FeaturedSports December 31, 2018 Year In Review 2018: Sports YEAR IN REVIEW – SPORTS 2018 Here is our look back at what made the sports headlines in 2018: (Submitted photo) Wallaceburg midgets capture Silver Stick championship (Submitted photo) Wallaceburg kids make their NHL debuts Wallaceburg Bantams capture Silverstick ‘B’ championship Wallaceburg Peewee girls capture tourney win From left: Earl Haggerty, Joanne Johnston, Janine Day and Steve Tooshkenig (Submitted photos) Sports Hall of Fame announces 2018 inductees Cole picked 7th overall in Junior ‘A’ Lacrosse Draft Brian Cheng, head coach of the Western Mustangs women’s basketball team, with Wallaceburg’s Brett Fischer (Submitted photo) Fischer commits to Western Mustangs T.J. Brodie (Calgary Flames, Twitter) T.J. Brodie continues to raise funds for CF (Submitted photo) Wallaceburg girls capture International Silver Stick crown Wallaceburg Tartan swimmers heading to OFSAA (Wallaceburg Minor Hockey Association) Another successful Frank Dymock Classic Seth Griffith (Bill Wippert/Buffalo Sabres) Seth Griffith re-called by the Buffalo Sabres Dresden ousted by Essex in Game #6 Tartan swimmers compete at OFSAA Tartans lose heartbreaker in LKSSAA girls hockey final MLSE donates to Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation Dresden Kings bringing back coaching staff, management Maroons set to honour Dresden’s Ken Houston (Chatham Maroons) Maroons top Nationals in OT, honour Houston with decal Wallaceburg CrossFit athletes succeed in Elgin Seth Griffith sent back to the AHL (Facebook) Aarkel Bantam TC1 Lakers capture Tri-County crown Wallaceburg Ice Angels Beginner 1 team (Wallaceburg Skating Club) Wallaceburg Ice Angels capture bronze (Video) Wallaceburg Lakers assistant coach joins the Cobras Fatal crash devastates Saskatchewan hockey team Broad to swim in Fiji at Junior Pan Pacific Championships Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling coming to C-K Wallaceburg Peewee girls capture provincial bronze 4-on-4 basketball tournament in support of cystinosis Red Devils make some ‘big moves’ ahead of season opener Madison Broad (Facebook) Madison Broad makes the Canadian Youth Olympic team Marshall Powless celebrates after scoring his third goal of the game for the Wallaceburg Red Devils in their home opener on Tuesday, April 17 against the London Blue Devils (Aaron Hall) Powless leads Red Devils to victory in home opener (Micheline Veluvolu/Rochester Americans) Seth Griffith wraps up season, Amerks eliminated (Buffalo Bandits, Twitter) Durston recognized by his Buffalo Bandits teammates Autograph session held following Red Devils win over North Stars 25th Tartan Tinman Triathlon held at WDSS (Photos) ‘Commotion’ following Red Devils loss to Windsor Tartans capture LKSSAA ‘AA’ title in boys soccer 1,100 pack Dresden Raceway for opening day Seth Griffith signs with Winnipeg Jets Red Devils eliminate Bengals, move to round two (Photos) Red Devils ousted from the 2018 playoffs by Elora (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) Andy Fantuz retires from the CFL Kyle Dawson and Tyler Brown (Aaron Hall) Dawson & Brown playing at worlds (Submitted photo) Brodie, Raaymakers & Fox visit Children’s Safety Village (Submitted photo) Madison Broad medals at Canadian Swimming Trials Wallaceburg represented on Canada’s U-18 Team Selection Camp Roster Wallaceburg Lakers GM resigns Mayor proposes to re-name Dresden Arena after Ken Houston Griffith & Brodie competing for Athletes Fuel Cup Ken Shine hired as Lakers head coach & GM Seth Griffith gets dunked at WAMBO 30 ‘Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour’ stopping in C-K Wallaceburg Red Devils hand out their annual awards (Submitted photo) Undefeated baseball season in Dover Centre Wallaceburg Warriors capture ‘Pool B’ championship Hayden Foulon with Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays (Submitted photo) Hayden tossing out first pitch at Blue Jays game (Alicia Allaer) Wolves remain undefeated after a ‘great night’ of baseball (John F Tomecek) Dresden Arena being re-named in honour of Ken Houston Youth basketball program starting in Wallaceburg Seth Griffith hoping to crack Winnipeg Jets roster Seth Griffith sent to the AHL, will join the Moose Georgia Murphy and Chase Sitzes (Submitted photo) Wallaceburg Minor Baseball hands out 2018 awards Seth Griffith on joining the Manitoba Moose (Video) Madison Broad (@TeamCanada, Twitter) Madison Broad captures silver at Youth Olympic Games Funding boost for the Dresden Raceway #Play4Brae charity event being held in Wallaceburg Kori and Killian Irwin (Submitted photo) Wallaceburg twins star for Windsor fastball team Local runners compete in Detroit Marathon T.J. Brodie plays in 500th NHL game Tartans capture Jr. & Sr. girls LKSSAA basketball titles Girls hockey programs joining together Tartan girls ranked #1 heading into OFSAA hoops tournament 75 stuffed animals gathered at Wallaceburg Lakers game (@ofsaabasketball, Twitter) Tartans capture OFSAA ‘AA’ basketball crown ‘Ken Houston’ arena being unveiled in Dresden Wallaceburg Lakers competing in outdoor game Jamie Knight and his wife Shani (Wallaceburg & District Chamber of Commerce) Knight recognized for 20 years of service to lacrosse #PLAY4BRAE deemed a success Wallaceburg Sports Hall of Fame announces 2018 winners Jerseys unveiled for Lakers’ outdoor game (Rogers Hometown Hockey) Dresden arena officially re-named after Ken Houston Gabe Namink (Lambton Lions) Namink commits to Lambton Lions basketball team Leave Your Mark Lacrosse shares anti-bullying message New ownership & name change at South Buxton Raceway Previous articleFlood outlook for Thames River & Lake Erie shorelineNext articleYear In Review 2018: Top 10 Stories of the Year - Advertisment -