Local roundup: Sting alum Sikic signs in AHL; Lions add pitcher (2024)

Sikic signs in AHL with Leafs’ affiliate

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Former Sarnia Sting forward Marko Sikic has signed a one-year contract with the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies, the top farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Sikic, 21, set career highs with 18 goals, 39 assists and 57 points in 66 games this past season with the Sting.

The Kitchener native finished his four year’s in the Ontario Hockey League with 147 points in 252 games with the Sting and Guelph Storm.

The six-foot-three, 183-pound Sikic signed after the OHL season with the ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers. He had three points in three games before the team folded, then he played one game with the ECHL’s Norfolk Admirals.

Former Sting teammates Ty Voit and Nolan Dillingham played for the Marlies in 2023-24.

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Wammes selected for Team Canada

Track cyclist Nick Wammes, whose Bothwell home is on the border with Dawn-Euphemia, was named to Team Canada for the Paris Olympic Games.

The 21-member cycling team includes mountain bike, BMX, road and track athletes.

Thanks to a strong season on the UCI Track Nations Cup circuit, Canada is one of only three countries to qualify in every track cycling event and is sending a full squad of 14 athletes.

Wammes is going to the Olympics for the second time after debuting at the 2021 Tokyo Games. He’s joined by Olympic newcomers Tyler Rorke and James Hedgco*ck after the trio won gold in the men’s team sprint at the 2023 Santiago Pan American Games and bronze at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton, Ont., this spring.

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Track events will be held from Aug. 5 to 11 at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome.

Versatile Wynne commits to Lions

Fresh off an OFSAA appearance, pitcher/infielder Brady Wynne of Bradford has committed to the Lambton College baseball team.

“We are excited to be adding yet another player who has been highly spoken of as being extremely coachable, a hard worker and, most importantly, a great teammate,” Lions coach Al Bezaire said in a statement. “Ideally, we are aiming to see Brady come in and battle for a rotation spot and provide some meaningful innings on the bump. … He is yet another versatile player who we hope can contribute at a few different positions and at the plate.”

The six-foot Wynne helped Bradford District high school win the Simcoe County Athletic Association title and reach the OFSAA Windsor regional. He also plays for the Newmarket 18U Hawks.

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“I can get pretty fired up at times out there,” he said. “I think I’m a pretty fun player to watch and I’m a pretty versatile player who will do anything to help our group win. On the mound, I like to throw pretty hard and hopefully strike people out.”

Lambton junior tour in second season

Lucas Rogers won the under-17 boys division with an even-par 71 on the Lambton Junior Golf Tour’s second stop of the season Sunday at Indian Hills Golf Club.

Andrew Sudicky led the U15 boys with a 78 and Gabriel Alexi Turno led the U19 boys with an 80. Jadelina Tep-Chhun topped the U19 girls and Narissa Daye led the U17 girls, each with an 84.

In the nine-hole divisions, Noah Olver had an even-par 36 to lead the U13 boys, Vivian Callander led the U13 girls with a 64 and Ameilia Yacks led the U15 girls with a 58.

Sudicky and Turno also won at the June 2 season opener at Sawmill Creek.

The five-stop tour continues its second season July 14 at Huron Oaks, July 21 at Kingswell Glen and Aug. 25 at St. Clair Parkway.

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