Student athlete spotlight!
I always appreciate the efforts of student athletes and how sports affects their experience. It’s a delicate balance of academic rigor and athletic commitment, requiring exceptional time management and discipline. Hats off to this trio, this week.
Former Manitoulin Panther, William McComb has played in Sudbury for the last four years, traveling for two years before making the move for the last two. This season, he played with the GMHL ‘s West Nipissing Lynx Jr A squad. He was awarded the “Rookie of the year” for the association and a 1st runner up in the GMHL. He is finishing up secondary school at LaSalle and accepted his offer to Cambrian for powerline technician this fall!
Mindemoya’s Zoe Redmond is a master of the school – sports’ balance and always with a smile! Zoe played with the Canadore College Panthers this year and was noted for her never-stop attitude and positive vibes!
Finally, congrats to Sidney Koehler who played volleyball with the Humber Hawks who won the Ontario Women’s Volleyball Championship.
Keep up the great work to all those student athletes out there!
Little NHL!
The 2025 LNHL is underway, hosted by the Georgina Island F.N. there are 250 teams and 3,400 players overall and Manitoulin is well represented for sure! For example, just Wiikwemkoong has brought 22 teams and 300 plus players to Markam event. Enjoy your week of hockey and community everyone!
March Break activities!
The days are getting longer and it is hard for our old arenas to keep ice in them at this time of year. A quick search however reveals ice-out skating and sponge puck availabilities around the Island to take advantage of. Check them out!
Central Manitoulin is hosting a Youth Ice Fishing Tournament is going until Sunday, March 16th! They have over $1200 in cash and prizes thanks to local businesses. How about their Snow Sculpture contest? There is a hockey skills development camp for kids on March 11 to 13th at the Providence Bay Arena.
Assiginack always has something going on including a schedule to use up the Dome’s ice.
