Palmerston Marlins Gold Medal Winning Bantam Girls Team. Left to right top row: Coach Dave McEachern, Natalie Eccles (Mount Forest), Kayla McEachern (Palmerson), Reghanne Howes (Listowel), Holly Jackson (Arthur), Ally Iles (Mount Forest), Vanessa Samms (Orangeville), Coach Mark Matheson
Middle row: Julia Mantler (Drayton), Jess Johnston (Brussels) Erica Culp (Drayton), Erin Schill (Palmerston ), Sam Rupert Cargill, Carly Holland (Walkerton)
Front row: Bat Girl Sara Rupert (Cargill) Mackey Iles (Mount Forest) Absent: Coach Ken Iles. Photo courtesy of Danielle SchillA big day for local ball clubs yesterday.
The Palmerston Marlins won the Eastern Canadian Bantam Girls Championship in Quebec. The won the final game 4-2 against La Salle.
Elsewhere, the Belmore Peewee Sting won the U14 Boys Eastern Canadian Softball Championships in Newfoundland. They beat Napanee 7-1 for the gold.
Environment Canada has issued a yellow rainfall warning for parts of Ontario.
Hanover Police Service arrested a trespasser and ended up seizing drugs from the accused after an incident on July 30.
The Jays opened their home series against the Cardinals with a win off another Dylan Cease gem.
Nine young volunteers aged 11 to 17 spent three days exploring and protecting the Lake Huron coastline during the Coastal Conservation Youth Corps' inaugural program in Grand Bend from July 21 to 23.
An no-swim advisory has been issued for Kelso Beach at Nawash Park heading into the long weekend
Wheat finished lower to end the week.
