Local roundup: Wammes riding high; Stonehouse on Team Ontario
Olympian Nick Wammes of Bothwell will compete on the Biking Canada nationwide monitor championships this weekend in Milton.
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Wammes to cycle for nationwide titles
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Olympian Nick Wammes of Bothwell will compete on the Biking Canada nationwide monitor championships this weekend in Milton.
Wammes is coming off a gold-medal win within the males’s particular person dash on the Monitor Biking Problem in Grenchen, Switzerland, in mid-December.
It was his first worldwide win since 2018.
Stonehouse chosen for Crew Ontario
Ahead Abby Stonehouse of Blenheim has been named to the Crew Ontario ladies’s hockey roster for the Canada Winter Video games to be held Feb. 27 to March 5 in Prince Edward Island.
The multi-sport occasion is held each 4 years.
Stonehouse, of the London U22 Devilettes, can be on Crew Canada for the IIHF world under-18 championship that begins Sunday in Ostersund, Sweden.
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Kings to host 73’s after loss to Habs
The Dresden Kings have been outshot 54-15 in a 7-1 loss to the Lakeshore Canadiens within the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s Stobbs Division on Wednesday in Dresden.
Jonny Vanek scored and Ty Golden made 47 saves for the seventh-place Kings (4-20-1-0), who have been tied 1-1 halfway by the primary interval.
Eric Bisson had two objectives and Nicholas Bolton made 14 saves for the second-place Canadiens (20-4-0-1), who led 2-1 after one and 5-1 after two.
The Kings will host the first-place Essex 73’s at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Streaking Konecny stars in Flyers’ win
Philadelphia Flyers ahead Travis Konecny of Clachan has 14 factors throughout his present seven-game level streak.
Konecny was the second star with one aim and two assists in a 6-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday in Philadelphia.
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He leads the Flyers with 20 objectives – 4 shy of his career-high – and 40 factors in 33 video games.
The Flyers will go for his or her fifth consecutive win after they host Dresden’s T.J. Brodie and the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday.
KAYO boxers practice for Brampton Cup
The Kent Athletic Youth Group boxing membership is predicted to have 15 fighters on the prestigious Brampton Cup on Feb. 2-5.
“I’m assured that we’ll have extra rivals registered than some other membership in Ontario and even Canada,” KAYO supervisor Floyd Porter stated.
Final 12 months, KAYO boxers received 4 gold and two silver medals on the Brampton Cup.
The membership will maintain a fundraising dinner Monday, Jan. 23, on the Moose Lodge, 850 Richmond St., from 5-7 p.m. The all-you-can-eat rooster and spaghetti meal prices $20 and can embrace music, raffles and a silent public sale.
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Carleton scores 13 in Avenida’s loss
Chatham’s Bridget Carleton is averaging 13.3 factors per recreation on 61.5-per-cent taking pictures in three video games since signing with Spain’s Perfumerias Avenida in FIBA EuroLeague Girls.
Carleton scored 13 on 5-of-10 taking pictures in an 85-80 loss to CBK Mersin on Wednesday in Mersin, Turkey.
The WNBA veteran additionally had 5 rebounds and two assists.
Avenida will go to France’s Basket Landes on Wednesday, Jan. 11.
Walcarius earns month-to-month award
Ex-Chatham Maroons netminder Bryce Walcarius of the Leamington Flyers is the Better Ontario Junior Hockey League goaltender of the month for December.
Walcarius was 4-0-0-0 with a 1.75 goals-against common and .916 save share final month.
The 20-year-old from Aylmer is 15-2-0-3 this season with a 2.25 GAA, .912 save share and three shutouts.
