Local Sports Briefs: June 30, 2015
Seven divisions of Ontario Sire Stakes Trotting fillies will be part of the Canada Day celebration at Dresden Raceway. The July 1st card of racing kicks off at 1:30pm and will feature lots of giveaways, prizes and an 8ft Canada Day cake.- C-K basketball standout Bridget Carleton is in Toronto for the Canada Women’s Under 19 basketball tryouts. Carleton has worn the maple leaf on several occasions and is a favourite to represent Canada at the FIBA Under-19 World Championships in Chekov, Russia starting July 18th.
- Chatham’s Mallory Johnson was a part of a gold-medal winning Team Canada at the World Street Hockey Championships in Switzerland this past weekend. This is Mallory’s third medal and second gold representing Canada on the international level.
- Chatham’s Declan Waddick and Rorey Elson, both 10-years-old will represent Canada in the 2015 Warrior Elite European Cup Tournament in Prague, Czech Republic this summer.
- Wallaceburg Bantam Griffin lacrosse standout Tanner Cole is playing for Team Ontario on the national level this summer. A raffle fundraiser has been set up for a “Bucket Of Fun”. Tickets are $5 and available at 99.1 CKXS, Dr. Jeffrey Fox Chiropractic (James Street, Wallaceburg) and the Wallaceburg Memorial Arena
The prior briefs are local sports highlights courtesy of 99.1 CKXS for June 30, 2015. For more local sports coverage and C-K’s XS Music Mix, tune in daily to 99.1