Return of junior AA baseball to Montmagny
A new baseball team made its debut in Montmagny this summer. The Junior AA Monarques entered the Quebec Region Baseball League, after being crowned grand champions in Junior A under the name of the Vikings.
End of frustrating seasons for our hockey teams
Caron Industries reached the semi-final for the first time in more than 10 years in junior AA. Almost two days after the match, a match in the series was canceled, thus taking away a point from the Magnymont team which finally gave up in front of the Expert from Saint-Romuald. On the Junior AAA side, L’Everest de la Côte-du-Sud finished in the quarter-finals against Indigo de Granby in the final 7th match. However, a referee’s decision to award a penalty shot during overtime was widely criticized by local fans. In both cases, the series got people talking a lot on social networks.
Florence Labbé is the pride of Lavironde
Runner Florence Labbé from the Lavironde Athletics Club won silver in the 1500 meters at the Canadian U20 Championship in Toronto with a time of 4:48. With this brand, Florence Labbé marked the history of Club Lavironde.
Magny-Gym hosts the provincial cup
For the first time in its history, the Magny-Gym club hosted the provincial gymnastics cup which was held at the Montmagny arena. Several hundred gymnasts, coaches and judges from across the province took part in the competition.
Everest hosts the repechage
Everest de la Côte-du-Sud hosted the draft of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League (LHJAAAQ) and the organization took the opportunity to announce the appointment of its new captain, Tommy Bouchard, who proceeded to call the selection of the 11th overall pick in the first round, Thomas Morin. Daniel Boulet is also named president and governor of the organization and succeeds Pierre Bouffard.
67% in favor of the merger: the best Allied players will play with the Express from 2025-2026
People in favor of merging the double-letter teams of the Allies from Montmagny-L’Islet to the Express Rive-Sud won with a majority of 67% to 33%. So, from the next season, there will only be single-letter teams under your Allies banner, while interested players will have to try their luck with the Express in your 88 and AA categories.
Samuel wins the Calder Cup with the Abbotsford Canucks
A few years after lifting the Stanley Cup with the Saint-Louis Blues, Samuel Blais completed a double on June 23 by winning the Calder Cup in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Vancouver Canucks’ farm club, the Abbotsford Canucks.
A summer volleyball camp, under the initiative of three enthusiasts
64 young people from the region will participate in the very first Montmagny Summer Volleyball Camp, organized by Maud Parent, Chloé Boulet and Léanne Gendron. Offered from July 7 to 11 for 12-13 year olds and from July 14 to 18 for 14-15 year olds, the camp will offer a program focused on the basics and techniques of the sport, while reserving a few surprises for young athletes.
Samuel Blais signs with the Montreal Canadiens
Having just enjoyed the American Hockey League Championship by winning the Calder Cup with the Abbotsford Canucks, Magnymontois Samuel Blais has just signed a contract with the Montreal Canadiens.
Alex Barré-Boulet signs agreement with the Colorado Avalanche
The Magnymontois striker, who had signed a one-season contract with the Canadian, will only have spent time in Montreal. Alex Barré-Boulet reached an agreement on Friday with the Colorado Avalanche for a one-year, two-way contract.
A Magnymontois football player flew with Team Quebec for the Europe Tour
At just 16 years old, a young Magnymontois crossed the Atlantic to play three American football matches with Team Quebec as part of the Europe Tour. The sole representative of the Grizzlys from Louis-Jacques-Casault High School, he participated in a ten-day stay in France and Spain, where he established strong ties with players from across Quebec.
Simon Labrecque announces his departure from Everest
The head coach and general manager of the Sudcôte team, Simon Labrecque, announced his resignation to the team on Friday July 11. He left Everest de la Côte-du-Sud to become head coach in the Ml8 AAA Hockey League of Quebec with the Intrépide de Gatineau.
Two natives of L’Isle-aux-Grues take the road of sports studies in the United States
Raphaël and Abigaël Poulin, 16 and 18 years old, will head to the United States in August to pursue their sporting ambitions. The first will keep goal for Northwood School, in Lake Placid, on the Division 1 soccer team, while his sister is in the advanced process of joining St. Thomas University, in Miami, Florida, where she would play as a scrum half on the rugby team, also in Division 1.
43 years as a coach: passing on the passion for football to young people
Jean Scherrer, a true oval ball enthusiast from Montmagny, has been training young footballers in the region for 43 years. Former collegiate player on the defensive line of the Gaulois de La Pocatière, he has supported local talents since 1982 while transmitting them human values.
A new hockey training center for adults and children
Hockey fans will have a new meeting point in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli with the opening of the L’Arcade sports center, scheduled for August 22. Founded by Audrey Chouinard, the center will be open every day of the week and will offer a suitable space where young and old can exercise using a variety of equipment available on site.
Senior hockey: The Forestiers de Saint-Pamphile will play in the KRTB circuit from 2025-2026
Three young hockey players from the Saint-Pamphile region organized the return of the Forestiers to the Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata-Les Basques (KRTB) Senior Hockey League for the 2025-2026 season. For the occasion, a new image of the team was revealed, as the season began with precamp, scheduled for September 12 and 14.
A season filled with records and medals for Club Lavironde
The Lavironde de Montmagny Athletics Club ended its summer season with eight competitions on the calendar, in addition to the Quebec Games in Trois-Rivières, where its athletes broke 14 Club records and won six medals. Driven by a significant increase in registrations among the youngest, the Club is already beginning preparations to celebrate its 50th edition and a new coach specializing in jumping has joined the team.
Junior AA: The Monarques lose in the second round of the playoffs
Although the Magnymontoise junior AA baseball team, the Monarques, put up a good battle against the RDL Hyundai of Saint-Pascal, Olivier Dussault’s squad finally lost at the end of the fourth game of this three-of-five series by a score of 9-1. This concluded the junior careers of some veterans and, at the same time, the first season in this caliber for the Monarques.
Legendary Cars: A Berthelais represents Canada on an international podium
Ten days. That’s all it took for Sonny Roy to turn an unexpected call into an international victory. The racing driver from Berthier-sur-Mer sang the Canadian national anthem under the Mexican sun. Among eight drivers from across America, he climbed to the top of the podium in an international US Legend race.
Matt Gosselin gets his season off to a strong start with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada
Magnymont striker Matt Gosselin, who currently plays for the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, started his season strong in the Cecchini circuit by shattering two club records thanks to a performance of five goals and two assists during his second match of the regular season, against the Val-d’Or Foreurs.
Toitures Prolemieux Promutuel Assurance of Montmagny champions
Montmagny’s BB senior baseball team, Toitures ProLemieux Promutuel Assurance, won the precious trophy for the first time in its history last Sunday, September 28, by defeating the Sainte-Marie Rams in the seventh and final match of a series four of seven.
NHL camps: Xavier Bourgault, Alex Barré-Boulet and Samuel Blais returned to the AHL
The three hockey players from the region who took part in an NHL camp with the aim of securing a position with their respective team, namely Xavier Bourgault with the Ottawa Senators, Alex Barré-Boulet with the Colorado Avalanche and Samuel Blais with the Montreal Canadiens, were all cut.
International hockey in the spotlight in Montmagny
Everest de la Côte-du-Sud hosted a preparatory meeting for the World Junior A Challenge on Friday, December 5. The best players in this category from Western Canada and the United States stopped at the Montmagny arena on the sidelines of this prestigious tournament held in Trois-Rivières.
United World Game: a basketball player from Magnymont will fly to Austria
Ludovick Dorval-Caron, an 18-year-old basketball player from Montmagny, will fly to Klagenfurt, Austria, next June to represent Team Quebec basketball in the Canadian delegation at the 2026 United World Games.
A swimmer from Magnymont shines on the international scene and bows out
Sébastien Carrier, a 22-year-old swimmer and native of Montmagny, has just participated in the Toronto 2025 World Cup. The athlete, who obtained a 24th position in the 50-meter backstroke and a 32nd place in the 100-meter backstroke, took advantage of this first and last international experience to bow out with a well-stocked list of achievements.
School football: perfect season for the Grizzlys Benjamins
The youngest Grizzlys from Louis-Jacques-Casault High School went to Mont-Joli last Saturday, November 1, and they maintained their perfect record by easily winning the duel against the Mistral by a score of 78 to 6.
Two Magnymontois runners stand out on the national scene
Elliot Bélanger and Juliette Gagnon, both natives of Montmagny and representing the Élans de Garneau, as well as the Gaulois du Cégep de La Pocatière, distinguished themselves among the 114 athletes in each of the two categories, male and female, by obtaining a 2nd and 7th position at the most recent Canadian Collegiate Cross-Country Championship held in Prince Edward Island.
A dream season ends with a defeat at the Bol d’Or
The dream season of the Gaulois de La Pocatière Football did not end the way they would have liked. After 10 consecutive victories, the Pocatois team lost in the very last match, in the Bol d’Or final. It was the Griffons de l’Outaouais who had the upper hand 35-11. With an almost perfect season, the team, which plays in collegiate division 3, was notably led by athletes from the Côte-du-Sud.
The match of a lifetime for Noah Woodard
Thanks to his seven-goal performance in the Sunday, November 23 game against the Montreal Phoenix, including five in the space of 13 minutes in the first period, Noah Woodard broke the franchise record for the fastest five goals scored by the same player and he tied the number of goals in an LHJAAAQ game with seven.
