Firefighters, specialized equipment from St. Clair, local industry help put out ethanol plant fire in Chatham
Town of Champions: Petrolia Oiler Reps win Watford Regional Silver Stick
January 4, 2016
A member of the Mooretown Jr. Flags lays on the ice after the Petrolia Bantam Reps seal the win at Regional Silver Stick in Watford.
Petrolia is home to another Silver Stick Regional Champion.
The Bantam Reps beat the Mooretown Jr. Flags 3-1 at the Roy Caley Regional Silver Stick in Watford Sunday.
The score was tied at one heading into the third when the Oilers pulled ahead scoring with over 7 minutes to play. The Flags pulled their goalie in the dying minutes to try to tie the game, but the Oilers hit the empty net sealing the win.
Saturday – at a jammed packed Greenwood Recreation Centre – the Midget Reps beat the Mooretown Jr. Flags 3-2 to claim the Earl Trevail Regional Tournament.
Both the Bantams and the Midgets play in Forest in the North American Silver Stick Tournament. The Midgets begin play Jan. 8; the Bantams begin Jan. 22.
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