The Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association will vote Tuesday on how it will restructure once Zone 2 schools leaves after the 2018-19 school year. A resolution is suggesting the Niagara...
Niagara Spears running back Josh Ferguson runs the ball against the London Junior Mustangs in Ontario Provincial Football League action last weekend. Photo by WILLIAM VANDERLAND. Dallas Bone scored Niagara’s...
Pictured left to right are Centennial’s major athletic award winners: Top row: Maggie Deiter, Destiny Paquin, Reese Radobenko and Jon Kort. Bottom row: Camryn Wade, Emily Campbell, Hannah Thompson and...
Calling all scholarship recepients. BP Sports Niagara wants to tell your story. With the summer finally here following a horrific winter, it’s time to take a step back and enjoy...
Jacob Edmands was defiant in defeat. The captain of the St. Catharines Spartans wasn’t prepared to concede anything after his club dropped a 9-6 decision to the Six Nations Rebels...
Bryan Bieksa is making a name for himself. The younger brother of Anaheim Ducks defenceman and Grimsby native Kevin Bieksa didn’t choose the same athletic path as his famous sibling,...
Akil Thomas had to wait longer than expected to hear his name called at the 2018 National Hockey League draft in Dallas. The Niagara IceDogs’ centre was ranked 15th among...
Pictured left to right are St. Paul’s major athletic award winners: Back row: senior female christian athlete of the year Loreana Armenti; senior female athlete of the year Susan Leone;...
Standing in the way of Olivia Di Bacco’s second straight trip to the senior world wrestling championships was a formidable opponent at the recent Canadian trials in Toronto. In order...
Competing in the golf competition at the Transplant Games in Vancouver, B.C., will be an emotional day for Mike Primeau. “My motivation is to show appreciation for everything that everyone...
It has been an off-season of change in the Golden Horseshoe Conference of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. First, the Ancaster Avalanche relocated to Hamilton where they will be...
The St. Catharines Spartans appear to be prohibitive underdogs in their playoff series versus the Six Nations Rebels, but Spartans general manager Chris Spiers doesn’t see it that way. The...
Getting an injury exemption was the last thing’s on Jessie MacDonald’s mind after undergoing surgery five weeks before the Canadian team trials for the world wrestling championships. “I didn’t want...
Carter Zavitz doesn’t take for granted the privilege of attending one of the top learning institutions in the world. The 19-year-old Denis Morris graduate recently completed his first year at...
One of the trailblazers for women’s rowing in Canada was honoured June 10 at the St. Catharines Rowing Club’s boat and equipment christening ceremonies. Monika Draeger-Seymour had the bow of...
In his Grade 11 season with the Niagara Spears varsity football team, Josh Ferguson’s play attracted a lot of attention from university scouts. “In Grade 10, I felt like I...
Following are award winners from E.L. Crossley Secondary School. Back row, from left: Sarah Belovari, Mackie Sider, Jessie Fennell, Durieal Bell, Melanie Lachnit, Hunter Roszell, Tessa Jeffery, Luke DelGobbo. Front row, from...
The Welland Warriors celebrate winning the U14 Jr. NBA Canadian Championships in St. Catharines. Photo Special to BPSN. It came down to the wire Sunday afternoon before the Welland Warriors...
Erie Otters assistant coach Wes Wolfe. Photo special to BPSN. Local hockey coaches will get a chance to learn from some of the best at the Niagara Hockey Coaches Seminar....
Pictured left to right are Jean Vanier’s athletes of the year: Jacob Fontaine, senior male athlete of the year; Alexandra Hébert, senior female athlete of the year; Lukas Bartok, Aurel-Gervais...
Mark Packwood is back in hockey, although not in the capacity he originally had planned. The former Thorold Blackhawks and Brock Badgers netminder had high hopes of playing professional hockey...
David Hart sparked the Niagara Spears varsity football team to a 27-22 over the visiting Durham Dolphins Saturday in Ontario Provincial Football League action. “We just never gave up as...
The St. Catharines Spartans wrapped up the regular season with a pair of victories, defeating the London Blue Devils 12-5 and the Welland Generals 9-6. The Spartans finished the Ontario...
Pictured left to right are Notre Dame’s athletes of the year: Justin Succar, senior male; Olivia Turko, senior female; Callan Saldutto junior male; Alissa Mete, junior female; and, principal Ralph...
Dallas Bone has reinvented himself as a football player. The 18-year-old, A.N. Myer student was a quarterback until two years ago when shoulder troubles put an end to his days...
Alec Tamas makes sure following each game to take a close look at the statistics, but the 21-year-old physical education major at Brock isn’t interested in his own numbers one...
The following are the top three finishers in each event from the Niagara Catholic Athletic Association Elementary School Track and Field meet held at the Niagara Olympic Club. BOYS Grade...
Pictured from left to right are Port Colborne High School's athletic award winners: Jake Richard, Ben Brozovic, Amelia Towne, Aidan Hawkins, Devon Doolittle, Deanna Donnelly, Victoria Fraser , Reaghan Mitchell...
The Welland Warriors under-14 girls basketball team has been on a mission since the winter when it heard the winner of the Basketball Ontario Division 1 championships would represent Ontario...
Connor Walters didn’t have to think too long or very hard when he was approached by Brock head coach Marty Williamson about joining the Badgers men's hockey team. The 21-year-old...
