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

Tyler Lamarche of Amherstburg (right) won a bronze medal in women’s discus at the Legion national track meet in Regina. Submitted photo. An Amherstburg track and field athlete returned home from a national track and field meet with a medal around her neck. Tyler Lamarche captured a bronze medal in women’s discus at the Legion Track and Field national championships in Regina the weekend of Aug. 7-9. “I’m really happy about it,” she said. “This is my first national meet.” Disc