Formula One Canadian Grand Prix
at Montreal
Max Verstappen led from start to finish and cruised to victory at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Verstappen tied Ayrton Senna with 41 career wins
The two-time reigning world champion, has won 4 races in a row and 6 of 8 this season.
IndyCar Series- Road America
at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Alex Palou scored his 3rd victory in the last 4 races.
Palou won by 4.5 seconds over Josef Newgarden.
U.S. Open Golf
at the Los Angeles Country Club
Wyndham Clark completed the tournament at 10-under 270 to score the victory by 1 stroke over Rory McIlroy
Mackenzie Hughes was the low Canadian- he tied for 49th
Corey Conners of Listowel did not make the cut this weekend.
Meijer LPGA Classic
at Grand Rapids, Michigan
Leona Maguire carded an 8-under-par 64 to win the event.
Maguire had 4 birdies & an eagle in her final 6 holes to clinch her second Tour title
Brooke Henderson of Smith’s Falls, Ontario tied for 42nd.
Canadian Football League
Toronto Argonauts 32 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14
Toronto Quarterback Chad Kelly rushed for 3 touchdowns
The Argos win their season opener
Hamilton is 0 & 2
Major League Baseball
Texas Rangers 11 Toronto Blue Jays 7
Corey Seager and Ezequiel Duran each had 4 hits doe Texas
Seager drove in 3 runs & Duran scored 3 times
Whit Merrifield and Bo Bichette each had 2 RBIs for the Blue Jays who have lost 2 in a row & 3 of their last 4 games
Toronto is at Miami for their final series in a 9 game road swing.
San Diego Padres 5 Tampa Bay Rays 4
Baltimore Orioles 6 Chicago Cubs 3
Boston Red Sox 6 New York Yankees 2
Boston Red Sox 4 New York Yankees 1
Detroit Tigers 6 Minnesota Twins 4
Cleveland Guardians 12 Arizona Diamondbacks 3
Los Angeles Angels 5 Kansas City Royals 2
Cincinnati Reds 9 Houston Astros 7 ( 10 innings )
Seattle Mariners 5 Chicago White Sox 1
Philadelphia Phillies 3 Oakland Athletics 2
Atlanta Braves 14 Colorado Rockies 6
Miami Marlins 4 Washington Nationals 2
St.Louis Cardinals 8 New York Mets 7
Milwaukee Brewers 5 Pittsburgh Pirates 2
San Francisco Giants 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Today
Toronto Blue Jays at Miami Marlins
Jose Berrios ( 7 & 4 ) vs Bryan Hoeing ( 1 & 1 )
6:40 pm
St.Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals 4:05 pm
Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers 6:40 pm
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates 7:05 pm
Colorado Rockies at Cincinnati Reds 7:10 pm
Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins 7:40 pm
Texas Rangers at Chicago White Sox 8:10 pm
New York Mets at Houston Astros 8:10 pm
Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers 8:10 pm
San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants 9:45 pm
North Dufferin Baseball League
Barrie Angels 3 Owen Sound Baysox 1
Barrie Angels 14 Owen Sound Baysox 4
Owen Sound is 3-9 & 1 on the season
Wednesday, the Baysox travel to Clearview to meet the Orioles.
The North Dufferin Baseball League All Star Games will be hosted by the Owen Sound Baysox on Saturday July 8th at Tom Williams Park
The Senior All Star Game ( age 22+) will be at 1 pm followed at 4 pm by the Junior All Star Game (18-22 years old).
The Baysox will be represented in the Senior game by Kirk Gibson, Bryan Post Nate Kramer & coach Allan Cooke
Owen Sound Men’s Fastball League
at Duncan McLellan Park
Tara Twins 2007 vs Tara Twins 2006 7 pm
Longhorns vs Astros 7 pm
Brand Realty Group vs Tara Twins 2006 8:30 pm
Tara Twins 2007 vs Longhorns 8:30 pm
Concacaf Nations League Soccer
United States 2 Canada 0
The Americans scored in the 12th & 34th minute
Canada now turns its attention to the Gold Cup which starts June 27 at Toronto’s BMO Field.
Kitchener District Soccer League
Owen Sound Jerry Pfeil Auto Group United 1 Riverside FC 0
Colin Lake scored the game winner in the first half
Flynn Cowell-Castles earned the shutout.
Sunday Owen Sound will visit Kitchener Banat.
Ontario Junior B Lacrosse
West
St. Catharines Athletics 11 Owen Sound Junior NorthStars 9
The Junior NorthStars finish the regular season at 9 & 11
The Playoffs will commence this weekend
Hamilton Bengals 16 Welland Generals 0
Cambridge Highlanders 15 Wallaceburg Red Devils 6
London Blue Devils 13 Point Edward Pacers 4
East
Halton Hills Bulldogs 12 Newmarket Saints 5
Gloucester Griffins 16 Akwesasne Thunder 6
Tonight
West
St. Catharines Athletics at Guelph Regals 8 pm
East
Orillia Kings at Brampton Excelsiors 8 pm
Green Gaels at Newmarket Saints 8 pm
( Final games of the regular season )
Ontario Series Lacrosse
Oakville Rock 13 Six Nations Rivermen 7
Saturday & Sunday, the Owen Sound Bug Juice Senior NorthStars will be at Ennismore to face the James Gang
Owen Sound Minor Lacrosse Father’s Day Weekend Heritage Classic Tournament
Under 17
Owen Sound NorthStars 5 Barrie Bombers 4 (OT)
Jonah Kerr scored 3 goals including the overtime winner 3 minutes into the extra frame.
Under 13
Owen Sound NorthStars 7 Cambridge Highlanders 1
Sam Humphrey had 3 goals for the NorthStars
Under 15
Sarnia Pacers 8 Center Wellington Riverhawks 6
Under 11
Center Wellington Riverhawks 7 Orillia Kings 6
Under 9
Center Wellington Riverhawks 10 Milton Mavericks 4
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Girls Field Lacrosse
Under 19 JEWL
at Oshawa
Owen Sound Creative Playgrounds NorthStars 11 Kawartha 10
Gillian Warren made a big save in the final seconds of the match.
Owen Sound Creative Playgrounds NorthStars 20 Selects 9
Jill Goldie scored 9 times for Creative Playgrounds who will meet Orangeville Friday night in Waterloo
from Stacey Goldie
The Owen Sound U19 Creative Playgrounds Women’s Field Lacrosse Team travelled to Oshawa to face Kawartha and the Selects on Father’s Day in JEWL division play. The team went 2-0 on the day improving their overall season record to 5 wins and 2 losses. In round one of the action, the lady North Stars got out to a strong lead against Kawartha and managed to hang on to the win thanks to a big save by Gillian Warren in the final seconds of the match. The final score was 11-10. Scoring for Owen Sound was Jill Goldie and Karly Low with 5 goals each and a single from Katlyn Strong.
In the second matchup of the day the North Stars found their scoring power and defeated the JEWL Select team 20-9. Jill Goldie netted 9, Courtney Scott 4, Edyn Beyer and Cassidy Low had a pair and singles came from Taryn Lee, Karly Low and Dani Strong.
The U19 Creative Playgrounds Women’s Field Lacrosse Team travel to RIM park in Waterloo on Friday night to take on Orangeville at 8:30 pm.
Kennedy Honoured
Doug Kennedy of Kincardine was presented with the Ontario Hockey Association Gold Stick award
The award is presented annually to a top volunteer who is recognized for years of service in the OHA
Kenndy was presented with the honour at the OHA Awards Celebration Saturday at the Nottawasaga Inn Resort & Conference Centre in Alliston
Events
On Saturday the Georgian Bay Giants will meet the Port Elgin Blue Devils in Bluewater Fastball League action
The game is set for 2:30 pm and will be the Kickoff Game for NEW Lamont Sports Park in Saugeen Shores
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Family Fun Fit is organizing a ” Splash N Dash ” on Sunday July 2nd based at the Collingwood Centennial Aquatic Centre
The event is open to anyone 3 years of age up to and including all adults
You can register online at www.familyfunfit.ca
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The city of Owen Sound is offering a Lacrosse Camp July 17th-21st utilizing both Victoria Park and the Julie McArthur Regional Rec Centre
Owen Sound Bug Juice Senior NorthStars Coach Adam Jones is the lead instructor for the camp.
The camp runs every day from 9 am- 4 pm and has spaces in the groups for those aged 6 to 9 and 10-12 years of age
The cost for the Camp is $ 300
To register or discover other city youth programs visit owensound.ca/youthprograms
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Music at the Market in Owen Sound
Thursday (5pm), July 6 – TBA
Friday (12pm) , July 7 – Rob Elder
Thursday (5pm), July 13 – Paige Warner
Friday (12pm), July 14 – TBA
Thursday (5pm) July 20 – Mix and Match Thursday! Local Solo artists take the stage!
Friday (12pm), July 21 – James Brown Trio
Thursday (5pm), July 27 – Scott Howarth Band
Friday (12 pm), July 28 – The Honey Hammers
Thursday (5pm), August 3 – Adam Cousins
Friday (2pm) , August 4 – Orchestra North
Thursday (5pm) , August 10 – Amber May
Friday (12pm), August 11 – Chris Scerri & Jon Zaslow
Thursday (5pm), August 17 – Heyden
Friday (12 pm), August 18 – Onion Honey
Thursday(5pm), August 24 – Mix and Match – Local Solo artists take the stage!
Friday (12 pm), August 25 – Tin Man and the Flying Monkeys
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The North Dufferin Baseball All Star Games are set for Saturday July 8th at Tom Williams Park in Owen Sound
The Owen Sound Baysox are hosting the day which features 2 games
At 1pm the Senior All Star Game will be played followed at 4 pm by the North Dufferin Junior All Star Game.
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The annual Mount Forest ” Get Yer Hillbilly On ” Ribfest is Thursday July 13th
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The Owen Sound Subaru Triathlon is set for July 30th at Kelso Beach Park
Registration is now open
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The annual Wiarton Rotary Shore-To-Shore race is Monday August 7th from Oliphant to Wiarton
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The annual Nawash Charity Golf Tournament is Thursday August 10th at Cobble Beach Golf Resort
Proceeds from the day will be directed to reviving the language
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The Lakeshore Women’s Triathlon (formerly Kincardine Women’s Triathlon) will be moving to Saugeen Shores for its 2023 race scheduled for August 12, 2023.
The triathlon will take place at the Main Beach, with the cycle heading out to North Shore Road and Concession 10, and the run happening on the path along North Shore Rd.
For more information contact Sarah Foster, Race Director, 416-895-5151 or sarmillar@gmail.com
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The Meaford Scarecrow Invasion Building dates & times have been set
The Scarecrow Building process will be staged at the Harbour Pavillion on;
Tues Aug 15 9 am-noon
Tues Aug 22 5:30 pm-8:30 pm
& Wed Aug 23 5:30 pm-8:30 pm
For more information email scarecrow.invasion.decorating@gmail.com or visit scarecrowinvasion.ca
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The Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation announced its first annual Bruce County Bash in partnership with 97.9 The Bruce and Three Sheets Brewing on Saturday, August 19 at the Coliseum in Southampton.
This exciting fundraising event will feature two amazing bands, 54-40 & Tommy Youngsteen, who will be performing LIVE in concert.
The Bruce County Bash is a new addition to the hospital foundation’s Gran Fondo Lake Huron presented by Bruce Power & Suppliers fundraising cycling event
The concert is designed to add to the excitement of the weekend and create an opportunity for more people across the region who don’t cycle to take part in the Gran Fondo Lake Huron festivities.
Tickets for the Bruce County Bash can be purchased online at www.smhfoundation.ca or by contacting the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation office 519-797-3230 x 3230.
Proceeds from the event will go toward local mental health initiatives.
For more information about the Bruce County Bash, please visit the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation’s website
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The 35th annual Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular is set to run from Friday August 25th to September 3rd, 2023
The derby is conducted by the Sydenham Sportsmen Association
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Kids of Steel
FAMILY FUN FIT’S INAUGURAL OWEN SOUND KIDS OF STEEL TRIATHLON AND ADULT TRY-A-TRI SATURDAY AUGUST 26,2023
at OWEN SOUND YMCA 700 TENTH ST EAST, OWEN SOUND N4K 0C6
Race Information:
As per Triathlon Ontario, participants will be placed in the age category as per their age on December 31, 2023.
This event is fully sanctioned and insured by Triathlon Ontario.
All swims are in the Owen Sound YMCA pool. Life jackets are offered and available to all athletes.
All runs are on a fast flat 1km loop or shorter.
Helmets are mandatory! No exceptions!
Age group wave starts, youngest to oldest.
First wave at 8:30 a.m.
This event is NOT timed. Our focus is on fun and participation.
All participants receive a finishers medal, event T shirt, race kit, and post-race snack.
Bikes and helmets are to be in proper working order (parent’s responsibility)
Most of the bike course is on paved road within the YMCA parking lot. Some of it is on gravel. The entire bike course for all ages is closed off from traffic.
PLEASE NOTE DISTANCES ARE APPROXIMATE.
Age Specific Distances:
Age Swim Bike Run
3-5 15m 600m 100m
6-7 25m 1.5km 500m
8-9 50m 3km 1km
10-11 100m 6km 2km
12-13 150m 9km 2km
14-15 200m 9km 3km
High 200m 9km 3km
School
Division
Adult 200m 9km 3km
Race Fees:
Entry fee $45.
If you do not have a valid 2023 Triathlon Ontario membership, there is an additional fee for your one-day race insurance.
Non-Triathlon Ontario Member under 8 years old please add $2
Non-Triathlon Ontario Member aged 8-15, please add $6.
Non-Triathlon members 16 years old and over, please add $8
Please include your individual valid 2023 Triathlon Ontario membership number when registering if you have. If you are not a member you must pay the additional fee so we can submit your one-day event insurance to Triathlon Ontario.
Race Kit Pick-up:
For all local racers: Friday August 25 4;00-8;00PM at Owen Sound YMCA (700 Tenth Street East).
For out of town racers: Saturday August 26 Owen Sound YMCA from 7:00 – 8:30 a.m.
If your child is in the 3-5 age group, and you are picking up their race kit Saturday morning, please arrive between 7 and 7:30am or they may miss their start time.
KITS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AFTER 8:30 A.M.
Race Course Tours/Orientation Fri Aug 25
AT THE OWEN SOUND YMCA
Course tours are highly recommended for all participants to familiarize yourselves with the course, distances and venue. Although our course has many volunteers to direct athletes, we highly recommend that you come for a tour on Friday, as there will be no course tours on our event day. Course tours are your chance to ask all of your questions and understand what to expect event day.
COURSE TOURS WILL BE OFFERED AUG 25 AT: 4:30pm, 5:30pm, 6:30pm, 7:30pm by the Race Director. The entire parking lot of the YMCA will be open at the Centre on Friday August 25.
***Registration will close at 6pm on Wed August 23. It is at that time we’ll see how many participants we have. We then begin to schedule youngest to the oldest in waves with a maximum of 12 participants, with time in between each wave to keep things organized and course re sets for different ages. We cannot give you start times until you come to kit pick August 25. Please do not email in advance asking for start times. Thank you. ***
RACE DAY Parking Information:
Parking for participants will be announced closer to the event. Please follow the signage.
Some of the parking lot race day will be used for patrons of the YMCA and some of the parking lot will be an active bike course. To ensure safety please obey all signage, barricades and volunteer instructions.
Race Director Contact info:
Christina Kaufmann familyfunfit@rogers.com
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The annual Owen Sound Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament will be staged Thursday September 14th at Stone Tree Golf & Fitness.
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The annual Meaford Scarecrow Invasion & Family Festival will climax on Friday September 29th with the annual parade along Sykes Street and the family festival at the Meaford Rotary Pavillion
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The next Induction Night for the Owen Sound Sports Hall of Fame is Friday May 10th, 2024.
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