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Go Kings Go! Hockey playoffs updates
Prince Edward County Kings Playoff Update: County Farm Center Novice BB Kings Currently own a 4-2-1 in Playoff Round Robin record Play Gananoque on Saturday in Wellington Three remaining games in Round Robin to determine if they advance to semi finals Kerr Construction Peewee BB Kings Defeated Port Hope in first two games in best […]
Panther hockey girls gain 8-3 victory over Moira
Story and photos by Mike Pothier Brooke Jackson’s hat trick contributed to leading the Panthers to an 8-3 victory over the visiting Moira Secondary School Trojans in high school girl’s hockey Tuesday in Picton. Jackson ended the night with a five point game despite the Panthers having a short player bench. Notably missing from the […]
Panther girls have grit needed to go the distance
Story and photos by Mike Pothier PECI’s Panther Girls 2015 players could be the school’s first girls hockey team to compete at OFSAA – if all continues to go well. “We have a chance,” said head coach Laurie Spencer, director of athletics at PECI. “This year is the first year in a while that the […]
Shirtless anglers reel in a weekend of fun
Participants reeled in a weekend of fun – prior to Sunday’s stormy weather – at the sixth annual Fishing Derby at Merland Park. Jennifer and Kevin Lavers host the event – known for its many ice games that kick off with shirtless men trying to catch the first fresh fish. Pike, pickerel perch and great […]
Fans welcome to PEC arenas for Kings playoff action
The Prince Edward County Kings move into their second weekend of Ontario Minor Hockey Association playoff action this weekend in the Picton and Wellington arenas. (schedule below). Fans are welcome to the arenas to support the local hockey teams and watch some exciting games. Go Kings Go! Prince Edward County Kings playoff weekend round up: […]
Speedway Race Results
Brought to you through countylive by: . Crashing Excitement at Brighton Speedway Saturday Night! By Mark Rinaldi – Fans were thrilled not only by the on track action on Saturday night but they were awed when they saw the destruction that Ed and Derek Dekeyser of Dekeyser Excavating could do with their excavators as they […]
Hickory shaft golfers help Picton club celebrate
The Picton Golf & Country Club will celebrate the 50th anniversary of “the old nine” and more than 100 years of existence on Saturday, August 6th. The golf portion of the day will itself be worth the price of admission. The main event will be a shotgun four-person team scramble. On course, theme driven events […]
Boys of Summer champions in Watertown
Prince Edward County boys of summer beat the heat and were victorious as champions of the 29th annual Willie Putnam Memorial Baseball Tournament in Watertown last weekend. The event, named in honor of a former athlete who was killed in 1983, features 40 primarily Little League aged teams, including some 10-and-under brackets, from mainly Northern […]
Half + half a half = a full day of ‘fun’raising for school track!
Female athletes ran and walked in Wellington Saturday in the first women’s half and half-a-half marathon raising $5,000 to help resurface Wellington’s track. The “It’s a girl thing,” event saw 360 women cheering each other on, said organizer Lisa Lindsay. Lindsay, a member of the Lakeshore Track Association, said the group has raised $94,000 toward […]
Dukes’ deal frees up ice time for skaters and teams
By Nicole Kleinsteuber Prince Edward County Council amended the Wellington Dukes’ contract agreement to a five-year term for the use of the new Wellington and District Community Centre. Kevin Abrams, representative for the Junior A hockey team, addressed council’s committee of the whole meeting Thursday, requesting a reduced ice time rate of $107 over a […]
