25 Clarence Street

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The block defined by Sussex Street (later Drive), Murray Street, Parent Street (formerly Barrett’s Lane) and Clarence Street was built up with small wooden structures in the 19th Century. Fire swept through the addresses 23 to 47 Clarence in 1900 or 1901. In 1907 Cavanagh’s Hotel opened at 25 Clarence Street. That’s a blacksmith’s shop to the left of it. The hotel business did not appear to prosper and by the end of World War One the building had been converted into apartments, named Valmar Apartments or Valmore Apartments depending on which source you read. One of the longterm residents was John G. Cavanagh, son of the original owner. Photo source.

The block burned down again on January 2nd, 1957. 25 Clarence is on the left.

Google Maps

Today no building goes by the street address 25 Clarence, but the east end of Sussex House, numbered 23 Clarence, looks as if it occupies the same space.

Cale Loughrey

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Torontonian Cale Loughrey played three seasons in the Canadian Premier League, two of them with HFX Wanderers. He recently came to Partick Thistle from Hamilton Academical. Source.

Morton host Partick Thistle in a Friday-nighter. Partick are second in the division with 49 points, Morton eighth with 30. After last weekend’s loss Morton cannot win the division.

Partick do not have a Saturday game in March, but three Fridays, a Sunday and a Tuesday.

[Morton 1 – 2 Partick Thistle. Morton goal by MacPherson.]

The other Championship matches (tomorrow):
Ayr United 1 – 2 Queen’s Park (March 10)
Airdrieonians (10th) [0 – 0] Arbroath (3rd)
This is a Consolation Cup semi-final. [Arbroath advance on the yellow card rule.]
Dunfermline Athletic (4th) [3 – 0] Raith Rovers (7th)
Queen’s Park (6th) [1 – 1] Ayr United (5th)
St Johnstone (1st) [1 – 1] Ross County (9th)

Other matches (mostly tomorrow):
Largs Thistle 1 – 3 Pollok (March 11)
Eintracht Braunschweig [1 – 0] Fortuna Düsseldorf
Rewal [1 – 1] Lipno Stęszew
Strathspey Thistle [2 – 0] Wick Academy
East Stirlingshire [0 – 6] Clydebank
Beith vs Largs Thistle [postponed]
Maybole [4 – 1] Greenock
Port Glasgow [1 – 1] Kello Rovers
Kinnoull [0 – 0] Coldstream
Fort William [5 – 2] Golspie Sutherland
Ayr United [1 – 1] Morton Women (Sunday)

J1 100 Year Vision League East, matchday 6 (tomorrow):
Yokohama F Marinos (10th) [2 – 0] JEF United Chiba (7th)
Kashiwa Reysol (9th) [0 – 1] Machida Zelvia (4th)
Mito HollyHock (8th) [1 – 1] FC Tokyo (3rd) [FC Tokyo win on PK]
Kashima Antlers (1st) [1 – 0] Kawasaki Frontale (6th)
Tokyo Verdy (5th) [1 – 0] Urawa Red Diamonds (2nd)

Prior to this season, when was the last time Mito played the other J1 East teams?
2025/10/19 JEF United Chiba (J2)
2024/7/10 Yokohama F Marinos (Emperor’s Cup)
2023/7/29 Tokyo Verdy (J2)
2023/7/12 Kawasaki Frontale (Emperor’s Cup)
2023/6/24 Machida Zelvia (J2)
2019/10/14 Kashiwa Reysol (J2)
2019/8/14 Urawa Red Diamonds (Emperor’s Cup)
2015/11/11 FC Tokyo (Emperor’s Cup)
2015/10/14 Kashima Antlers (Emperor’s Cup)

2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, round of 16, leg 2:
Machida Zelvia 1 – 0 Gangwon (March 10)
Vissel Kobe 2 – 1 FC Seoul (March 11)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 0 Johor Darul Ta’zim (March 11) Johor win on aggregate.
Machida Zelvia and Vissel Kobe advance. Sanfrecce Hiroshima are out.

2026-26 AFC Champions League Two, QF, leg 2:
Ratchaburi 1 – 2 Gamba Osaka (March 11)
Gamba advance.

Play in the West Region of the AFC Champions League Elite and Champions League Two has been suspended due to the Iran war. Story.

Iran has dropped out of the World Cup. Story. Or not. Story.

2026 Concacaf Champions Cup, Round of 16, leg 1:
Vancouver Whitecaps 0 – 3 Seattle Sounders (March 12)
Haitian players are being denied entry to the US, gutting Jamaican club Mount Pleasant’s roster prior to their series against LA Galaxy. Story.

Major League Soccer really blows as a Canadian league. There are only three all-Canadian matches this season. Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto don’t even meet. The games are:
2026/7/16 Montreal vs Toronto
2026/10/10 Toronto vs Montreal
2026/11/7 Montreal vs Vancouver Whitecaps

Historical matches:
1931/3/14 Morton 3 – 0 East Fife
1953/3/14 Morton 1 – 2 Dundee United
1981/3/11 Morton 0 – 0 Clydebank (Sc Cup R5)
1981/3/14 Morton 0 – 1 Airdrieonians

1890-91 SFL results:
1891/3/14 Celtic 2 – 0 Cowlairs
1891/3/14 St Mirren 3 – 2 Third Lanark
1891/3/14 Rangers 2 – 0 Abercorn
1891/3/14 Hearts 3 – 0 Armadale (EoSc Shield final)

45th All-Japan Women’s Ice Hockey Championship

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Seibu Princess Rabbits (blue) versus Road Construction Peregrine (green). Source.

March 12:
Match No. 1: Daishin [15 – 0] Vortex Sapporo
Match No. 2: Mikage Gretz [1 – 8] Seibu Princess Rabbits
Match No. 3: Toyota Cygnus [7 – 1] Kushiro Bears
Match No. 4: Showa University Blue Winds [0 – 7] Road Construction Peregrine

March 13:
Match No. 5: [Vortex Sapporo 0 – 4 Mikage Gretz]
Match No. 6: [Kushiro Bears 1 – 3 Showa University Blue Winds]
Match No. 7: [Daishin 5 – 1 Seibu Princess Rabbits]
Match No. 8: [Toyota Cygnus 3 – 2 Road Construction Peregrine]

March 14:
Match No. 9: [Mikage Gretz 6 – 2 Kushiro Bears]
Match No. 10: [Vortex Sapporo 1 – 5 Showa University Blue Winds]
Match No. 11: [Daishin 1 – 3 Road Construction Peregrine]
Match No. 12: [Seibu Princess Rabbits 3 – 1 Toyota Cygnus]

March 15:
Match No. 13: [Kushiro Bears 5 – 2 Vortex Sapporo]
Match No. 14: [Mikage Gretz 7 – 3 Showa University Blue Winds]
Match No. 15: [Daishin 2 – 3 Toyota Cygnus]
Match No. 16: [Road Construction Peregrine 0 – 3 Seibu Princess Rabbits]