by Jim Blake for the Sarnia Gazette (1978) “We played for the fun of it and we played the full 60 minutes per game. The only way you got off the field was if you got your neck broken, your arm broken, or your brains kicked out.” So says 74 [...]
by Tyler Kula for the Sarnia Observer (2015) A long-time Sarnia broadcaster, former voice of the Sarnia Imperials and Golden Bears, and founder of the Sarnia Historical Society has died. George Ludgate had a broadcast voice right up until the last few months of his life, said Al Braekevelt, a [...]
by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Most hockey fans can tell you Phil Esposito was one of the greatest goal scorers in the history of the game. But what many don’t know is that if it wasn’t for Sarnia, it’s doubtful whether the legendary superstar would have laced [...]
by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) He was the most famous – and tragic – sports hero of Sarnia’s early history. Mike Ward, whom reporters had dubbed “The Sarnia Wonder,” was the city’s first internationally known athlete. In fact, it wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say [...]
by Jim Miller for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Ten fathers, tired of the jumble of sports in Sarnia, held a meeting to discuss what could be done about athletics in Sarnia/ Lambton. Hence, the Sarnia Minor Athletic Association was born in 1947. “Promotion of minor sports isn’t done primarily to [...]
by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Half a century after they hung up their cleats for good, the Sarnia Imperials remain the most famous sports team in the city’s history. And with good reason. They were the little team that could. The squad, which operated out of a [...]
by Daniel Punch for the Sarnia Observer (2012) More than a century of golfing history began modestly in 1907 on property owned by Grand Trunk Railway. A group of golfers hacked balls through a field near Christina and Exmouth streets onto sandy greens, pulling any weeds that grew around the [...]
