It’s an exciting time in the life of Matthew Ragogna. The 24-year-old Schomberg, Ont., native, a well-known figure in the Niagara sporting community in his role as the Niagara Rapids...
Loreanna Armenti has made a habit of dominating the high school tennis scene in Niagara. After winning a Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association doubles crown in Grade 9, the Grade...
Alex Gaston did his best to leave a good impression when he showed up at training camp with the St. Catharines Spartans. The 16-year-old St. Catharines native knew the odds...
Jordan Gabriele takes a laid-back approach to her role as the captain and leader of the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs senior girls soccer team. “I try to encourage the girls...
Ethan Moreau can’t wait to get stated with the newest chapter in his hockey career. The former National Hockey League winger and ex-Niagara Falls Thunder star is the new head...
St. Francis' Jack Riddell (right) was a member of the Niagara Tigers 16 and under boys basketball team that went 1-2 at an Adidas Silver Gauntlet Circuit tournament in Indianapolis....
Noah Dommasch appears to be a natural. The 15-year-old, Grade 10 student at Sir Winston Churchill can do it all on the track and would appear to be primed for...
Sierra Skotniski is a diamond in the rough. The 14-year-old, Grade 9 student at Welland Centennial is a newcomer to track and field, but has already demonstrated significant potential in...
Sofia Labricciosa will be hard-pressed to match the results she had during last year’s high school track and field season. The Grade 10 student at E.L. Crossley won Southern Ontario...
Tim Stang needs some help. The long-time fencing coach at Brock University has been working for a year on bringing the Canadian National Fencing Championships to the school and is...
There’s nothing a coach likes more than having a talented player fall into her lap. For St. Francis Phoenix senior girls soccer coach Sonya Labrovic, her unexpected windfall came with...
Kyra Eaton is proof that good things sometimes come in very small packages. The 14-year-old, Grade 9 student at Lakeshore Catholic stands just 4-foot-9 but was clearly one of the...
The third time was definitely the charm for Gymnastics Energy tumbler Alissa Castano. The 13-year-old failed to qualify for the provincial tumbling championships at the first two qualifiers before achieving...
Culture was a key component of the Niagara Rapids 16 and under boys Legend volleyball team that recently placed third at the provincial championships at RIM Park in Waterloo. “These...
Ethan Pasco is arguably the fastest high school runner in Niagara. The Grade 12 student at Saint Paul in Niagara Falls is a three-time Southern Ontario Secondary Schools Association champion...
Joseph Loscavo, Liliana McIntosh and Sean Grabell from E.L. Crossley are all off to OFSAA this week. Photo by: BILL POTRECZ E.L. Crossley Secondary School will be well represented at...
The St. Catharines Spartans are still looking for their first win of the season after dropping a pair of games this weekend. The Spartans fell to 0-3 with a 10-9...
Ian Lucas can obviously be trusted with a secret. The Niagara Olympic Club community board member found out in early March the club’s application for a capital grant of $71,000...
Omesh Jayaweera’s day came to an early end Friday when the A.N. Myer senior boys soccer player suffered a knee-on-knee hit near the end of the championship game of the...
Nathan Sneath does it all for the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs. The 17-year-old, Grade 12 student is comfortable playing pretty much any position for the Bulldogs field lacrosse team. Sneath...
Samantha Adams’ impressive wrestling season continued April 13-15 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Already the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations champion at 54 kilograms and the Ontario...
Following are recent top tenpin and fivepin bowling scores, as submitted by the lanes and league secretaries: FAIRVIEW Tenpin Tuesday Morning Mixed: John Osborne 667, Gord McCormack 609, Denys Peel...
The Niagara Olympic Club will take time this Saturday to publicly acknowledge the support of its oldest and most reliable supporter. St. Catharines mayor Walter Sendzik, MPP Jim Bradley and...
Competing in his first Canadian senior boxing championships, Antonio Napolitano was feeling on top of the world. Fighting in the 75-kilogram final against Quebec’s Denis Nickenson, the 24-year-old St. Catharines...
Lauren Audino has had meteoric rise through the basketball ranks. Despite only starting the sport in Grade 7, the Grade 9 student at Notre Dame was recently selected to play...
Centre back Josh Allegro is an important piece of the championship aspirations of the A.N. Myer senior boys soccer team. “He’s our key leader, being our captain, and he directs...
Justin Succar will be playing football at the University of Waterloo this fall. Photo by BILL POTRECZ Soccer’s loss was football’s gain. Four years ago, Justin Succar tried out for...
Veteran St. Catharines Spartan Adam Kirchmayer. Photo by: BILL POTRECZ Adam Kirchmayer wasn’t prepared to sail off into the sunset. The 21-year-old Welland native missed all of last season after...
Things were going extremely well for Emilie Hamilton until the final 10 seconds of her floor routine at the provincial gymnastics championships. Then disaster struck. “I kind of face-planted,” she...
St. Catharines Falcons coach/general manager Frank Girhiny. Photo by: BILL POTRECZ Frank Girhiny scratched his seven-year itch and is back behind the bench of the St. Catharines Falcons full time....
