Canada Day 5K!
A fabulous day was had on Saturday for everyone at the annual 5K and 1K fun runs centered in Low Island, Little Current. Shout outs go to the top three division winners. In the Kid’s 1K Run it was a fast and competitive, 1K sprint! Way to go Fiona (4:27) Clara (4:31) and Niamh (4:35)
In the 5K Under 16 division here are the top three. Matthew Wilkin (22:55), Ryan Ferguson (23:11) and Lucas Trottier (23:47). The 16-49 Women’s race podium placers were Kate Kahler (21:27), Lindsey Moreau-Verlaan (21:35) and Heather Ferguson (23:49). The 16-49 Men’s winners were Alan Wilkin (19:28), Andrew Rose (23:30) and Dylan Walsh (23:39). The 5K Masters 50+ Women was acclaimed by Karen Sheppard as was 50+ Men by Louis Moustgaard.
Second in the Breakway Race series, the Canada Day 5K raised $375 for Manitoulin youth sports!
A Classic in Mindemoya!
Not missing a beat, Breakaway Sports then hosted the Mindemoya Classic on Sunday! The Run, Paddle and Pedal triathlon has been around for 20 years with a three year Covid-hiatus. The race had a great turn-out for the first iteration under Breakaway’s Quackenbush clan, management! Of course there was help from past organizer, Al Haner, Marcus Mohr and the Lions Club for their assistance with logistics as well as Nick Head-Peterson and all their other volunteers for their help in making this a successful event.
Here are the division winners but congratulations for all the participants who made it a great day. In the Relay 4s took the checkered flag. The win has to be one of the now dozens by a team containing Alex Anstice! This year his team put in the winning time of 1:13:30 with teammates Brodie Pennie, Caroline Black and Mackenzie Green!
Not far behind was the fastest Relay Family in only 1:21:05, the Trotts is the family of Lucas Trottier, Mitch Trottier, Blake Trottier and Stacey Trottier. The next fastest division was down to the wire but ultimately it was the efforts of Solo Male racer, Xavi Mara! Xavi won in a rocket-like decent of the hill at the finish line to edge out Solo Female winner, Sara McIlraith by 15 seconds in her fast 1:25:30!
The next fastest division was the relay-pair both in race and life Cassandra Bedard and Nick Head-Peterson in just 1:31:22. Greg Bond and teammate, Scott Hopkins took the Masters Relay tape in 1:31:42! In the Endurance Pairs class was captured by Chris O’Brien and Keith Bryson, (1:35:30)!
Congrats to all who took part in order to see the first of many more years of the Classic. Start putting your team together for Sunday of the 2024, Canada Day Weekend in Mindemoya.
Wiikwemkoong Fastball League
Here are some recent results from the League. On June 28th in week one it was the Lumberjacks 9 – 2 over Quanja. The winning pitcher Jason JP Peltier. In the other game, the Son’s of Pitches scored 12 to the 4 by the Kaboni Tigers. Their winning pitcher was Joe Ominika!
Junior Golf Masters!
There is a trio of Manitoulin golfers who have not only joined the Northeastern Junior Golf Tour, they are very competitive. Congratulations to Gore Bay’s Amy Smith and Mindemoya’s Rylan Carrick and Noah Thorpe who have been hitting the links, hard!
The NJGT Junior Tour is available to junior golfers aged 10 through 19 with Tour members able to enjoy events from June through the summer and early fall, in Sudbury, North Bay and Elliot Lake, Sault, Timmins, North Bay and Parry Sound.
Way to go guys, we look forward to follow your tour as you move up the rankings!
Mindemoya Youth ball in good shape!
Kids have increasingly been able to been able to play and practice softball thanks to all the hard work from a now, multi-generational organizing committee. Greg Lockeyer, over the years has been able to count on some solid volunteers with kid participation as a priority. Thanks to all of the grants this group has been successful winning, Mindemoya has amazing facilities that rival any community, anywhere.
Thanks to Greg’s dedication, he has now created what looks like a succession plan with his son, Devin Lockeyer joining the collective. Group stalwart, Glen Duncanson, has also introduced his son, Owen Duncanson to the group. Also, perennial softball drivers Shannon Drouin and Annette King are still at the helm to keep everything improving. Although these have been on the organizing committee, there are numerous unnamed people who did tremendous set-up and field maintenance, etc. and pulled off the 2023 Mindemoya Youth Ball Tournament!
See photos in the ‘Fourth annual Mindemoya Youth Softball tournament brought out the best’ article.
Condolences!
It was with sadness that we heard of another sportsman and sports’ supporter who passed away this week. Fuddy (Wilfred) Fisher was a familiar face playing in many sports over the years but especially, golf. Fuddy would also support any sporting activity by being in the stands cheering for tykes up to elders! Baa maa pii, Fuddy.
A good sport is good for sports!
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