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COVID-safe lawn bowling rolls out at local facility

COVID-safe lawn bowling rolls out at local facility

A full schedule of social bowling and some fun tournaments is now planned for the summer
Orillia Ball Hockey Club ready for face-off next week

Orillia Ball Hockey Club ready for face-off next week

Shortened season will begin Monday with adult leagues
Likely 'too little, too late' for Orillia and District Soccer Club season

Likely 'too little, too late' for Orillia and District Soccer Club season

Club calls off house-league program; 'It remains to be seen if we will be doing anything else with our older players,' president says
Play ball! Local players ready to return to diamond after more than a year

Play ball! Local players ready to return to diamond after more than a year

'We wanted this to happen a long time ago. We missed the game, and now it’s time to move forward,' says president of Orillia Slo-Pitch League
Popular Orillia-based baseball coach taking business south

Popular Orillia-based baseball coach taking business south

Chase Walach moving Chaser's Baseball Development to London; 'It’s definitely hard to leave all the kids I’ve been working with over the years'
Tagged fish still up for grabs in final days of Orillia Perch Festival

Tagged fish still up for grabs in final days of Orillia Perch Festival

Event, which wraps up Saturday, has embraced a virtual format this year; 'It really gave us a bigger footprint of areas where people could go fish'
Orillia Royals catcher heading south to pursue college baseball dreams

Orillia Royals catcher heading south to pursue college baseball dreams

'I will do my best to make sure I’m giving my best effort in both school and on the baseball team,' says Orillia Royals catcher
Orillia man cycling to help put an end to children's cancer

Orillia man cycling to help put an end to children's cancer

'As a grandpa, I’m very fortunate to have a couple of grandkids who are healthy, but unfortunately, there are people out there who aren’t as lucky,' says local cyclist
Coldwater hopes First Shift program scores with newcomers to hockey

Coldwater hopes First Shift program scores with newcomers to hockey

'This is a great way to introduce kids to the game and introduce them to a sport that we wholeheartedly missed last year,' says Coldwater Minor Hockey official
OMHA takes 'drastic action' with campaign to lure kids to hockey

OMHA takes 'drastic action' with campaign to lure kids to hockey

The campaign is meant to bring awareness to all of the benefits of playing hockey