Passion is just one of the attributes that makes Eden’s Mackenzie Schroeder a good basketball player. “What I’ve been telling the kids about Mackenzie is that she plays with joy....
Former IceDogs coach Mike McCourt has found a home at Ridley College. PHOTO BY: BILL POTRECZ Mike McCourt knew when his contract wasn’t renewed with the Niagara IceDogs following the...
Centre Ben Jones is concentrating on playing a two-way game for the IceDogs. PHOTO BY: TERRY WILSON/OHL IMAGES Ben Jones seems to have found his niche with the Niagara IceDogs....
The Niagara River Lions will open their season Nov. 18 at the Meridian Centre versus the London Lightning. Photo by: MUIR IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY Joe Raso hit the ground running June...
A.N. Myer's Emily Ward shot a two under par 70 at Twenty Valley to win the SOSSA girls golf title. Photo by: BERNIE PUCHALSKI Emily Ward’s performance at the Ontario...
Notre Dame's Freddy D'Angelo fired a five under par 67 at Twenty ValleyMonday to win the SOSSA boys golf championship. Photo by: BERNIE PUCHALSKI Freddy D’Angelo has been golfing for...
Fonthill’s Michelle Maecker is this week’s Niagara College female athlete of the week. PHOTO BY: RYAN MCCULLOUGH Niagara athletes played prominent roles as the Guelph Gryphons won a 53-49 shootout...
The Thorold Blackhawks got back on the winning track with a 6-0 victory at Buffalo Sunday night in Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, Golden Horseshoe Conference action. Griffen Fox and...
The Niagara IceDogs tasted defeat for the first time this season Sunday afternoon in Peterborough. The IceDogs fell behind in the first period as they dropped an 8-4 decision to...
Kyle Langdon is off to a strong start for the Niagara IceDogs this season. PHOTO BY: TERRY WILSON/OHL IMAGES Kyle Langdon would be an asset to the Niagara IceDogs even...
The Niagara IceDogs topped the Erie Otters 4-1 in their season home opener Friday at the Meridian Centre. PHOTO BY: COLIN DEWAR The Niagara IceDogs have high hopes for Danial...
The St. Catharines Falcons made it seven wins in a row with a 4-1 victory over the Fort Erie Meteors in a Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, Golden Horseshoe Conference...
Dani Elgadi saves a ball from going out of bounds in Brock University's game against visiting Memorial Friday night. Dani Elgadi arrived at Brock University in the fall of 2013...
Denis Morris running back James Holt heads downfield Friday in a game against the St. Francis Phoenix. This past summer as the Niagara Spears varsity football season wound down, Denis...
The St. Catharines Falcons made it six wins in a row with a 10-4 win over the Thorold Blackhawks Thursday at Thorold Arena. PHOTO BY: COLIN DEWAR Zach Lawrence brings...
Governor Simcoe quarterback Andrew Scott tosses a pass Thursday in a 34-12 victory over the St. Catharines Collegiate Saints. What a difference a week made for the Governor Simcoe Redcoats...
Marilena Spagnolo of the Brock Badgers women's soccer team. PHOTO BY: BILL POTRECZ Marilena Spagnolo doesn’t even attempt to dispel the notion that goaltenders can be a little whacky. “Everyone...
Michelle Fazzari, shown in this file shot, won a bronze medal in August at the world wrestling championships in Paris, France. Photo by WRESTLING CANADA It was at the 2012...
The Denis Morris Reds defeated the visiting Saint Michael Mustangs in 55-35 in senior girls basketball action Wednesday. Photo by BERNIE PUCHALSKI Across Niagara high schools, youth is being served...
A view of PNC Park from the Roberto Clemente Bridge. PHOTO BY: BILL POTRECZ As a lapsed catholic, I have a confession to make. I have a new favourite ballpark...
The St. Catharines Falcons passed their toughest test of the season with flying colours. The Falcons took on the Caledonia Corvairs Tuesday and emerged with a 4-2 victory in a...
Johnny Corneil is the new captain of the Niagara IceDogs. PHOTO BY: TERRY WILSON/OHL IMAGES Johnny Corneil has come a long way in five years. The Lindsay native has gone...
Governor Simcoe's Allison Addy tries to drive past Thorold' s Abi VanValkenburg in senior girls basketball action Tuesday, Photo by: BERNIE PUCHALSKI Allison Addy is getting a crash course in...
Football is back with a vengeance at Grimsby Secondary School. With a 31-17 victory Tuesday over Eden, the Grimsby Eagles are 2-0 in Niagara Region High School Athletic Association Tier...
Emily White of Denis Morris carded an 86 Monday at Twenty Valley to win the girls title at the Zone 4 golf championships. Photo by BERNIE PUCHALSKI. Despite the wickedly...
St Francis' Sam Nolan, Eden's Carter McMaster and Churchill's Corbin Atkinson jockey for position in the junior boys race at the Bulldog Invitational. Photo by BERNIE PUCHALSKI Like everyone else,...
Brock's Marilena Spagnolo is the female athlete of the week. PHOTO BY: SPECIAL TO BP SPORTS Brock University's athletes of the week for the week are women's soccer goalkeeper Marilena Spagnolo,...
Blessed Trinity swept the open singles divisions at the Zone 4 high school tennis championships. Payton Latcham won the girls division and Noah Seca topped the boys bracket. Following are...
Nathan Smilsky, shown in action Friday against Welland, had an assist Saturday to help the St. Catharines Falcons defeat the Fort Erie Meteors 7-3. Photo SPECIAL TO BPSN. The Thorold...
Stephen Dhillon made 39 saves to lead the visiting Niagara IceDogs to a 4-1 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs Saturday night. Photo by: TERRY WILSON/OHL IMAGES The Niagara IceDogs made...