St. Catharines native Jenneke Pilling drives to the rim Saturday in an Ontario University Athletics basketball game between the Brock Badgers and Pilling's Windsor Lancers. Photos by BERNIE PUCHALSKI. There...
Life hasn’t been very fair to Patrick MacDonald. Four years ago at age 16, the Ancaster native was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and was required to go on an...
Jazmine Deveau is not your typical gymnast. While many of her fellow competitors are anxious at meets, the 13-year-old Gymnastics Energy member is the exact opposite. “I find it makes...
St. Catharines forward Michael Davies. PHOTO BY: BILL POTRECZ Hockey appears to be fun again for Michael Davies. The 20-year-old St. Catharines native began the season as captain of the...
The Niagara IceDogs dropped out of first place with a 6-2 loss at Barrie Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action at the Barrie Molson Centre. The IceDogs, 24-14-4-2, trail the...
Guillaume Boucard had 34 points and 12 rebounds Friday night as the Niagara River Lions fell 99-97 to the visiting St. John's Edge in National Basketball League of Canada play...
Since joining the Burlington Nexxice synchronized skating program six years ago, Avery Clark has found the sport a perfect fit. “I like being on a team and doing a sport...
Anthony Tremonte couldn’t believe his good fortune when Thorold Blackhawks head coach Scott Barnes approached him about playing for the club. The 17-year-old was selected by the Kitchener Rangers in...
St. Catharines native Kirsten Moore-Towers and partner Michael Marinaro will be competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Photos special to BPSN by SKATE CANADA/DANIELLE EARL. As...
For the second time in 10 days, the Niagara IceDogs found out first hand how much better they need to be in order to be considered a legitimate championship contender....
Senior girls volleyball’s version of Clash of the Titans certainly lived up to its billing. The Eden Flyers and Governor Simcoe Redcoats both came into Wednesday’s match with perfect 5-0...
Tyler MacArthur was an obvious choice to wear the captain’s C for the St. Catharines Falcons. The 20-year-old Collingwood native has been a huge addition, both on the ice and...
Jonah Gruarin, shown in this file shot, had 28 points as Notre Dame beat Denis Morris in NRHSAA senior boys basketball action. Jonah Gruarin poured in 28 points to lead...
Rob Hubbert is well known in hockey circles as a battler, a no-nonsense individual who coached every game as though it was the seventh game of the Stanley Cup playoffs....
Richard Werner is reaping the benefits of last season's baptism by fire. Last year as a Grade 11 player, the 6-foot-5, 180-pound forward started out as role player who played...
The defence rests with Dexter Weber. The 22-year-old native of Kitchener native has become a stalwart on the blueline for the Brock Badgers men's hockey team, a reliable defender coach...
Lydia Seif’s love of travel volleyball has given way to her other passion. The 17-year-old, Grade 12 student always enjoyed rep volleyball and played for the Niagara Rapids for four...
Another new record for BP Sports Niagara. Thanks to almost 20,000 hits on our coverage of the 63rd Annual Welland Tribune Basketball Tournament last week, we set a new page...
Ingersoll native Robert Zalewski was named Niagara College’s male athlete of the week. Photo Special to BPSN by RYAN MCCULLOUGH St. Catharines native Sam Keltos had a busy week for...
Maddie O'Brien, shown in this file shot, led her team in scoring all three games as the Niagara JUEL Prep girls basketball team went 1-2 in its opening weekend of...
The Centennial Cougars celebrate their Tribune tournament victory. Photo by TESS PUCHALSKI. Others photos by TESS AND BERNIE PUCHALSKI. With his team hanging on to a slim lead over the...
Following are the leading scorers after the conclusion of the 63rd Annual Welland Tribune Basketball Tournament: Kennan Larmand, Centennial 80 Braidon Moore, Notre Dame 78 Austin Ladouceur, Fort Erie 73...
Jomer Mateo more than earned his keep for the St. Michael Mustangs Saturday at the 63rd Annual Welland Tribune Basketball Tournament. Just a few hours after hitting a dramatic last-second...
The Niagara IceDogs made it three wins in as many nights with a solid 5-3 victory over the Erie Otters in Ontario Hockey League action Saturday night in Erie. The...
Following are the leading scorers after Saturday morning's semifinals at the 63rd Annual Welland Tribune Basketball Tournament: Kennan Larmand, Centennial 59 Austin Ladouceur, Fort Erie 58 Jacob Labonte, Vanier 58...
Rovenston Jean-Baptiste is hard to miss on the basketball court. “Ro might be the most athletic kid in the school,” Notre Dame coach Mark Gallagher said Saturday morning, after the...
There was no stopping Austin Ladouceur Saturday morning. The 15-year-old, Grade 10 student poured in 27 points to lead the Greater Fort Erie Gryphons past the Jean Vanier Lynx 69-35...
The Niagara Ice Dogs continue to find ways to win. The IceDogs turned in perhaps their worst period of the season in the opening 20 minutes and weren’t up to...
Inclement weather has forced the postponement of Friday’s semifinals games at the 63rd Annual Welland Tribune Basketball Tournament. Weather warnings were issued Friday morning and the decision to reschedule the...
There is nothing like the ignorance of youth. Trailing by as much as 17 points in the second half Thursday night to the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs, the Denis Morris...
