Canadian Bowling Championships Crown New Winners
One of Canada's most prestigious bowling events took place in Woodstock over the weekend. C&D Lanes played host to the Canadian National World Cup Bowling Finals Saturday and Sunday. 18...
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Woodstock Skiers Compete in Canadian Cross Country Championships
Two Woodstock skiers are seeing success at the Canadian Cross Country Championships at Whistler. Mary Thompson along with her partner Erin Tribe of Barrie, skiing for Team Hardwood, won the silver...
View ArticleAttack Bantams Go 3-0 in Weekend Tourney
The Oxford Attack Under 13 Bantam Boys competitive basketball team swept their final home friendly tournament of year this past weekend. The Attack opened with a narrow hard fought victory against...
View ArticleFast Break Takes Men's B-Ball Tourney
Woodstock Men's 2nd Annual Basketball Tournament - Held at College Avenue Secondary School. Here's how the tourney played out: Game Results for Saturday March 23rd, 2013: PlayForKeeps 75 - Ryan...
View ArticleOxford Attack Double-Up On Guelph
The Oxford Attack Under 13 Bantam Boys competitive basketball team doubled the Guelph CYO Knights 44-22 in their final home game of the season. The Attack used excellent ball movement and timely...
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Bob Thompson Places 2nd in Cross Country Ski Nationals
More impressive results for two local skiers at the National Cross Country Championships.| Bob Thompson (right) skied to a 2nd place finish in Men’s Under-23 category in the 50km skate race. He...
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Muzzin Named NHL Rookie of the Month
More accolades for Woodstock's Jake Muzzin. The LA Kings defenceman has been named the NHL "Rookie of the Month" for March. It was a month of career-firsts for the 24-year-old. He recorded his first...
View ArticleWoodstock Wildcats Make it to Semi Final Play at Provincial Tournament
It's on to the semi finals for the Woodstock Wildcat atom B hockey team at a provincial tournament in Ottawa. The team fefeated Kingston 2-0, Aurora 3-1 and Sudbury in an overtime thriller 3-2....
View ArticleWildcats Atom B Take the Bronze
The Woodstock Wildcats Girls Atom B are coming home with the bronze medal. The girls hockey team played in the Provincial Championship Tournament over the weekend in Ottawa. The Wildcats lost...
View ArticleSilver for Woodstock Chill in Tourney
Game 1 vs Ancaster Magic Woodstock won 51-27 Lex VanIperen 13pts and 7 rebounds. Game 2 vs Centre Wellington Woodstock won 59-45 Jacob Masters 8 points 6 rebounds 4 steals and was a spark plug for the...
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Attack Bantams Take Silver in Hamilton
The Oxford Attack Under 13 Bantam Boys competitive basketball team finished with a solid 4 and 1 record for a 2nd place silver medal finish out of 12 teams at the Blessed Sacrament OBA tournament in...
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Attack Major Bantams Go 5-0 for Gold
The Oxford Attack major bantams continue to show improved play culminating in its first gold medal of the season at the Blessed Sacrament basketball tournament this past weekend in Hamilton....
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Sol Scores In AHL
Woodstock's Cody Sol celebrated a milestone Tuesday. Sol scored his first AHL goal in the St John's Icecaps' 3-2 victory over Portland. Below is a photo Sol tweeted after his first goal and win...
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Jr. Vets Novice Team Sweeps Championship Tourney
This past weekend saw the Woodstock Novice MD Jr Navy Vets win their Alliance Championship. They went undefeated in the round robin tournament beating Sarnia Jr Sting 6-2, London Bandits 4-1, and...
View ArticleFacelift for County Library System
Oxford County's Library system has brought its website into the 21st Century. A new site has been launched this week, featuring a host of new bells and whistles. OCL.net allows users to easily...
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Attack Bantams Take Silver
The Oxford Attack Major Bantams came away with the Bronze Medal in their division at the provincial championships this weekend in Mississauga. They got off to a solid start on Friday night by...
View ArticleSilver in Provincials for Attack U-13
The Oxford Attack Under 13 Bantam Boys competitive basketball team finished with a hard fought 2nd place silver medal in their division at the Ontario Basketball Association Provincial Championships...
View ArticleBurford Native Face of Next NHL 14 Game?
Burford's Adam Henrique could be the face of the video game NHL 14. The New Jersey Devil centre is going up against team mate Martin Brodeur in the first round of public voting in the EA Sports...
View ArticleOHA Unveils New Look Niagara Jr. C
The Norwich Merchants and Woodstock Navy Vets will have some new rivals next season. The merger and realignment of local Jr. C and D hockey is complete. The Merchants and Vets stay in the West...
View ArticleVets Hand Out The Hardware
The Woodstock Navy Vets handed out their 2012-2013 awards Saturday following their charity hockey game against the Woodstock Firefighters Seven players were awarded for the work on and off the ice...
View ArticleHenrique Out as Face of NHL 14
Burford's Adam Henrique will not be the face of EA Sports NHL 14 video game. The New Jersey Devil centre was beaten out by team mate Martin Brodeur in the first round of the competition which forced...
View ArticleWoodstock Chill Take Bronze in Tourney
Game 1 vs Lindsay Wildcats Woodstock battled hard but ended up losing 57-49. Jacob Walda and Lex VanIperen led the Chill with 13pts each. Game 2 vs Stratford Revolution The chill took command right...
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DRAFTED: Woodstock's Ionita CFL Bound
A Woodstock man, drafted this week by the Calgary Stampeders is proving that "Punters are People Too". 22-year-old Dumitru Ionita was taken in the 7th round of Monday's draft by a team that he says,...
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Attack Midgets Take Gold at OBA Championships
The Oxford Attack Under 16 Major Midget Boys competitive basketball team won a gold medal in Division 9 at the Ontario Basketball Association Provincial Championships in Ottawa. The Attack began their...
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Woodstock Chill Post Strong Results in OBA Finals
Woodstock Chill finish 4th at OBA finals. Game 1 The chill capitalized on their free throws. Lex VanIperen went to the line with his team down one. Lex hit both free throws leading his team to a 71-70...
View ArticleMuzzin Back for Game 3
Woodstock's Jake Muzzin will be back on the ice for the LA Kings tonight for a crucial game 3 of the NHL's West Final. Muzzin was out for Game 2 with an undisclosed injury, after taking a hard hit in...
View ArticlePlayoff Grit: Tillsonburg's Campbell Kills Penalty with Broken Leg
One of the lasting images from the Boston's 2-1 double overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night was Tillsonburg's Gregory Campbell hobbling around after blocking a shot on the penalty...
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Local Track Stars Bring Home Bronze from OFSAA
This past weekend 3 student-athletes represented their Oxford County schools at OFSAA in Oshawa, and two brought home bronze medals. Matt Zilke from WCI competed in the Junior boys Javelin and...
View ArticleGirl with the Golden Arm Wins Ball Throw Competition
A Grade 4 Woodstock girl won the provincial ball throw competition over the weekend in Mississauga. But what makes the story even more remarkable, is that Logan Machin, doesn't normally throw anything....
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Tavistock A's Advance To Canadian Championships
The Tavistock Midget A's boys fastball team are on their way to the Canadian Championships. The boys were in Napanee over the weekend where they went 3-and-2 at the tournament, beating Napanee 5-4,...
View ArticleGord Marshall Fastball - Thursday Night Scores
Last night at the Gord Marshall Fastball Tournament, it was Hickson over Melo & Sons 10-1, Milverton Intermediates 3-2 over Woodstock's The Pub. The Hamilton Hurricanes beat London Impact 7-3....
View ArticleGord Marshall Tournament - Friday Night Scores:
Gord Marshall Tournament - Friday Night Scores: Etobicoke Eagles 3 Windsor 0 Guelph Gators 6 Brantford Bobcats 0 Brantford Red Sox 4 Hamilton Pontiacs 0 Western Mustangs 6 Milverton JRs 2 Whitby...
View ArticleSafe Rep Hockey Coming to Woodstock
A no body checking hockey league for minor hockey players is looking to come to Woodstock this year. The Safe Rep Hockey league could expand from 4-teams to 10-teams in just its second year. That...
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Muzzin to Appear at Navy Vets Mini-Camp
The new Woodstock Navy Vets board is pulling out all the stops in generating some buzz, or in this case, Muzz, around the team. GM Trevor Rose has Woodstock's Jake Muzzin coming back to the city to...
View ArticleHearn Nearly Wins PGA Deere Run Classic
David Hearn says he has no regrets with the way he played in the Deere Run Classic. The Brantford, Ontario native missed the fourth playoff shot on a four-foot putt, and the fifth on an eight-footer....
View ArticleFlat Track Racing Returns To Woodstock
The last time the Woodstock Fairgrounds hosted Flat Track Racing, we were watching Full House on our TV and played with pogs. Flat Track Racing Canada is making a comeback Saturday with the...
View ArticleNavy Vets Training Camp Opens
Potential Woodstock Navy Vets hit the ice for training camp this afternoon. The first of four tryouts goes at 5 o'clock this afternoon at Southwood Arena. The dates include: August 6 - 5pm -...
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Merchants Hosting Tryouts
It's going to be a re-tooling year for the Norwich Merchants. The Jr. C West Division powerhouse in recent years is set to see some roster turnover entering 2013-14. Team President Ken Gillanders...
View ArticleJr. C Schedules Set
The season schedules are set in local Jr. C hockey. All Oxford County teams will open at home on Friday, September 13th. The Navy Vets host the Paris Mounties, while the Norwich Merchants play...
View ArticleJr. C Exhibition Opens This Week
Teams are still in the midst of filling out their rosters and making cuts, but hockey is right around the corner. Some exhibitions games have been scheduled in local Jr. C hockey. The Navy Vets...
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North Oxford Crush Are Golden
The North Oxford Crush Ladies Fastball team brought home the golden hardware. The ladies travelled to Stellerton, Nova Scotia to participate in the Eastern Canadian Finals where they went 7-and-1....
View ArticleVets Downed By The Sailors
The Woodstock Navy Vets kicked off their exhibition play Tuesday night. The Vets played host to Port Stanley at Southwood Arena, losing 8-2 to the Sailors. Dan Haig and Justin Elms were the goal...
View ArticleMen's Hockey League Looking for Players, Teams
It claims to be the longest running, full contact men's hockey league in Canada. But the North Oxford Men's Hockey League is looking for players after a couple of teams have shut down, leaving them...
View ArticleVets Host Bulldogs In Exhibition Play
The Woodstock Navy Vets are looking for their first victory in pre-season play. The Vets are playing host to the Burford Bulldogs Friday night at Southwood Arena. Woodstock lost their first two...
View ArticleMerchants Continue Exhibition Play This Weekend
The Norwich Merchants are home for a pair of pre-season games this weekend. The Merchants host the Aylmer Spitfires for an exhibition game at the Nor-Del Arena at 8:00 pm Friday. Norwich is back...
View ArticleVets Wrap Up Pre-Season With A Win
The Woodstock Navy Vets went 2-and-2 in exhibition play. The Vets were 3-1 winners over the Bulldogs in Burford Sunday night. Woodstock were winners Friday night, 6-4 over Burford. Matt Jauernig,...
View ArticleVets Ready To Kick Off New Season
A new hockey season is dawning, and the Woodstock Navy Vets hopes are high for the season ahead. They'll open things up on Friday night with the season and home opener against the Paris Mounties....
View ArticleOxford Attack Basketball Hosting Tryouts
The Oxford Attack are ramping up for another season of travel basketball. Tryouts are coming up starting next week for Atom and Bantam divisions for both boys and girls. Here's a list of the...
View ArticleJr. C Hockey Returns
It's opening night in local Jr. C hockey. The Woodstock Navy Vets host the Paris Mounties tonight at 7:45. Admission to the game is free. In Norwich, the Merchants are home against Delhi. Game...
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Mid-West Jr. C Opening Weekend Wrap-Up
It was a tough opening weekend to the Jr. C hockey season for the Woodstock Navy Vets. In their season and home opener Friday night, the Vets blew a 5-3 3rd period lead, losing to Paris 6-5....
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