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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum inducted six individuals and honoured a legendary broadcaster on June 15 as the feature attraction of the Hall of Fame’s induction weekend. Pictured from left to right are Buck Martinez, Rod Heisler, Ashley Stevenson, Russell Martin, Paul Godfrey and Howard Birnie. Photo by Spencer Seymour By Spencer Seymour The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (CBHFM) inducted six new members to its hallowed halls June 15, the conclusion to their annual induction weekend. Russell Martin, a native of East York, Ont., played 14 seasons in the MLB during which time he earned a Silver Slugger and Gold Glove in 2007,
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St. Marys Minor Hockey Association to have priority ice allocation over Huron Perth Lakers
At their June 11 meeting, councillors addressed a letter from St. Marys Minor Hockey Association (SMMHA) president Mark Brintnell explaining the association’s need for use of the Rock Rink between 1 and 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sunday – ice time traditionally allocated to the Huron Perth Lakers – to accommodate recent growth in the minor-hockey program and player and goalie development programs. “Our understanding is that at some point in the past, the Huron Perth Lakers were determined to be a ‘local sports team’ for the purposes of ice allocation,” Brintnell wrote. “The Lakers have very few players from St. Marys and our player zone. For example, only seven St. Marys players (representing only five per cent of total Lakers players) are playing Lakers hockey across all ages. Lakers teams are made up of predominantly players from other communities and some are not even from (the) Lakers zone due to F1 transfers from other towns outside their zone. “It’s becoming more difficult and unacceptable to
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When it comes to deciding which local user groups gets first pick of prime ice time on the Pyramid Recreation Centre’s (PRC) two ice pads, St. Marys council has made the tough decision to prioritize local minor sports – ringette and hockey – over the AAA Huron Perth Lakers.
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