LONDON: Sports thread - Page 6

MolsonExport · #**101** Posted **Oct 6, 2025, 5:38 PM**

I heard that the Lightening (Basketball) team is on hiatus this year.

jammer139 · #**102** Posted **Nov 11, 2025, 9:21 PM**

Lightning first head coach Michael Ray Richardson passed away at 70.

https://lfpress.com/sports/basketball/lo...-lightnings-first-title-coach-dies-at-70

jammer139 · #**103** Posted **Nov 19, 2025, 1:33 PM**

Boler Mountain gets some new updates.

https://lfpress.com/business/local-busin...-tech-change-as-snow-flies-opening-nears

jammer139 · #**104** Posted **Nov 24, 2025, 6:47 PM**

Intercounty Baseball League re-labels themselves the CBL.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/a-new-era-ibl-rebrands-as-canadian-baseball-league/

jammer139 · #**105** Posted **Nov 25, 2025, 2:30 PM**

CCH wins OFSAA Football championship back to back years.

https://lfpress.com/sports/local-sports/photos-catholic-central-claims-another-ofsaa-title

jammer139 · #**106** Posted **Dec 19, 2025, 3:08 PM**

Possible candidates for Western football HC job after Marshall retirement.

https://lfpress.com/sports/local-sports/...shall-western-has-no-shortage-of-options

MolsonExport · #**107** Posted **Dec 19, 2025, 10:03 PM**

legendary coach. He's brought a lot of glory to Western!

jammer139 · #**108** Posted **Jan 4, 2026, 8:27 PM**

New Baseball training facility opens in London at 30 Adelaide St N. called The Cage.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/the-cage-new-indoor-baseball-facility-opens-in-london-ont/

jammer139 · #**109** Posted **Jan 6, 2026, 3:17 AM**

Western Football hires new Head Coach with return of Michael Faulds.

https://lfpress.com/sports/local-sports/...-coach-michael-faulds-returns-to-western

jammer139 · #**110** Posted **Feb 12, 2026, 6:18 PM**

No Cure for Stupid book adds a new chapter for these idiots.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/lo...-of-players-were-posted-on-social-media/

jammer139 · #**111** Posted **Mar 12, 2026, 1:23 AM**

MTS wins AAA Boys Basketball Championship.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/ho...toric-ofsaa-aaa-basketball-championship/

City benefits as well with schools from around the province.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/of...etball-economic-boom-to-the-forest-city/

jammer139 · #**112** Posted **Mar 13, 2026, 1:19 PM**

Ilderton Arena celebrates upgrades.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/community-celebrates-revamped-ilderton-arena/

jammer139 · #**113** Posted **Apr 29, 2026, 11:33 AM**

City council approves plan to spend $7m on making part of the Agriplex expo building a multi-sport venue.

It will see the transformation of the stadium portion of the approximately 125,000 square-foot venue, renamed last year, into a three-court gymnasium that could be used for sports such as pickleball and badminton.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/coun...ern-fair-expo-centre-a-multi-sport-venue

jammer139 · #**114** Posted **May 6, 2026, 11:39 AM**

LFP article on the Western Fair District Gym plans.

https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/city...o-build-13-7m-more-to-rent-over-25-years

cjones2451 · #**115** Posted **May 12, 2026, 6:54 PM**

Random question from a West Coast guy. If the new CFL TV deal is big enough to be divided and fund teams better and say 15K seats is enough to be profitable, would adding temp seats or a intro renovation to Western's Stadium work in London? Assuming a local ownership group that will partner and build a brand locally? Could also work to fit a new CPL team as well to maximize the investment? Seems lie there is room to expand

GreatTallNorth2 · #**116** Posted **May 12, 2026, 7:51 PM**

My 2 cents worth is this: if this was ever a possibility and I am not sure it is, it would better for it to be at the Western Fair grounds. That would mean a reworking of the stands there, but I think the board at the fair would be more suited to promote this vs. Western. Plus it is more central and will have better transit soon. It would be cool to see a team (or 2) there plus outdoor concerts beyond the capacity of Canada Life Place.

cjones2451 · #**117** Posted **May 12, 2026, 10:39 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by GreatTallNorth2

My 2 cents worth is this: if this was ever a possibility and I am not sure it is, it would better for it to be at the Western Fair grounds. That would mean a reworking of the stands there, but I think the board at the fair would be more suited to promote this vs. Western. Plus it is more central and will have better transit soon. It would be cool to see a team (or 2) there plus outdoor concerts beyond the capacity of Canada Life Place.

Interesting, I never thought of something like this. Are you suggesting the horse racing track? Is it still being used?

Djeffery · #**118** Posted **May 12, 2026, 10:44 PM**

I don't see London supporting a CFL team to that level. 15k might be ok when you have MLSE's money, I think you need more than that though and this pic is showing maybe 6000-7000 people, mostly on benches with actual chairs numbering in the hundreds. I don't think Western can be appropriately expanded to a CFL standard. Even just putting in the Canada Games bleachers (the reason the place was built, for the 2001 Games), bringing seating up to 18,000, it is still a crappy stadium.

GreatTallNorth2 · #**119** Posted **May 12, 2026, 11:20 PM**

Yes I am referring to the horse racing track, many of those places are going out of business.

Yeah it is not viable at Western Fair as a stand alone venture but stadiums are rarely stand alone, single purpose anymore. You have to consider the fair grounds as a whole and what they are trying to do there. I assume they want it to be more of a destination so sports events and concerts along with some retail/restaurants could be interesting. Would London support it? I am not sure. We support OHL very well and this is a boring city so maybe getting a more professional team will attract people. Not a slam dunk for sure. I would like to see a CPL team though.

MrSlippery519 · #**120** Posted **May 13, 2026, 3:17 PM**

Western Alumni is 8K capacity seating they say 10K total capacity but I am not sure what that means exactly if its standing room as well. For them to get to 15K they would need to rebuild the east side stands which is currently 15 rows of all benches, it would need to be the same size as the west side which is 30 rows...and they would also need to have them extend and wrap up to at least level with the back of the end zones to get to that number.

The next issue would be parking, Huron Flats parking lot maybe holds 500 vehicles and the one north of the stadium would be another 500 max. Add in the logistics getting that many people in/out it would be a nightmare even after Phillip Aziz is updated.

They have the ability to do it no question, I honestly do not see them wanting to have that type of facility there. As GreatTallNorth2 said I think something like this would be better suited somewhere like Western Fair.