Joey Martin’s experience playing professional hockey across the pond has been nothing but positive. The 29-year-old Thorold native has played the last four years for the Cardiff Devils of the...
Kristen Kit is one of three local rowers selected to compete for Canada at the Lucerne World Cup. Photos by MERIJN SOETERS. Three Niagara rowers have been named to crews that...
Emma Parkin has fond memories of going to the Governor Simcoe Basketball Camp as a young child. “It was super exciting when I woke up and knew I was going...
Ben Vanderklok, left, and Jason Barron, regional co-ordinator and head instructor, Ben Vanderklok Goaltending. PHOTO BY BILL POTRECZ Ben Vanderklok hasn’t forgotten his roots. The 36-year-old Welland native, who recently...
The Niagara Spears Varsity football team will be up against it this Saturday when it opens the Ontario Provincial Football League playoffs on the road against the unbeaten London Junior...
Bradley Fannell has been perhaps the biggest and most pleasant surprise for the St. Catharines Athletics this season. The 20-year-old St. Catharines native didn’t even play organized lacrosse the last...
Willy Lochead did some serious soul searching before making the biggest decision of his young life. The 20-year-old London native had the opportunity to come back to the Niagara IceDogs...
Last summer was a frustrating one for Mitch Demers. The 18-year-old St. Catharines native was looking forward to his first season with the Niagara Spears Varsity football team before suffering...
Pictured left to right are Confederation’s major athletic award winners. Front row: Olivia Cyr, Taeya Carl, Rheannon Lockey, Laveena Lavoie and Gisélle Rugigana. Back row: Isiah Mundle, Liam Polden and...
Anthony Romero’s road to the world of ultimate fighting began at a young age. The 21-year-old Welland native began Taekwondo as a method of self defence when he was only five...
Niagara Spears Junior Varsity Tier 2 receiver Zorique Olayori catches a pass in Saturday’s game against the Vaughan Rebels. Photo by ED TELENKO. Jacob Succar scored four touchdowns to lead...
Pictured left to right are Sir Winston Churchill’s athlete of the year Ben Katzman, Jenna Coles, Ally Sentance and Jacob Cielen-Gough. Ben Katzman and Jenna Coles were named Sir Winston...
Former University of Waterloo volleyball player and team captain Natasha Spaling has been named as the new head coach of the Niagara College Knights women’s volleyball program. Spaling, who spent...
Latrell Harris, left, and Tyson Bell will compete in Israel later this month in the 2018 FIL Men’s Lacrosse World Championships. PHOTO BY: BILL POTRECZ Tyson Bell leaves no doubt of...
The St. Catharines Spartans saw their season come to an end with a 12-9 loss at Six Nations. The Rebels swept the best-of-three, Ontario Lacrosse Association junior B playoff series...
Niagara Spears quarterback Travis Arp throws a pass in a recent game versus the London Junior Mustangs. Photo by WILLIAM VANDERLAND. Travis Arp is heading into his first year of...
Dave Davidson wouldn’t be human if he didn’t look back once in a while and wonder about the road not taken. The 34-year-old former Thorold resident is living a comfortable...
Winning never gets old as far as Gavin Howard is concerned. The 14-year-old, Grade 8 student at St. James Catholic Elementary School won a national box lacrosse championship two years...
Down 7-0 early in the second round of her match to teammate Kristina McLaren at the Canadian wrestling trials for the world championships, Brock Wrestling Club member Diana Weicker remained...
Kat Young has never wavered in what she wanted to do for a living. “Ever since I can remember, I have always loved horses and when I was younger I...
Mark Mesiha (10), shown in this file shot was named St. Francis' male athlete of the year. BPSN photo. Sophia Al-Kayed and Mark Mesiha were named St. Francis’ athletes of...
The Niagara IceDogs have added a pair of players in the Canadian Hockey League import draft they feel will play for the club next season. Kyen Sopa, a 17-year-old left...
If anyone can appreciate the success the St. Catharines Athletics are enjoying this season, it’s Jeff Wittig. The 20-year-old St. Catharines native struggled through some tough times in his first...
Connor Watson and Amanda Hemphill were named Holy Cross’ athletes of the year. Watson was captain of the hockey and lacrosse teams and Hemphill excelled at basketball, volleyball and rowing....
The Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association officially approved its restructuring at it's meeting Tuesday. Beginning in the 2019-20 school year, SOSSA will be divided into four zones. Zone 1 will...
Patience and persistence finally paid off for Brandon Saigeon. The 20-year-old Grimsby native was passed over in previous National Hockey League drafts, but finally heard his name called over the...
For the past three decades, Phil Mosley has been one of the top high school coaches in Niagara. Aside from a two-year stint as head coach of the Niagara College...
Just one look was all it took to convince Frank Pietrangelo that Mac Hollowell had potential. The coach of the Niagara Falls Canucks remembers Hollowell arriving at a prospect’s camp...
Pictured left to right are Laura Secord’s senior athletes of the year Kiefer Sonnenberg, Kate LaFleur and Kaylyn Emslie. Kiefer Sonnenberg was named Laura Secord’s senior male athlete of the...
It was a good weekend for the St. Catharines Athletics. The Athletics defeated Toronto Beaches 8-7 Sunday afternoon and in the process clinched a playoff spot and moved into a...
