Gerard Ryan added to his national medal haul at the recent Canadian youth boxing championships in Edmonton. The 17-year-old St. Catharines native won a bronze medal in the youth 64-kilogram...
It was a fight Stephen Ryan had been thinking about for a long time. After stopping his first opponent in the first round at the Canadian senior boxing championships in...
There would be no one and done for James Hughes at this year's Canadian youth boxing championships. Last year, the St. Catharines Amateur Boxing Club member lost his first fight...
Juwan Burgess’ first senior national wrestling title was anything but a walk in the park. “My first two matches were challenging matches and I had lost to those guys previously...
Last year, Julia Colavecchia couldn't crack the top 50 girls trying out to represent Team Ontario at the Canadian basketball championships. One year later, the 16-year-old is a member of...
From an early age, Kevin and Jo-Anne McCulligh knew their youngest daughter Bridget would have an aptitude for gymnastics. “She was always doing stuff around the house and as soon...
Winning national wrestling titles never grows old for Jevon Balfour. “The first time definitely felt the best, but it still feels good,” he said. The 23-year-old Brampton native recently won...
Richard DesChatelets Jr., shown in this file shot, won a gold medal at the Canadian junior nationals along with Brock Wrestling Club teammate Ty Bridgwater. Richard ended up king of...
Samantha Romano, shown in this file shot, recently won the 50-kilogram division at the Canadian junior wrestling championships in Montreal. Photos by BERNIE PUCHALSKI. Brock's girls were golden at the...
It’s a partnership that began on a curling rink and has resulted in St. Catharines hosting several provincial and national curling events. Long-time buddies Doug Geddie and Keith Shaver were...
Will McNevin is the second smallest kid in his Grade 6 class at A.K. Wigg in Fonthill, but he’s one of the strongest. His pint-sized but powerful physique landed the...
Richard DesChatelets Jr., shown in this file shot, won the Canadian 97-kilogram junior wrestling title in Montreal and was named the meets outstanding junior male wrestler. The Niagara Falls athlete...
Niagara Ina Grafton Gage Village resident Frank Tod — just like God but with a T and not a G according to Frank — and Sherry Towers sign a Canadian...
Sherry Towers made the trip to Sochi, Russia, in 2014 to watch her daughter, Kirsten Moore-Towers, win a silver medal in figure skating at the Winter Olympics. “My husband and...
Dylan Durlov picked a great time to get hot. The Grapeview Elementary School student hit 13 of 15 free throws Saturday morning at Holy Cross to win the age 12...
Brianne Jenner is expected to play a big role with the Canadian women's hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Photo by DAVE HOLLAND/HOCKEY CANADA. Much has changed since Brianne...
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...
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...
As Michelle Fazzari gazes around during training, she sees a former vision of herself in some of her Brock Wrestling Club teammates. “I can look around the room and pinpoint...
Heading into the senior provincial boxing championships in November, there were high expectations for St. Catharines Amateur Boxing Club member Stephen Ryan. “Because Lucas Bahdi was in his category, I...
This is Day 2 of BPSN's 12 Days of Christmas, a look back at some of our favourite stories from 2017. We hope you enjoy revisiting some of our top...
James Hughes got off to a solid start at the 56th Annual Standard High School Basketball Tournament. The six-foot point guard averaged 8.5 points through the first two games of...
Antonio Napolitano didn't have much success competing at the Ontario senior boxing championships. Heading into this year’s championships at the Don Valley Boxing Club, the 23-year-old St. Catharines native has...
Jessie MacDonald left no doubt that she was top wrestler in the women’s 50-kilogram division at the Canadian Commonwealth Game trials in November. Competing at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby,...
Jevon Balfour has made tremendous strides since arriving six years ago to train with the Brock Wrestling Club. “I am more disciplined and Marty (Brock head coach Calder) has made...
Soaked and splattered with mud, St. Catharines native Campbell Lee crossed the finish line first at the recent national cross country championships in Kingston. “It was really exciting and I...
This February’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines was a roaring success. More than 60,000 tickets were sold for the national women's curling championship, representing $800,000 in ticket sales;...
Being a high-performance athlete is a full-time occupation in itself. One can only imagine the schedule for Diana Weicker, the 2017 55-kilogram senior national wrestling champion and the recent 53-kilogram...
A local agency that has helped bring millions of sports tourism dollars to Niagara has ceased operations. “The Niagara Sports Commission, through its goal of enhancing the economic, social and...
Heading into the Commonwealth Games trials in Burnaby, B.C., last weekend , Brock wrestling coach Marty Calder wasn’t expecting five of his wrestlers to qualify for next year’s Games in...
