Author Archives: Fred Wallace

That’s a good call, finally, by Softball Canada. Earlier this month, Softball Canada awarded the 2011 Canadian Senior Men’s Fastpitch Championship to Owen Sound and the Verge Investment Se...

Owen Sound will be a busy spot for Bluewater Girls Volleyball this week. The Bluewater Junior Girls Championship will be tomorrow at West Hill. The following day, the Bluewater Senior Girls Championsh...

Who knew that Canada would be more suited for hosting the Summer Olympics, rather than the Winter Games ? Rain in the forecast and a lack of snow in Vancouver creates reality of a lengthy nightmare, t...

A couple of quick notes today. First, the Randy ” Rooster ” McMillen Minor Lacrosse Memorial Fund deadline for submissions is tomorrow. McMillen, who played Minor, Junior & Senior lacr...

The New Orleans Saints are the 2010 Super Bowl Champions, executing a come from behind 31-17 victory over Indianapolis Sunday in Miami, and exhibiting a lot of flair in the process. Down 10-0 in the e...

Here we are on the brink of the 21st Olympic Games in Vancouver, the third time the Olympic Games have been staged in our country. And just like the previous two Olympic Games in Canada, I’ll be...

The Super Bowl is set for Sunday at Miami, and at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Owen Sound and at various points in between. Whether you’re a Sunday to Sunday NFL junkie, or someone who goes t...

The Owen Sound Attack are off on a 3 game road swing this weekend. I’d describe this road trip like visiting Formosa, Ontario; big hills at both ends of the village and major drop in the middle....

Ground Hog Day yesterday was a strange, strange affair in Wiarton. Wiarton Willie, the most famous groundhog of all, saw his shadow, which means we’ve got 6 more weeks of winter in front of us. ...

Happy Groundhog Day especially to those of you in Wiarton & South Bruce Peninsula. We’ve always been proud of Willie and hopefully he’ll do us proud with his prediction. While we’...