The Lakeshore Whitecaps (dark blue jerseys) defeated the Amherstburg Cardinals (light blue jerseys) Aug. 25 at Bill Wigle Park by a final score of 17-9. The Amherstburg Cardinals U11 Rep team are wrapping up their season, with two games under the lights last week. The most recent game was Saturday night against the Forest Glade Falcons at St. Clair College. That game ended up as a 9-8 win for the Falcons. The previous game for the U11 Rep Cardinals was last Tuesday night at B

The Amherstburg Cardinals U12 Rep baseball team played the LaSalle Titans Green U12 team Aug. 25 at Malden Centre Park with LaSalle picking up the victory. The Amherstburg Cardinals U12 Rep baseball team grew this season and coaches were happy with their effort as the season wound down last week. The U12’s were in action last Tuesday night and, despite a loss to the visiting LaSalle Titans U12 team, the coaches were still happy with the effort. Cardinals head coach Andrew Bru

The North Star High School football team is working hard during training camp. The camp was held last week at the school and is continuing this week. A sign the summer is starting to wind down is when the football pads come out. That is what has been happening at local high schools, with North Star High School being no different. Under the watchful eyes of new head coach Emmitt Rosati and his staff, members of the incoming Wolves football team were getting ready for the incom

Admirals goalie Hunter Welk covers the puck during a training camp scrimmage Aug. 30 in Tecumseh. There were a lot of new faces at this year’s Amherstburg Admirals training camp. Held last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Tecumseh and heading into the 2026-27 Provincial Junior Hockey League (Junior C) season, the Admirals are expected to return less than 10 players from last year’s team. “I think it looks a little different than what we thought back in March or April. When we

The Amherstburg Cardinals U12 Rep team played LaSalle Turtle Club last Thursday (pictured) and in Kingsville last Friday night. The Amherstburg Cardinals U12 Rep baseball team had a week of mixed results last week. The Cardinals began the week with a 13-7 loss on their home field in Malden Centre. The U12’s hosted the LaSalle Turtle Club U13 Selects last Thursday evening (Aug. 20) and the game ended via the mercy rule when the Titans took a six-run lead. The coaching staff be

The Amherstburg Cardinals U11 Rep team gather for a team meeting after defeating the LaSalle Turtle Club Selects 15-5 last Wednesday night at Bill Wigle Park in Amherstburg. While they are a young team improving as the season goes on, the Amherstburg Cardinals U11 Rep team earned a highlight last Wednesday night. The Cardinals hosted the LaSalle Turtle Club Selects U11 team Aug. 19 at Bill Wigle Park in a game played under the lights. The Cardinals were able to pull out a 15

Hayden Bradt of the U7 Cardinals, and some of his teammates were all smiles as he was third in the running event. One thing for certain, the Amherstburg Cardinals certainly have some fast runners. Two of them received medals as part of an exciting skills competition as part of a baseball tournament last weekend at Malden Centre Park. The skills competition was a highlight and it was held last Saturday afternoon. At the U7 and U9 Cardinals Classic Select Baseball Tournament, X

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