The Amherstburg Pickleball Association (APA) held a camp for youth to train them in how to play pickleball. Local youth had a chance to learn the basics of pickleball last week. The Amherstburg Pickleball Association (APA) hosted a youth pickleball clinic from Aug. 10-14 at the outdoor courts at the Libro Centre. According to APA president Linda DiPasquale, they had 19 youth ages 10-16 at the weeklong camp. “Some of them didn’t pick up a paddle before Monday,” she said. DiP

John Bondy of the Amherstburg Fire Department delivers a pitch during last Saturday’s slo-pitch tournament at Co-An Park in McGregor. It was a long and hot day on the diamonds Saturday in McGregor but in the end, the Amherstburg Fire Department came up winners. Co-An Park hosted a slo-pitch tournament with a total of 14 teams. Six of those were in a recreational division while the other eight were all first responders from the county and they were placed in two different poo

The Amherstburg Cardinals U10 Rep team earned a spot in the OBA championship Labour Day weekend thanks to an 8-5 victory over LaSalle Aug. 16 at Bill Wigle Park. The Amherstburg Cardinals U10 Rep baseball team will be playing for a provincial title. The Cardinals qualified for the Ontario Baseball Association’s (OBA) championship with an 8-5 win in playdown action Sunday afternoon at Bill Wigle Park. Amherstburg built an 8-2 lead heading into the seventh inning but LaSalle fo