The St. David Celtics of Waterloo and the St. Mary's Eagles of Kitchener will renew a championship rivalry they first started last year when the District 8 Athletic Association decides its senior boys basketball playoff winner Monday. The defending-champion Celtics earned their second straight berth in a D-8 title game first on Wednesday afternoon, whipping the fourth-place Monsignor Doyle Mustangs of Cambridge 48-29 at the Wilfrid Laurier University field house in one half of the...
THEY don't appear on the roll call of the 199 meetings between Everton and Liverpool, and most of the games are long forgotten, the results and the stories behind them locked away in dusty record books.But these games were once a vital and vibrant part of derby day for the two Merseyside teams. Not so long ago, derby day would begin with teams of young men clad in blue and red clashing in the early morning light. It would not be laid to rest until the events of the...
Whether it's pitching or playing in the field, Spehar means everything to T.O. rpotkey@VenturaCountyStar.com Megan Spehar can still hear his voice from the sideline.When the umpire isn't calling her curveball for a strike, his objections come through loud and clear.When Spehar digs a ball out of the dirt at first base, his cheering stands out above the crowd.And when the Thousand Oaks High senior encounters trouble at the plate, he offers a few...
IRELAND U-20 2 MEXICO U-200 IRELAND swept to the top of Group E in the Sheikh Khalifa stadium yesterday to book their place in the second round of the World Youth Championship against Colombia here on Tuesday evening . . . but the win was achieved at a considerable expense.It was a pyrrhic victory of sorts, supplied by goals in either half from Stephen Paisley andStephen Kelly, as Ireland were dealt a triple disciplinary blow. Darren Potter was sent off and Glenn Whelan and Kelly both...