Author Archives: Fred Wallace

Recently the Silver C’s Club invited me to attend their meeting as a guest speaker, an area that I’m not especially gifted at, so instead of a speech, we got into a lengthy question and an...

Craig Daliessio is a baseball fan, really a life-long Phillies fan. He’s a Philadelphia native who resides in Nashville in order to be with his daughter from his first marriage. On it’s ow...

Everybody knows that I’m a promotional genius…..or like everyone I have the capability to come up with great ideas. The difference between being an ” ideas man ” or a ” t...

There are very few items in sports that elicit as much discussion as the anthems played before sporting events. We all remember Mary Ann O’Dowd, I think, the lady who mangled the O’Canada ...

It’s kind of ironic, that we usually learn about irony in high school, and one of the greatest ironies these days is in Bluewater High School sports. I’ve mentioned before, when comparing ...

I was sitting in the Satellite Gymnastics Club in June and thought, ‘ what a remarkable use of space they’ve arranged here. ‘ There’s no wasted space at the Satellite Club wher...

The Owen Sound Attack are marking the 60th anniversary of the Owen Sound Mercury’s Allan Cup victory this year with a series of ” Mercury Nights ” and throwback jerseys for the warm ...

I want to go back to the 2010 Harry Kazarian Memorial Minor Lacrosse Tournament, staged in the region in Mid-June. I said at the time that the event was good; very good. Good for Owen Sound Minor Lacr...

I’ve said many times about Owen Sound; it’s a small city, but one with very big aspirations. That applies in so many facets of the community, including sports. I can’t imagine Owen S...

The 15th annual Jeff Preston Celebrity Golf Tournament is today at Saugeen Golf Club in Port Elgin. The Saugeen Club, celebrating its 85th year in operation, is the proud host for this event, which is...