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CTV News
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Barrie Airshow takes off with dazzling new performers
The Barrie Airshow returns this June with a thrilling lineup of aerial performances and community festivities. While the Canadian Forces Snowbirds absence marks the end of an era for many fans, on Friday afternoon, the city released a mix of new military and talent. Event-goers can expect to see the Canadian Armed Forces SkyHawks Parachute Team. Adding to the military presence is the CH-146 Griffon helicopter from the 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron. Back in April, organizers announced that the CF-18 Tactical Demonstration Team will be soaring high above Kempenfelt skies. jets Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets flew over Barrie, Ont., on Wed., Oct. 9, 2024. (CTV News/Mike Arsalides) The list of 2025 civilian performers include: Northern Stars, three-plane precision aerobatic team flying the Pitts Special Timmerman's Legends of Flight P-51 Mustang and Vought FG-1D Corsair, Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association featuring a four-plane demonstration Edenvale Classic Aircraft Foundation featuring a Tiger Moth and a PT-26 Cornell T-33 Red Knight brought to you by RCAF 441 (Huronia) Wing and Rudy Mak Surveying Solo aerobatic pilot Trevor Rafferty flying the Pitts Model 12 Show Cat Wing Walking featuring Mike & Sam Trygvasson brought to you by the Downtown Barrie BIA Drone Show A drone show helped kick off the 2024 Barrie Airshow on Fri. June 14, 2024 (Chris Garry/CTV News Barrie). The airshow starts Fri., June 6, followed by back-to-back airshows on Saturday and Sunday. This year's event will kick-off with the Muskoka Extreme water ski show beginning at 12 p.m. followed by the opening address and air display, each day. Last year's festivities drew nearly 140,000 people who filled the waterfront parks and flooded the downtown core. The event contributed over $11 million to Barrie's local economy, according to the city.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep talk: Summit baseball team has 18-game winning streak
One of the hottest high school baseball teams in Southern California is Summit in Fontana. The SkyHawks are soaring with a 21-3 record, an 18-game winning streak and an 8-0 mark in the Sunkist League. It's perfect timing for coach Samuel Lopez, because his son, Sammy, is a senior starting second baseman. He and Kody Smathers, a pitcher/infielder, are committed to Cal Baptist. Lopez leads the team in hitting with a .468 average. Summit played a strong nonleague schedule, with losses to Corona and Norco, and wins over Servite, San Clemente and Rancho Cucamonga. … Advertisement Crespi and Harvard-Westlake play for the Mission League baseball title next week, but on Saturday, players from the two teams helped support Northridge Little League's Challenger Division. One of Harvard-Westlake's players, Mason Wetzstein, has been working for five years to support the division and helped earn a grant. … St. John Bosco has clinched its first Trinity League baseball title since 2017 . The Braves have a three-game lead with three to play and own a tiebreaker over second-place Orange Lutheran. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
