THOROLD BADMINTON CLUB The Thorold Badminton Club is looking for players for the 2018-19 season. The club plays every Monday and Friday from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Richmond...
Philip Tomasino picked up three points Thursday to lead the Niagara IceDogs past the Owen Sound Attack. File photo: OHL IMAGES. Philip Tomasino has found some instant chemistry with Jason...
Sam Braithwaite is ready to take the next step as a basketball player. “I want to get bigger and stronger and drive more,” he said Thursday, after scoring 24 points...
The four Ryan brothers aren't the only boxing siblings looking to emerge as champions at this week’s Golden Gloves provincial championships in Niagara Falls. Three members of the Hughes family...
Brockville’s loss has been Thorold’s gain. Jonathan Balah began the season with the Brockville Braves of the Central Canadian Hockey League, but was watching more than he was playing, dressing...
The Governor Simcoe Redcoats senior boys basketball team opens the 2018-19 basketball season with a chip on its shoulder. “Last year, guys like Rahim (Bardi), Alex (Cochrane) and Dainon (Bango)...
Winger Jason Robertson picked up three assists in his first game for the Niagara IceDogs last week after being acquired from the Kingston Frontenacs. Photo: NIAGARA ICEDOGS Jason Robertson has...
There’s no place like home. After eight seasons and three National Lacrosse League championships in Rochester, Matt Vinc has joined the Buffalo Bandits. The unrestricted free agent signed a three-year...
Matthew Ryan is the last in a long line of talented boxing brothers. His 20-year-old brother Stephen is the reigning Ontario senior champion at 60 kilograms, 18-year-old sibling Gerard won...
Grade 12 guard Noah Honsberger will be counted on heavily for the Denis Morris Reds this season. It’s going to be a question of balance for the Denis Morris Reds...
The Saint Paul Patriots senior football team, shown celebrating their Niagara championship, lost 21-3 to Lorne Park in the Golden Horseshoe Bowl Tuesday in Ottawa. Photo by PETER METHNER. The...
Defenceman Liam Ham has been traded to the Mississauga Steelheads for three draft choices. PHOTO: Courtesy Niagara IceDogs. The Niagara IceDogs continue to wheel and deal. Less than a week...
A.N. Myer grad Richard Deschatelets Jr. (red) won a gold medal in the 97-kilogram division at the Ontario senior wrestling championships. ONTARIO SENIOR WRESTLING Brock wrestlers had a strong showing...
Eden senior boys volleyball coach Bill Markham has completed his set of Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association medals. After serving as an assistant for seven years under the legendary...
The Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs senior boy volleyball team, pictured after winning SOSSA, made it to the quarter-finals of the OFSAA AAA championships in Windsor. The Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs...
Alannah Yates was named Niagara College's female athlete of the week. Photo by RYAN MCCULLOUGH Rookie guard Alannah Yates has been named Niagara College’s female athlete of the week. Yates,...
ICEDOGS SPLIT The Niagara IceDogs split a pair of weekend Ontario Hockey League games, defeating the Barrie Colts 6-2 on Friday night and falling 5-2 to the Hamilton Bulldogs Saturday....
Noah Blakely is slowly rounding into form for the St. Catharines Falcons. The Falcons picked up the speedy forward from the Welland Junior Canadians earlier this month in a three-way...
Despite losing several key members of its rotation, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish senior boys basketball team is more in reload mode than a rebuilding phase. “We certainly have talent,...
Pat McCready couldn’t hide how much it meant to him to be inducted into the St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame Thursday. The 44-year-old policeman’s voice cracked with emotion during...
Brian Papineau had the honour of representing his late father Paul Thursday night during his induction into the St. Catharines Sports Hall of Fame. “If my father was standing here...
Beechwood head pro John White has been a mover and shaker on the local golf scene for decades. The 61-year-old St. Catharines native founded the Niagara Junior Golf Tour in...
Steve Toll can trace the start of his lacrosse career to a summer day 35 years ago. Toll, then nine years old, had a soccer game one summer afternoon before...
Harry McMaster will be playing in his second straight Vanier Cup this Saturday against Laval. Photos by PETER METHNER. In mid-July, Harry McMaster sat in a Tim Hortons restaurant in...
Montanna Taylor is this week's Niagara College women’s female player of the week. Photo by RYAN MCCULLOUGH. Montanna Taylor just can’t get enough volleyball. The 18-year-old St. Catharines native enjoyed...
Matt Boere made 47 saves to lead the Niagara Riverhawks to a 3-2 win Thursday. The Niagara Riverhawks snapped a four-game losing skid with a 3-2 win over the Hagersville...
A.J. Cook didn’t care where he was selected, so long as someone gave him a chance. Two years ago, the Niagara IceDogs selected the St. Catharines native with their final...
After winning their fifth straight Zone 4 AAA senior boys volleyball crown, Sir Winston Churchill head coach Brent Mergl said his team’s plan was working to perfection. “The plan was...
The Eden Flyers have a rich history when it comes to volleyball. The Flyers have won 15 consecutive Zone 4 AA boys championships and have medalled at 13 straight appearances...
TIGERS BASKETBALL The Niagara Tigers travel basketball program is holding tryouts for its Grades 5 through 8 teams at Ridley College on Jan. 5 and 6. Tryouts for Grades 5...