Author Archives: Fred Wallace

This is a busy hockey week with Junior Playoffs, NHL stretch runs, the annual SMHLPA Tourney here in Owen Sound, plus a significant Minor Hockey event in the Blue Mountains. Thornbury and the Beaver V...

It’s so nice to be back in Owen Sound after a week away. Trust me, I can’t be trusted when I say that. Last week, my buddy, Whitey, & I spent 5 days based in Niagara Falls, Ontario whi...

Baseball season is on the horizon and in the last month, among the baseball oriented literature I’ve read was an intriguing piece by Jay McGwire, titled ” Mark & Me. “ Jay McGwir...

The Owen Sound Extreme deviated from the previous format of hosting the Grey Bruce Ringette Championships and morphed into a format known as ” Celebration Sunday ” this year. Regardless of...

This could be an Internet hoax, but I doubt it. My buddy Dave Carr e-mailed an attachment the other day, you may have seen it, a letter to former Leaf Jim Pappin from Toronto General manager George Im...

Defence and team defence were identified yesterday as one of the key factors as to why there’s no OHL Playoff action this year in Owen Sound. I feel bad about yesterday’s comment as they p...

Mar 22 Grip In a post mortem of the Owen Sound Attack, conducted by Fred Wallace, we’ve identified a half dozen significant reasons why a capable team on paper, is back to the drawing board with...

Why do I like it ? What’s the appeal ? When it comes to sports in our region, I love it because it’s all ours, and it’s real, far more real the cosmetic world of big time pro sports....

In 3 weeks, Tiger Woods will return to the PGA circuit, returning for the opening major of the year, the Masters at Augusta, Georgia. When last seen, Tiger had tree trouble, and not the sort of tree t...

The Junior C Hockey Playoffs in our broadcast region have provided some of the best series ever. Generally in Junior C, what stands in the regular season carries through into the playoffs. And while t...