The Madill cross country team is off to a running start as they met competitors from southwestern Ontario at meets in London.  The runners gained valuable experience for the season ahead and got over some ‘race jitters’.  There were some excellent results with several runners bettering previous performances.  The Senior Girls team looks strong this...

The Girls hosted their first basketball tournament of the season yesterday, September 28 with North Western and Goderich. Mr. Shaw, an avid fan of F.E. sports said the junior girls played some of the best defense he has seen in years. Here are the results as reported by Hanna Godfrey: The juniors won both games – 36 (fe) – 18 (Goderich) 40 (fe) –...

After being undefeated in their pool, the Madill boys won a nail-biting quarter-final, and lost to Eden, the defending champions, in the semi-final. Later, Eden easily won gold once again. Madill earned the antique bronze in the final four at McMaster University. Congrats to Mike Ballagh, Kyle Johnston, Justin Burke, Wes Pennington, Matt Kerr, Brayden Pellett,...

The Junior Boys Volleyball team finished an outstanding season by capturing the gold medal at WOSSA ‘AA’ in Goderich last Friday.  The semi-final game against Central Elgin was a tense affair, as both teams were very evenly matched. Minor ankle injuries to starters Garett Stafford and Jared Weishar didn’t help matters, but both athletes were able...

The Junior Boys Volleyball team continued an excellent season by taking the Huron-Perth title in front of a home crowd last Thursday.  The two-day playoff format saw Madill begin with an easy defeat of Listowel in the quarter-final match.  In the semi-final against Stratford Central, the Mustangs get off to a slow start, but they eventually hit their stride and...

On Friday November 12th, Richard Hortness, 2008 Olympic swimmer and 2009 National team captain, came to Wingham to help Coach our school swim team. Richard spent an hour and half coaching our swimmers in the basics of each of the four main strokes. The practice, although the toughest of the season, was also the most rewarding. Our team has their first competition...