If and when the baseball season ever returns the Sarnia Braves will play on the spiffily reconstructed Stan Slack Field in Errol Russell Park. “The start of our 2020 season may be delayed but Errol Russell Park improvements are moving ahead and looking incredible,” the AAA ball club said on its Facebook page. Improvements include… Read more »
Sarnia’s cycling event of the year has been derailed by COVID-19. Bluewater Granfondo organizers say they scrubbed the Aug. 2 event because of uncertainty over ongoing restrictions and the need to ensure the safety of participants, volunteers and the community at large. “This was a difficult decision and we know this will come as a… Read more »
Tara Jeffrey Landon Hookey quietly held onto a necklace in his pocket as he watched anxiously, one by one, each name announced during the 2020 OHL Draft earlier this month. “It has my dad’s fingerprint on it, so I had it there for some good luck,” the 16-year-old Northern Collegiate student said of his late… Read more »
The Sarnia-Lambton Sports Hall of Fame is welcoming submissions for possible induction this year. Nominations are accepted until April 30 in the following categories: 1) Professional athlete 2) Amateur athlete 3) Special achievement (significant contribution in officiating, coaching, media, training, etc.) 4) Bud Morrison Award (important contributions to youth) 5) Earl MacKenzie Award (involvement of… Read more »
The Sarnia Sting drafted 15 new players in this month’s OHL Priority Selection, including highly touted Max Namestnikov in the first round (3rd overall). The Russian native played last season in the Detroit Honeybaked system where he had 12 goals and 23 points in 13 games. Namestnikov is the son and nephew of former NHLers… Read more »
Journal Staff The boat launch in Centennial Park is one of the last municipal facilities still operating in Sarnia. But it too is closing today. Adding it to the list of off-limits amenities effective 10 p.m. Tuesday was a “tough” decision and not made lightly, said Sarnia Police Const. John Sottosanti. “I think it’s an… Read more »
Troy Shantz Losing her chance to perform on the world’s biggest stage at this summer’s Olympics was a bitter pill to swallow for Sarnia’s Julia Greenshields. “I’m absolutely crushed and devastated. I have been working towards this for eight years,” said Greenshields, a member of Canada’s national Rugby Sevens squad. “But me and my work… Read more »
Troy Shantz Sarnia multi-sport athletic wonder Carolyne Prevost has added another honour to her long list of accomplishments. Prevost set a new Rogue World Record at the annual Arnold Classic Strongman competition in Columbus, Ohio earlier this month when she completed 63 separate 225-pound deadlifts. She wasn’t the strongest woman at a single lift, she… Read more »
