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Meet Aidan Littler of Simcoe! 🧢 Aidan has won three straight OBA titles with the Simcoe Giants (2024, 2025, 2026) and tied an Ontario colleges athletics association record this year with five runs scored in one game. He started in house league, and a shot at rep ball changed everything. Read his story and see who he's thanking: https://hometownsportsnetwork.ca/post/feature-Aidan-littler
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Meet Aidan Littler — the Simcoe ballplayer chasing the next level Meet Aidan Littler. He is 20, from Simcoe, and he plays designated hitter, third base, and pitcher for the Lambton Lions. Aidan came up through house league,

Three days, a whole lot of hockey. The Port Dover Sailors saved their best for Sunday at home, the Hagersville Hawks lit the lamp all Saturday, and our local minor hockey squads, boys and girls, opened the season in full swing. Get the full

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Hometown Sports Weekend Recap — Friday October 2 to Sunday October 4 — Sailors Edge Mudcats in Port Dover Three days of hockey rolled across Norfolk and Haldimand this weekend, and the Port Dover Sailors saved their best for Sunday, edging Dunnville 3-2 at home.

One hometown game on the Thursday schedule, and it took overtime to settle it.

The Hagersville Hawks hit the road to Niagara for a Bloomfield Division matchup, got scoring from three different players, and kept battling back all night. Who got the last word? We've got the full story, plus the player who stole the show.

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Hometown Sports Recap — Thursday, October 1, 2026 — Bateman's OT Winner Sinks Hawks Keenan Bateman's hat trick, including the overtime winner, lifted the Niagara Riverhawks past the Hagersville Hawks 4-3 at Gale Centre on Thursday night.

Three PJHL games and a full weekend of hometown hockey across Norfolk and Haldimand.

Friday night in Dunnville, one Hagersville forward put together a hat trick that broke the game wide open. Saturday flipped the script fast when Hagersville hosted Dundas. Sunday brought a tough one for Port Dover against a red-hot Niagara club, plus a Norfolk Knights road win and a scoreless battle for the Norfolk Hericanes.

Every game, every score, the full weekend rundown is up now.

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Hometown Sports Weekend Recap — Friday September 25 to Sunday September 27 — Campolo's Hat Trick Powers Hagersville Three nights of PJHL hockey rolled through Norfolk and Haldimand, and Friday belonged to Luca Campolo, whose hat trick lifted Hagersville past Dunnville.

This weekend the best men's fastball in Ontario comes to Jarvis.

The 2026 Ontario Challenge Cup runs Friday September 25 through Sunday September 27 at the Jarvis diamond. ISC qualifying tournament. Great food. Cold b**r. Kyle Chambers on the PA. ISC Hall of Famer Andrew Phibbs throwing out the first pitch. Local singer Jada Dawson singing the National Anthem.

And every dollar raised goes toward two causes that matter in this community.

The Williamson House. The new 10-bedroom hospice palliative care centre that just broke ground in Jarvis this past Wednesday. Built to serve families in Haldimand and Norfolk County close to home.

And the Jarvis Springs. A new community hub with a splash pad for the kids of Jarvis.

Aaron Doyle has been talking about bringing this tournament home for years. The diamonds are ready. The community is ready.

Come out this weekend. Support local fastball. Support two causes that hit close to home.

Full schedule at iscfastpitch.com. Full story at the link in bio.

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This Weekend in Jarvis, the Best Fastball in Ontario Is Playing for Something That Matters Far More Than a Trophy. The Jarvis J's are hosting the Ontario Challenge Cup this weekend. Elite ISC fastball, a great atmosphere, and every dollar going toward The Williamson House hospice and the Jarvis Springs community hub. Games Friday through Sunday.

Nineteen years ago, Makayla Benz's dad signed her and her little sister Jessica up for softball in Vittoria. Nineteen years later, the sisters are still playing side by side, and Makayla is heading into her final year of college softball with a national and provincial championship already behind her. Read her story on Hometown Sports Network.

Meet Makayla Benz — the Simcoe pitcher chasing one more title with her sister Meet Makayla Benz. She is 24, from Simcoe, and she pitches for the Humber Hawks softball team. Makayla has been playing for nineteen years.