Bench Talk / Off The Wire

Grab Bag

By Fred Wallace

 Hi, this is Fred Wallace with " Off the Wire. "

It's Friday.

It's Summer

And It's always good to do a " Grab Bag " edition of this feature

Let's start with 7 members of the Saugeen Track and Field Club competing this weekend at the National Youth Championships in Brandon, Manitoba.

Ryan Jacklin, Emily Bryce and Ben Brewer are also representing Team Ontario.  

Plus, Billie Martin, Jeremy Elliott, Hanna Van Stuyvenberg and Aiden Hinsperger will be wearing Saugeen Track and Field Club colours.  

The Ontario Senior Lacrosse Final resumes tonight at Oakville with the Titans & Six Nations Rivermen tied at 1 win apiece.

Over the last week, I've encountered enough NorthStars and NorthStars brass who believe they missed a golden opportunity to be in the Championship series again.

Fastball

At the Softball Canada Under 14 Championships in Stouffville, the Shallow Lake-Owen Sound Selects conclude the preliminary round today with games against Stouffville & Bellechase, Quebec

The ISC World Championship Tournament begins tomorrow at Kitchener

NO harness racing tomorrow at Hanover raceway. The annual Hanover-Bentinck-Brant Fair is being conducted on the grounds.

The Chantry Chinook Classic concludes this weekend which means $ 15 grand for the heaviest salmon & it also means the annual Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular is just days away.

Finally, Owen Sound Attack Athletic Therapist Andy Brown is with Team Canada at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Edmonton.

The Semifinal goes tonight with Canada meeting the United States

Have a great weekend.

I'm Fred Wallace