WELLINGTON NORTH – Wellington Heights Secondary School physical education department head Rob Drost, along with phys-ed teachers Bridget Kosempel and Matt McFarlane, coordinated borrowing of wheelchairs for the purpose of teaching their physical education students the sport of wheelchair basketball.
Sports
Wellington North introduces new program to recognize sports achievements
KENILWORTH – The Township of Wellington North will be recognizing athlete achievements through the introduction of the Recognition of Outstanding Sports Achievements Program.
Palmerston Marlins celebrating 30 years with homecoming
PALMERSTON – In 1993, the idea of getting a group of girls together to play softball at an elite level was becoming a popular idea – and through the efforts of Dave Moore, the first Palmerston Marlins softball teams began play in 1994.
Team Addy, Celtics to hold third annual three-on-three basketball tournament
FERGUS – Back again for its third annual tournament in honour of Addison (Addy) Hill, is the Team Addy 3x3 basketball tournament.
Little Rocks win some big trophies
FERGUS – The Fergus Lion’s Club’s Little Rocks ended their season with an awards banquet on March 24.
Mount Forest Rams U11 Rep team take OMHA Championships
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Rams U11 Rep team brought its best to the OMHA Championships in Halton Hills over the Easter weekend (March 29-31), which saw eight teams in the U11 division competing for the coveted red hats.
Broomball silver medalists
MINTO – The Minto Selects finished second in the Elite Men’s division at the 46th annual Senior Broomball National Championships held in Belleville, March 26 to 30.
Arthur resident wins Ontario Vision Impaired Curling Championship
ARTHUR – The 2024 Ontario Vision Impaired Curling Championships were held at London’s Highland Golf and Country Club on March 16, and Arthur resident David Hodgkinson participated with the Kitchener-Waterloo (KW) Granite Club team.
Stamenkovic places first at provincial championships
ERIN – Ella Stamenkovic, 15, of Erin, placed first in the artistic program at this year’s Skate Ontario Provincials in Brampton on March 22.
Medal-winning weekend for Elora Fergus Edge Ringette teams
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Last weekend, two Elora Fergus Edge Ringette teams competed at the Ringette Ontario U12 Championships.
Minto 81’s win inaugural OEHL title
PALMERSTON – The Minto 81’s have captured the inaugural Ontario Elite Hockey League Senior AA championship.
Patriots trail Barons in PJHL division final
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Patriots trail the Hanover Barons two games to one in their Provincial Junior Hockey League Pollock Division final playoff series.
Wolverines teams enjoy successful season
MOUNT FOREST – The Wellington Heights Secondary School Senior Girls volleyball team, coached by Ms. Kosempel and Ms. Topham, had a very successful season, finishing fourth this year with six wins and four losses
Council plays ball with Puslinch Minor Softball, promises up to $20,000 in improvements
ABERFOYLE – Puslinch Minor Softball is growing and while that’s a happy circumstance, growth had members of its executive seeking some approvals and concessions from council on March 20.
Young athletes make their mark at OFSAA Wrestling Tournament
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Two young athletes, Ally Berry, left, and Luc Smees, second from right, from Centre Wellington District High School made their mark at the recent OFSAA Wrestling Tournament in Hamilton.