Author Archives: Fred Wallace

I know last weekend is well behind us, but really, what a terrific weekend for sports and community events in the region. On Friday, I was at the Downtown Cops for Cancer event and in 40 quick minutes...

The 2010 World Cup of Soccer begins this week in South Africa. The 32 teams are divided into 8 divisions of four. The 4 teams in each pool go head to head and the two best records from each pool advan...

These are busy times. In the last 3 days we’ve had ISC Fastball, Tim Hortons Camp Day, CrimeStoppers Golf and today it’s a big day in Owen Sound with the Cops for Cancer Shaveoffs. Between...

The 2010 O.F.S.A.A. Track & Field Championships begin this afternoon at London. Among the first events on the track is the Open Boys 2,000 metre steeplechase, an event in which Jordan Collison of ...

Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final goes tonight as the Blackhawks and Flyers resume play, this time at Philadelphia. The Blackhawks lead the best of 7; 2-0. We’ll see if a change in venue means cha...

Did I mention I like high school sports ? One of the latest illustrations pertaining to the significance of athletics to a student body, if not a community, comes from Walkerton where the Lady Raiders...

I got my first look at the Owen Sound Brick Brothers Volkswagen Midget Selects last week and by & large, I was impressed. You might think, ‘ come on, Fred ‘, since Brick Brothers dropp...

By my count, it’s been almost 300 days since the Owen Sound van Dolder Home Team Woodsmen played a home game in Senior Lacrosse. When last seen in the city, on August 14th of last year, the Wood...

Has there been a less competitive Memorial Cup Championship ? I’m sure the organizing committee in Brandon did everything they could to make the 2010 Cup a great experience. But I think if the o...

The Ontario Hockey League trade window opens next Tuesday and the Owen Sound Attack could make a deal for a senior defenceman. Reading between the lines, my guess is that the deal would be with Barrie...