Author Archives: Fred Wallace

The reverberations continue in the wake of the Ontario Hockey League’s crackdown on the Windsor Spitfires. Last Friday, the Spitfires were fined $ 400,000 and lost multiple high draft picks for ...

That was quite a sporting Sunday in Owen Sound as the city hosted a Provincial Championship and a Canadian Championship within hours. At the provincial level, the St Catharines Saints won the Ontario ...

While many of the details are still to be finalized, the date has been set for an appearance by Stanley Cup in Owen Sound. On Tuesday, September 18th, the Cup will be displayed at City Hall in Owen So...

This is somewhat of a rare summer. For the first time in quite some time, I’m not involved with a Canadian Fastball Championship tournament based in Owen Sound. That’s not to say, I haven&...

The days just keep getting busier and more eventful, here and far beyond. Three more medals for Canada yesterday at the Olympic Games in Britain, with podium efforts in kayaking, canoe racing & wo...

What a busy weekend that was !!! Everywhere you went, everything place you passed, spoke volumes about what a busy section of the planet this area is. Most notably, I was at the annual ” Dream o...

The first round of the National Hockey League Entry Draft at Pittsburgh is tonight. There are a number of Owen Sound Attack players eligible to be drafted, albeit, it’s not expected that any wil...

The 23rd annual Harry Kazarian Memorial Minor Lacrosse Tournament concluded Sunday afternoon at the JD McArthur Arena. The local highlight was a victory in the Jim Nickle-Intermediate Division by the ...

Nobody believes me when I tell them this, but it’s true- for the last 5 years I’ve worked for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. The genesis for this arrangement started ...

Oscar Madison left Owen Sound late Saturday night, and I was both sad and happy to see him go. Madison is the fictitious sports writer for the fictitious New York Post in Neil Simon’s classic co...