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Written By Jeffrey Reed SARI Therapeutic Riding in Arva is the winner of the first annual LondonOntarioSports.com Community Spirit Award.The new award recognizes Southwestern Ontario individuals or groups who change…
Written By Alan Good SPORTS - Junior C hockey continues to play out as the Lucan Irish and North Middlesex Stars met twice last weekend. On Saturday January 11, Lucan…
Written By Jan Sims ILDERTON - The puck dropped on Hockey Day in Ilderton Saturday January 18th. It’s an annual event that has been running since 2016. “It was inspired…
Written By Jeffrey Reed LondonOntarioSports.com has named Special Olympics golf and floor hockey champion Chris Lauzon of London the winner of the 10th annual Jeffrey Reed Courage Award for 2025.In…
Written By Jeffrey Reed LondonOntarioGolf.com, the Voice of Golf in Southwestern Ontario, announces that long-time Sunningdale Golf and Country Club pro Jason Wyatt is the winner of the 2025 LondonOntarioGolf.com…
Written By Alan Good SPORTS - As Junior C hockey ramps up for the second half of regular season play, the two northern teams in Middlesex County may be struggling.…
Written By Jan Sims SPORTS - The Komoka Kings began their first homestand of 2025 with a loss to the St. Thomas Stars. The Stars beat the Kings in a…
Written By Alan Good SPORTS - As the year ends, so does over half the Junior C regular hockey season for The Yeck Division. What are some managers’ thoughts about…
Written By Jeffrey Reed As we wind down the season of giving, we often ask why philanthropic deeds don’t endure during the entire calendar year. In fact, many within our…
Written By Jan Sims SPORTS - It was a battle of the kings as the Komoka Kings took on the Elmira Sugar Kings at the Komoka Wellness Centre Saturday December…
Written By Alan Good SPORTS - The Lucan Irish and North Middlesex Stars Junior C hockey teams played several games as December came in. On December 1st, Lucan met the…
Written By Jan Sims SPORTS - The Strathroy Rockets bested the Komoka Kings 7-3 in an afternoon matchup at the Komoka Wellness Centre December 1st.The Kings opened the scoring just…
Written By Jeffrey Reed Growing up in the farthest most northeast corner of London, Ontario, I was more of a country boy than a city boy stuck in the suburbs.…
Written By Alan Good SPORTS - The Lucan Irish Junior C team played several games in the past two weeks. November 16 & 17 were at home as they first…
Written By Jeffrey Reed During the holiday season, sports fans are flooded with lists – everything from the year’s Top 10 plays to professional athletes on Santa’s naughty list. In…
Written By Jan Sims SPORTS - The Komoka Kings won their match against the KW Siskins in dramatic fashion November 16th, winning the game 3-2 in overtime.It looked like the…
Written By Alan Good SPORTS - North Middlesex Stars has moved up to third place in the West Yeck Division and played only one game last weekend. That match was…
Written By Jeffrey Reed As the 2024 golf season comes to an end in Southwestern Ontario, so, too, does the area’s most comprehensive golf survey: the 2024 London & Area…
Written By Alan Good SPORTS - Lucan’s Irish Junor C hockey team had two games on thanksgiving weekend. Friday night, October 11, they lost to Thamesford, 6-2. On the following…
Written By Jeffrey Reed The hobby of collecting sports memorabilia is once again as hot as a Mickey Mantle 1952 Topps rookie card. For those Gen Z and Millennial readers,…
Written By Olena Riznyk LUCAN BIDDULPH – During the October 15th council meeting, council received a report from Darcey Cook, Director of Community Services & Facilities, recommending the submission of…
Written By Jeffrey Reed It’s not uncommon for young athletes to excel in multiple sports. But in the case of Delaware’s Ben Landers, a member of both the Mt. Brydges…
Written By Alan Good SPORTS - The North Middlesex Stars played one game, September 28, in Parkhill against the Thamesford Trojans, losing it 2-1.Only one game was played last weekend…
Written By Alan Good SPORTS - Saturday September 14 was the first regular season home game for the North Middlesex Stars and the Lucan Irish hockey teams. The Stars first…
Written By Jeffrey Reed Fall is perhaps the most exciting time for sports fans as seasons cross paths. The local golf calendar is winding down with university, college and high…
Written By Jan Sims MIDDLESEX CENTRE - The Komoka Kings opened their 2024-2025 season posting a win and a loss in their first weekend of play.On Saturday September 14th the…
Written By Jeffrey Reed Middlesex County sports fans are fortunate to have scores of local heroes at every level of competition. For one Strathroy-Caradoc youngster, a Jr. B Rockets or…
Friday, August 23, 2024: Chris van Strien 24 pts Marg Field 18 pts Paul Giles 12 pts Cecilia Bury High score Ron MacDonald Low score Tuesday, August 27, 2024: Gord…
Written By Alan Good SPORTS - With soccer and baseball seasons coming to an end or over, what will we do? Oh yeah, how about hockey!The Lucan Ilderton minor baseball…
Written By Jeffrey Reed When I began covering sports in Middlesex County, Jack Nicklaus won his last of four U.S. Open championships, the New York Islanders captured their first of…