By Doug Kennedy   Jill Fraser is being honoured this week with the Hockey Canada Champion award. Kincardine minor hockey U18 coach Steve McAllister nominated Jill for this prestigious award. … Continue reading Fraser awarded Hockey Canada’s prestigious award →

By Doug Kennedy The deadline to submit names for the Kincardine Sports Wall of Fame is April 30. Unfortunately, last year’s ceremony has not taken place yet because of the … Continue reading Nominations open for Sports Wall of Fame →

By Doug Kennedy It is hard to believe that a community like Kincardine could have two young women with coaching ties to our Team Canada women’s program. Sarah (Howald) Hodges … Continue reading Sarah Hodges – breaking the ice for girls in minor hockey →

By Doug Kennedy The OHF has turned down the PJHL’s request to increase the maximum age of players in their league up one year, to 22, for one season, to … Continue reading Hockey Canada says no age changes during pandemic →

By Doug Kennedy The Kincardine junior curling program is running every Sunday from 1-2 p.m. until the end of March. They can still take eight more kids between the ages … Continue reading Local sports associations are quick to re-open →

  By Doug Kennedy When I was a teenager in the 70s, I did not realize the magnitude of playing Junior B hockey against Tony McKegney. I have said before … Continue reading Tony McKegney has a great family story →

By Doug Kennedy   When you are entrenched in the wonderful world of sports, as an athlete, a coach, an administrator, an official, a media person, or a volunteer, you … Continue reading Former Bulldog coach was one-of-a-kind →

By Doug Kennedy Local resident Jill (Van Dam) Fraser was the only girl playing hockey with the boys in tyke, novice and atom divisions in Tiverton. That was the only … Continue reading Jill Fraser’s hockey journey →

By Doug Kennedy It is hard to believe I am writing about another top Canadian sportswriter that grew up outside of Ripley, Beverley Smith. Her mother, Edith, unfortunately just passed … Continue reading Beverley Smith – a local Canadian sports writer →

By Doug Kennedy I have a feeling there will be a lot of people from the Ripley area watching the Winnipeg Jets play in the near future. Logan Stanley got … Continue reading Logan Stanley makes debut in Winnipeg →