Author Archives: Fred Wallace

Round, round we go. Always loved that song by Trooper, and it serves as the background for the hockey scene. A long time ago, so along ago that Owen Sound had just 1 radio station on which Fred Wallac...

Last week, I made a phone call to Chris Neil to congratulate him on his NHL contract, the Flesherton native re-signed with the Ottawa Senators. It’s a four year deal worth $ 8 million dollars an...

Today is a special day on the calendar, at least on mine. As much as Christmas, New Year’s and the first day of summer carry significance, so too does the third week and weekend of July. The 14t...

We’ve got a lot to cram into this segment as summer is in full swing. First of all, the annual Scenic City Cup Minor Soccer Tournament is set for Saturday & Sunday at various fields in the c...

I know we did fastball yesterday, but today we want to do an update to alleviate any confusion that exists with the various levels of fastball teams under the Owen Sound Selects umbrella. The Selects ...

We’re in a great run of fastball action which includes Bluewater play tonight at Duncan McLellan Park with the Volkswagen Midget Selects hosting Wingham. In the days ahead, the ISC Eastern Canad...

I’m still laughing about the big crackdown coming to the Ontario Hockey League, a crackdown to impede those who are using shady, if not illegal, tactics to recruit players, especially high end p...

I know it’s a busy weekend with the Gretzky Classic at Thornbury, the Junior B Lacrosse Playoffs resuming at Elora tonight, the Selects hosting Wyevale & Midland, Michigan plus the usual ass...

What a thrilling finish the other night to the doubleheader between the touring Australian National Men’s Fastball team and the Owen Sound Verge Senior Selects. The Australians who are based in ...

There’s a very positive buzz in the community surrounding the Owen Sound Bluewater ProTeam NorthStars and their playoff run in Junior B Lacrosse. The NorthStars advanced to the Western Conferenc...