Mooretown pool, fitness centre won’t reopen in September
Rosters for Flyers, Flags taking shape
June 26, 2026
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Nathan Beer is the first signing announced for the coming PJHL season by the Petrolia Flyers.
The 18-year-old left-shot forward played the past two seasons with the Burlington-based Blyth-Deerview Raiders prep team following two seasons with the U16 and U18 squads in Strathroy.
Beer played one game with the Flyers in 2024 scoring in a contest against the Sailors in Port Stanley.
Meantime, goaltender Theron Morningstar has signed with Welland of the Greater Ontario Hockey League. The Kingston native was assigned to the Flyers by the Strathroy Rockets last October and made 18 appearances with Petrolia posting a record of 10-2-3 with an .897 save percentage.
In other PJHL news, the Mooretown Flags have added to its goaltending depth signing Ciaran Guitton-Quayle.
The 18-year-old Kitchener product last played with the Waterloo Wolves AA team during the 2024-25 season.
On the GOHL front, blue-liner Emerson Jackson has re-signed with the Sarnia Legionnaires and fellow defenceman John Montanino of Sarnia has signed with the Strathroy Rockets.
Montanino, who played minor hockey in Detroit last season, was a third-round pick by Brampton in the OHL draft earlier this month.
Former Jr. Sting Michael Robertson is returning to play for his hometown Chatham Maroons. He played tier two junior hockey in eastern Ontario last season.
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Heather Wright/The Independent Renovations at the Mooretown Sports Complex pool have hit a snag. The pool closed April 1 for a major renovation of the pool deck and change rooms. St. Clair Township, which owns the complex, has been upgrading the community hub for several years and has been planning work on the pool area for about two years. The
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Blake Ellis/The Independent There could be more residential development in Oil Springs. Roger Buurma of Lasalle Line in Brooke-Alvinston owns Lekker Homes, which wants to build 11 single-floor townhouses of Roady Park Rd. in the north east part of the village. The plan calls for two blocks of buildings – the first includes four one-storey townhouses located towards the rear
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Local ball player wins national and provincial titles
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Barry Wright/The Independent As an addition to the Windsor Selects for the Canadian U22 baseball championships, Point Edward’s Will Greer definitely made an impact with his adopted team. He started the gold medal game against Manitoba and went 3.2 innings, scattering six hits, including two buntsingles, striking out five and only surrendering one walk leading the Selects to the championship
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Petrolia’s Helps, Wilson fourth at national tourney
August 14, 2026
The Independent After losing its first three games at the national U22 baseball championship in Tecumseh, near Windsor, the Sarnia Junior Brigade rebounded and played for the bronze medal. Following wins over Nova Scotia and the host Thunder to end the preliminary round, Sarnia had a bronze medal in its sights with a 5-4 lead on the Halifax Mets but
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