McArthur named Windsor’s Athlete of the Week
Wallaceburg’s Taylor McArthur brought home two medals from the Can Am Classic track and field meet on the weekend.
He captured a silver medal in the men’s 3000m with a time of 8:23.16, and a bronze in the men’s 1500m with a time of 3:53.56.
McArthur was also named the Male Athlete of the Week for the Windsor Lancers.
Fischer shines in weekend losses
Wallaceburg’s Shauney Fischer had a solid weekend for the York Lions women’s basketball team, despite two tough losses.
Fischer scored a team-high 13 points and nine rebounds in a 78-48 loss to the Toronto Varsity Blues on Friday.
On Saturday, she had a team-high 12 points and nine rebounds in a 64-51 loss to the #6 ranked Ryerson Rams.
The former Wallaceburg Tartan, now in her 5th year with the Lions, was recently named York’s Female Athlete of the Week as well.
Seth sits
Wallaceburg’s Seth Griffith was a healthy scratch for the Florida Panthers for the second game in a row on Tuesday.
The Panthers were in Calgary to battle the Flames, and it was the home squad coming away with a 5-2 win.
Dresden’s T.J. Brodie was held pointless in 23:49 minutes of ice time.
Griffith was activated on January 13 after missing four games with a concussion.
The 24-year-old forward has 5 assists and zero goals this season in 24 games.
Tartans ‘sweep’ Golden Hawks in high school curling
The Wallaceburg Tartans varsity girls curling team topped the Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks #2 squad on Monday.
The final score was 8-2.
Wallaceburg remains atop the LKSSAA South Division with a 5-1-0 record.
The Tartans boys has a similar outcome on Monday.
Wallaceburg Topped the Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks #2 squad by a score on 7-1.
The boys are tied for 4th in the LKSSAA South Division with a 3-3-0 record.
Wallaceburg 7, Chatham-Kent 2 1
