bye Cancer Patient Services Golf tournament at Pike Lake Golf Centre on Aug. 2 was a team from The Cooperators.
Minto 81’s join new senior hockey league
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Teams based in Minto and Erin will be part of a new Senior AA hockey league.
Intercounty Softball Association year end tournament
PONSONBY — Ponsonby U13 Boys Green and Gold teams played their ISA (Intercounty Softball Association) year end tournament in Morriston the weekend of Aug. 18
Youth places top five at National Track and Field Championships
MAPLETON – Joel Rumph competed in the Canadian National Track and Field Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec with the Laurel Creek Track Club from Aug. 11 to 13, where he represented Ontario in high jump.
Garin Dunton wins U13 National Lacrosse Championship with Team Ontario
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Garin Dunton played for Team Ontario this summer, and the team won first place in the U13 National Lacrosse Championship.
Royal Distributing Athletic and Performance Centre roof to be repaired again this fall
BRUCEDALE – The roof on the Royal Distributing Athletic and Performance Centre in Marden is leaking and it will cost Guelph/Eramosa Township $44,000 to fix it.
New Senior ‘AA’ hockey team, Erin Outlaws, coming to town
ERIN – A new senior AA hockey team, the Erin Outlaws, is launching for the 2023-2024 season with the Ontario Elite Hockey League (OEHL).
Guelph/Eramosa considers adding lights to Drexler Soccer Fields at Rockmosa Park
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Council voted unanimously to look into the cost of adding lights to the soccer fields in Rockwood, at the request of Rockwood FC.