Dan Mcnee

KINCARDINE – The Kincardine Bulldogs looked poised to take a 3-0 series stranglehold on the Wingham Ironmen late in Game 3 on Sunday night at the Davidson Centre, but Jesse Coombs evidently had other plans. The 17-year-old Listowel native potted his second of the game with under five minutes in regulation to break a 1-1…

The Listowel Thunder junior travel basketball squad is back in the mix this spring and performing well on the Huron Perth league circuit, posting a 3-2-1 record to date. The team is an extension of the North Perth recreational basketball program, which has been operating on and off for approximately 25 years. Pictured, back row from left: Coach Derek Mendez, Marcus Liang, Zachery Robinson, Alex Smith, Miekael Bena, Malcolm Gillett, Cole Bailey, Coach Lincoln Gillett, Coach Wayne Donkersgoed. Front row: Alec Sandtner, Blake Choma McTavish, Preston Darroch, Gabriel Tshilongo, Wyatt Raben, Ty Mitchell, Murtaza Haq, and Jaxson Moroz. Absent: Pierre-Luc Seyler. (Contributed Photo)

The F.E. Madill Secondary School varsity girls’ hockey team won the WOSSAA ‘A-AA’ championship on March 6 at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex, blanking London’s Oakridge Secondary School 2-0 in the four-team tournament finale. Pictured, back row from left: Coach Ean Moffat, Zoey Collins, Caleigh Grubb, Chloe Albers, Lacey Heibein, Annan Moffat, Berlyn Garniss, Hailey Beuermann, Chloe Seabrook, Brianna McNichol, Alexa Tout, Alexis Greig, Coach Andrea Verhaeghe. Front row: Grace Williams, Hailey Moffat, Addy McPherson, Haven Sutton, Gillian Dinsmore, Taylor Gibson, Haylee Dahms, and Emma Carter. (Cory Bilyea Photo)

Luke Brubacher: ‘It would mean the world to me to get drafted’

On the early morning of March 15 in 44 BC, Julius Caesar was on top of the world. Quite literally. He had risen to the apex of the Roman Republic that he himself had greatly expanded through several military conquests. He had become exceedingly wealthy from the spoils of war, while using that wealth and…

Listowel and Ayr prepare for a faceoff during Game 1 of their Midwest semifinal series on March 22 at the Kerr Complex. The Cyclones won the game 7-4 and held a 2-0 series heading into Game 3 on Tuesday night. (Nicole Beswitherick Photo)

MEAFORD – The Milverton Four Wheel Drives came within a couple goals of claiming the Hugh McLean Trophy for the Ontario Elite Hockey League’s consolation bracket, but fell just short in Game 7 against the Georgian Bay Applekings. Facing elimination in the series on March 17 at the Perth East Recreation Complex, the Drives picked…

There is an element of déjà vu settling in as I sit down to pen the final instalment of my bi-weekly rambling here in ye olde op/ed section. For those of you who have been around long enough to remember, after a two-year stint at the Listowel Banner from 2007-09, I wrote a goodbye piece…

Anniversary committee seeking historical photos for digital archive

Corey Conners and his wife, Malory, following Corey's win at the 2019 Valero Texas Open. (Submitted photo)