Alexander Boom is the perfect combination of brains and brawn. The 16-year-old defenceman for the Southern Tier Admirals plays the game with a physical edge and also does well in...
The Romano wrestling family of Welland had a great spring. Matteo Romano won a silver medal in the 57-kilogram division at the Canadian Junior Wrestling Championships in Ottawa, Arianna Romano...
Less than 24 hours after a historic win over the St. Catharines Falcons, the Fort Erie Meteors got back to work. The Meteors hit the ice Tuesday afternoon in preparation...
The Niagara River Lions are thrilled to have Kimbal Mackenzie returning to the fold for another season of Canadian Elite Basketball League action. “Kimbal plays the game with incredible heart....
Sophie Costantini is one of several local athletes who was invited to the Ontario Soccer Provincial Xcel Screening Competition last month. Photo: SPECIAL TO BPSN. For many multi-sport athletes, there comes...
The Fort Erie Meteors shook a 33-year-old monkey off their backs Monday night. The Meteors defeated the St. Catharines Rankin Construction Falcons 4-1 before an overflow crowd at the Seymour-Hanna...
Daniel Taras was a crowd pleaser at the recent Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations wrestling championships in Hamilton. “He is one of the funnest athletes to watch compete. He...
The St. Catharines Rankin Construction Falcons paid the price to live another day. Facing elimination and the end of their season, the Falcons turned in a solid, gutsy and inspired...
Sam Tonelli continues to come up big for the Fort Erie Meteors. The speedy forward scored the winning goal on a breakaway halfway through the third period as the Meteors...
It has been a hectic and productive off season for the Welland Jackfish. Coming off a 2023 season which saw the Jackfish win a Dominico Cup as Intercounty Baseball League...
Niagara College held its athletic banquet Tuesday. Pictured left to right are female athlete of the year Janee Harrison, male rookie athlete of the year Matthew Takacs, college president Sean...
Isaac Leder was beyond thrilled Wednesday at a signing ceremony at Eden in honour of the 19-year-old St. Catharines resident committing to play football for the McMaster Marauders. “My nerves...
Emotions boiled over on and off the ice Wednesday night in Fort Erie. The Fort Erie Meteors topped the St. Catharines Rankin Construction Falcons 4-1 before 1,050 fans at the...
The organizers of the inaugural Bob Miller Classic Top 10 All-Star Game at West Niagara Wednesday did a great job of dividing the teams to produce a competitive game. Previous...
The Niagara IceDogs are no fans of the OHL Priority Selection Lottery. For the second straight season, the IceDogs had the odds in their favour to land the first overall...
The inaugural Bob Miller Classic Next 10 All-Star Game at West Niagara produced a nail-biting finish Wednesday night. Team Black was leading 59-58 late when a Team White player missed...
The Niagara Juel girls basketball squad had a winless weekend in Waterloo, falling 69-65 to Windsor-St. Clair and 72-37 to London. Against Windsor-St. Clair, Niagara built quarter leads of 13-9,...
Seth Ozog summed up his Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations wrestling championships experience in six words. “I enjoyed it. It was fun,” the 12B student at E.L. Crossley said....
The Niagara Juel Prep girls basketball team improved to 8-7 in league play with a pair of victories last weekend. Niagara opened with a 64-56 victory over the London Ramblers...
The Fort Erie Meteors turned the tables on the St. Catharines Rankin Construction Falcons Monday night. The Meteors shook off a poor effort in Game 1 Saturday to defeat the...
Elijah Bayne is making up for lost time. Despite only running seriously for the last year and a half, the 17-year-old Virgil resident recently committed to the University of New...
If Bob Pysher failed to vacuum the carpet at the Niagara Falls Falcons clubhouse, that may have been the one and only function he didn’t perform for the organization. The...
Ella Andrew has a history of misfortune at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations’ wrestling championships. Last year en route to a bronze medal in 95-kilogram division, the 12B...
Connor Federkow bid an emotional farewell to his Ontario Hockey League career Saturday night. The overage defenceman for the Niagara IceDogs saw his time in the OHL come to an...
The coaching staff of the St. Catharines Rankin Construction Falcons hockey team played a hunch Saturday night. It resulted in the game-winning goal in a 4-2 road victory over the...
Ezekiel Ivri headed to the recent Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations wrestling championships in Hamilton with high expectations. “The preparations during the year were to win OFSAA and I...
Rob Lalama is set for a new challenge at Club Roma this season. The 61-year-old Welland native will take over Roma’s League2 team this season after the organization reorganized their...
Gavin Bryant has been everything the Niagara IceDogs could have asked for this season — and more. The 19-year-old forward was brought in from the Owen Sound Attack to give...
The Pelino Athletic Performance Centre’s opening of its aqua therapy and elite performance pools has met with rave revues. “They love it. It is a great experience and everyone has...
There doesn’t appear to be much to choose from between the Fort Erie Meteors and the St. Catharines Rankin Construction Falcons. The teams finished tied with 36 wins and 12...
