The stage was set for a historic night in Fort Erie. The Fort Erie Meteors needed one more win to capture their first Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, Golden Horseshoe...
Liam Edgcumbe-Applebee’s rags to riches story continued Saturday morning. With the 148th overall pick in the eighth round of the Ontario Hockey League draft, the Flint Firebirds selected the 15-year-old...
IceDogs draft pick Reece Matier of Thorold poses with his father, former Niagara Falls junior B player Mike Matier. Photo: BILL POTRECZ The Niagara IceDogs went local in the ninth...
Niagara IceDogs first round pick Braidy Wassiyln is flanked by his parents, Kim, left, and Joey, right. Photo: BILL POTRECZ Braidy Wassiyln was living the dream Saturday. The 15-year-old centre...
The 2024 OHL draft was held Friday night. From left, Alessandro Di Iorio of the Sarnia Sting, Ethan Belchetz of the Windsor Spitfires and Braidy Wassilyn of the Niagara IceDogs....
Surrounded by his family and grandparents Friday night, Patrick Babin took the next big step in his hockey journey. With the 23rd pick overall and the second pick of the...
The Notre Dame Wall of Fame grew by four Friday morning during an induction ceremony at the Welland high school. Joining the sports wall were Grey Cup champion Chris Van...
The Fort Erie Meteors will take to the ice Saturday night at home with an opportunity to make history. The Meteors rallied in dramatic fashion to defeat the Caledonia Corvairs 4-2...
Danny Adamo is looking forward to the OHL draft this weekend. Photo: ALEC MURRAY. Danny Adamo has high hopes for the upcoming Ontario Hockey League draft this weekend. The 16-year-old...
Nick Gilby is one of the top local prospects for the upcoming OHL draft. Photo by Chuck Chong. Nick Gilby’s dream may soon become a reality. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound Niagara...
Victoria Rampado was one of four people named to the A.N. Myer Wall of Distinction Thursday. Three athletes and a coach became members of the A.N. Myer Wall of Distinction...
Kyle Adamo started and finished things off for the Fort Erie Meteors Wednesday night. The 20-year-old Fort Erie native scored a pair of goals, including the winner at 11:34 of...
Easton Poirier is following in his father’s footsteps, but only to a point. The son of former St. Catharines Falcons enforcer Steve Poirier also plays with an edge for the...
A Barenaked Ladies concert with special guest Scott Helman April 25 at the Meridian Centre signifies the unofficial countdown to the 2024 World Rowing Championships taking place Aug. 18-25 in...
A group of Niagara Juel and Juel Prep players went 5-1 at a Basketball Stars of America tournament in Pittsburgh recently. The squad went 3-1 in pool play and then...
The Niagara River Lions are bringing back their captain for his third season of Canadian Elite Basketball League action. Antonio (AJ) Davis Jr. signed with the team in late February...
The Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs boys hockey team made it to the quarter-finals of the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations hockey championships in Brooklin before falling 6-0 to St....
Patrick Babin is eagerly anticipating this weekend’s OHL draft. “It is a bunch of everything. I’m really excited at having a shot at getting drafted. Growing up, it is pretty...
Cohen Alexander would love nothing more than to celebrate his birthday as a member of an Ontario Hockey League organization. The hard-hitting winger for the Southern Tier Admirals turns 16...
Other coaches didn’t have even a fighter’s chance of knocking off Ray Napper as the City of Welland’s 2023 outstanding coach. The 39-year-old Welland native was the knockout winner of...
Three games into the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, Golden Horseshoe Conference final series and it has become apparent there is very little to choose from between the Caledonia Corvairs...
Fort Erie Meteors general manager/coach Nik Passero saw no reason for concern following his club’s 3-2 loss to the Caledonia Corvairs Saturday night on home ice. In fact, Passero was...
Simon Romero appreciated a pat on the back for all the shots he has taken to the rest of his body. The 19-year-old Welland native was thrilled to be named...
It has been a case of mother knows best for Liam Edgcumbe-Applebee. The 15-year-old Grimsby resident has gone from an A/AA goalie three seasons ago to an AAA keeper who...
With just over a week to go before the 2024 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection, there still doesn’t appear to be a consensus first overall pick which could have a...
It was an easy choice for Eddie Ekiyor to return to the Niagara River Lions for his second season of Canadian Elite Basketball League action. “The Niagara River Lions have...
Antonio Napolitano first loss as a professional boxer will not go for nought. Fighting Ryan Young for the National Championships of Canada middleweight title last Saturday night at the Hamilton...
Ethan Westlake is eagerly anticipating the Ontario Hockey League draft next week. The 15-year-old netminder for the Southern Tier Admirals U16 AAA squad has tended goal at the AAA level...
The Fort Erie Meteors rode the momentum of a semifinal win over the St. Catharines Falcons into the opener of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League, Golden Horseshoe Conference best-of-seven...
St. Catharines Club Roma Wolves head coach Federico Turriziani has high hopes for the upcoming League1 season. The St. Catharines Club Roma Wolves are eager to turn the page and...
