Aug. 3, was a great night for the men at Ainsdale Golf Course, and the scores showed it. We had more scores in the 30s than any other week. Phil Willits took A Flight. Ken Gardner won B Flight. David Blenkinsop won C Flight, and Boyd Carruthers cleaned up in D. The night was sponsor...
The members of Ainsdale Golf Course congratulate ladies club champion Cathy Chambers and men's club champion Derek Regier on their victories during the championships held on the weekend. Senior men's champion was Marv Glazier. Ainsdale Golf Course hosted its club champ...
Dan Pepin caught his 21.32-pound Chinook salmon on the third day of the two-week, 34th annual Chantry Chinook Classic Salmon Derby, and it held on to win the $15,000 grand prize, at the awards presentation, Sunday afternoon at the Whitney Crawford Community Centre in Tiverton. The 31-y...
The Ripley Rookie baseball team went 10-2 in its regular season in the WOBA, and finished tied for second overall out of 25 teams in the division. On the weekend (Aug. 4-6) in Mitchell, the team went undefeated at the south division year-end tournament, winning five games and taking th...
The Ainsdale Ladies took full advantage of the warm summer sun to bring the back nine to its knees, Tuesday. Deb Quinn dominated her flight by a margin of 14 Stableford points over her nearest competitor and stroked in a winning 17 putts. Cindy Schmidt used her favourite putter...
The Ainsdale ladies put their best foot forward on one of the warmest, sunny days of the season, Tuesday. Pat Emmerton was just inches from a hole-in-one on No. 8. Colleen Douglas wasn't to be outdone and followed up with her birdie 2 on No. 8. Debby Antler carded a 42 for ...
The Kincardine Kippers swim team wrapped up their regular season at the South Western Ontario Recreational Swimming Association (SWORSA) semi-finals, held Saturday, July 29, at the Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira. This meet was the qualifier for the SWORSA finals slated for the Wilm...
Mo MacKenzie (right) has scored a hole-in-one at Ainsdale Golf Course. He aced his shot on the 178-yard No. 3, Monday morning, July 31, with a four hybrid. It was his first ace and the patio was well-treated!
July has brought great weather for the weekly Men's Night, held Thursdays at Ainsdale Golf Course. July 13, under sunny skies, Steve Jolley led 'A' flight with 24 points, Etchy Schmidt and Phil Willits shared 'B' Flight with 21 points, while Dave Neilipovitz clinche...
Gregory Contois of Port Elgin is leading the 34th annual Chantry Chinook Classic Salmon Derby after reeling in a 16.72-pound Chinook on opening day, Saturday morning, and weighing in at the Saugeen Shores weigh station. In second place, is Henry Vander Hyden of Monkton, with a 13.94-po...
The Ainsdale Ladies stormed the back nine on another fine, sunny summer Tuesday. Denise Tighe out-duelled Karen Neilipovitz to take first place in A flight, recording a scorching 44 strokes, Taking the top two spots for Stableford points this week, by flight, were: &...
Five Kincardine Special Olympics athletes brought home a plethora of medals from the provincial summer games held July 13-16 in Peel Region. Jackie McDonald won gold in standing long jump, shot put and 4X100 relay; and bronze in 100-metre run Jessica Belyea won gold in stand...
The fourth annual Hometown Heroes “Raise a Little Health” charity hockey game proved to be a huge success Thursday night at the Maitland Recreational Centre in Goderich, raising a record $55,000. The game saw Team O'Reilly, led by Buffalo Sabres centre and Huron County ...
The Kincardine Kippers swim team is back in the pool for their 52nd season. The club competed at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex in Fergus, June 24, for the first South Western Ontario Recreational Swimming Association (SWORSA) meet of the summer, followed by a second compet...
The Ainsdale ladies were front and center to enjoy another hot sunny summer day. Maureen Peet dominated A flight with her season best 39 strokes on the front nine, including a chip-in for a zero putt on No. 4. Not to be outdone, Cathy Chambers, Judy Gordon, Laura Haight, ...
Ainsdale's senior men's league had a great surprise, Wednesday, June 7, when Jim Martin scored a hole-in-one on No. 8. After waiting three years, MacGregor Homes of Inverlyn Estates finally got to offer its prize of $100 to the team, which included Helmuth Beraro, Ken Gannett, ...
The Ainsdale ladies enjoyed another great summer day and brought in scoring to match the hot weather. Maureen Peet carded a scorching 43 on the back nine with 15 putts, including four one-putt greens. Barb Grubb decided not to replace her putter grip and stroked in 14 putts to ...
We're not sure if it was the perfect summer weather or the promise of a free beverage at the end of the round, but a record number turned out for the weekly Senior Men's scramble at Ainsdale, Wednesday. Leading the pack with a score of minus-four on the front nine, was th...
The Ainsdale ladies took full advantage of the great summer weather, Tuesday, and brought in some of the best scores of the season. The top two by flight, for Stableford points this week, were: A - Karen Neilipovitz 18, Maureen Peet 18 B - Denise...
The Ainsdale ladies are still waiting for the real summer to arrive; however, Karen Neilipovitz moved up to "A" flight and dominated the field. Denise Tighe used her favourite putter to stroke another Birdie on No. 12. Not to be outdone, Kathy...