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Brenda and Marc Orr of Blyth are freshly back in Huron County after participating in the Tarawera Ultramarathon in Rotorua, New Zealand travelling a challenging 55-kilometre route in a day-long torrential downpour...
After a run-of-the-mill 6-3 defeat at the hands of the Hanover Barons last Wednesday in game three of their best-of-seven series, the Wingham Ironmen season ended with an instant classic, five overtime 5-4 defeat in the first round of the playoffs.
With the provincial championships right around the corner in early April, several Huron Heat teams are working through the tail end of their playoff runs, some finding a bit more success than others.
The playoffs have drawn to a close for the last Blyth Brussels Crusaders hope with the U11 Black team falling in two games to the Drayton Defenders over the weekend.
On Saturday night, the Seaforth Centenaires edged out a win over the Tavistock Royals by a score of 2-1 at home in Seaforth.
Recently, F.E. Madill's own Ainsley Garniss went to the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association (OFSAA) Swimming Championship in Windsor and brought home gold.
By the time you're reading this, the playoffs will be wrapped up for the Southwest Admirals teams, with playoff series now behind them and the 2026/2027 season to look forward to.
Over the weekend, the U13 B Huron Heat claimed gold at the 44th annual Walter Gretzky Tournament, hosted by the Brantford Ice Cats, going through the proceedings with a dominant undefeated performance in which they only allowed one goal all tournament.
After a decent-sized skirmish in the dying minutes of game four of the first-round playoff series between the Seaforth Centenaires and the Milverton Four Wheel Drives on Saturday in Seaforth, the home team plotted the ultimate revenge: winning the game.
Despite a huge gap between the two teams in the regular season standings, game one of the first-round playoff series between the second-place Hanover Barons and last-place Wingham Ironmen went to overtime...
This May, the work of the All Access Athletics Association will begin in earnest with its first charitable intake and a slate of events through the remainder of the year.
This weekend, the playoffs will continue for a number of Huron Heat teams as January turns to February and the hockey season continues to wind down.
Looking to finish strong what's largely been a season to forget, the Wingham Ironmen split their two home games over the weekend, falling to the Fergus Whalers by a score of 5-2 on Friday and then beating the Walkerton Capitals on Saturday...
The playoffs for the local Southwest Admirals teams are now underway with one game already in the books.
This weekend, two Southwest Admirals teams - the U11 B and U16 A squads - will be part of the annual West Niagara Doug Robinson All Star Challenge.
Four Huron Heat teams spent last weekend in Orangeville for the 46th annual Sweetheart Tournament and, for three of them, it was time well spent, with two winning gold and a third taking home silver in their respective divisions.
Last weekend was an exciting one for the members of the U14 A Southwest Admirals (and their parents) at the International Silver Stick Tournament Finals in Newmarket, though the team would make it no further than the semi-finals.
Over the weekend, two Huron Heat teams headed east to be part of the Cambridge Roadrunners' 30th annual Girls' Hockey Tournament, with one returning with gold and the other having to settle for silver.
Over the weekend, the U9 MD and LL Blyth Brussels Crusaders teams were both in tournament action, with the former in Parkhill for the regional Silver Stick Tournament and the latter in Embro for its annual Hockey Day in Canada get-together.
The Seaforth Centenaires' season continued on Saturday night at home with an 8-2 win over the Elora Rocks. The win keeps the locals atop the South Conference standings in the Ontario Elite Hockey League...
Last weekend, the U10 A Southwest Admirals were in Preston, Ontario near Cambridge for the 66th annual Preston International Hockey Tournament, where the locals won gold over the Lake Erie North Stars.
The Southwest Admirals have been busy in the last week or two, especially the U18 A team, which was in Petrolia at the end of 2025 for the regional Silver Stick Tournament, where the locals made it to the finals only to come up just short.
The Wingham Ironmen entered 2026 on the right foot, posting a rare win on Friday, Jan. 2 over the Walkerton Capitals, only to fall to the Mount Forest Patriots the next night.
Over the weekend in Windsor, the U15 B and Senior Huron Heat teams both won gold in the 2026 Windsor Wild Winter Classic.
Play began on Friday, Jan. 2 when the Senior Heat beat the Southpoint Stars by a score of 3-1 and the U15 B Heat bested...