A spot in the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame would be the icing on the cake in legendary career for Steve Toll. The 46-year-old St. Catharines native and coach...
Brett Erskine put together another memorable season with the University of Detroit Mercy Titans. The 23-year-old St. Catharines native collected 17 goals and 25 points in just seven games and...
The Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League (OJALL) intends to return to the floor in 2021. The OJALL announced earlier this week a Return to Play plan spearheaded by Bill Greer...
The disappointment of missing out on an opportunity to compete for a Minto Cup still lingers for Kealan Pilon. Pilon is in his senior year at Queens University of Charlotte...
Alex Simmons would love nothing more than to have his summer filled with lacrosse. The 21-year-old Smithville resident, who was selected by the Cobourg Kodiaks with the third overall pick...
Mason Kamminga wasn’t agonizing over each pick as the 2021 Major Series Lacrosse League draft unfolded last Thursday night. “It definitely caught me by surprise that it was happening,” the...
Thomas Whitty’s wish came true last week at the recent 2021 Major Series Lacrosse League draft. The 22-year-old St. Catharines native was selected by the Peterborough Lakers in the second...
Carter Zavitz was taken a bit off guard when he was selected by Owen Sound in the Major Series Lacrosse League draft this week. “Honestly, it took me kind of...
Alex Simmons was one of five members of the St. Catharines Athletics chosen in the 2021 Major Series Lacrosse League draft Thursday night. Photo: BILL POTRECZ. The St. Catharines Athletics were...
The future of junior A lacrosse in Ontario appears to be in flux. The Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League’s hopes of having a 22U division for the 2021 season were...
The St. Catharines Minor Lacrosse Association will hold their annual general meeting Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Positions up for election are: president, treasurer, boys box director,...
Sam LeClair immediately turned back the clock when he saw he was selected in the National Lacrosse League draft last month. The 20-year-old Welland native was chosen in the sixth...
John Kit is a classic late bloomer. The 21-year-old Fonthill native played lacrosse at the junior B level with the St. Catharines Spartans until his final season of junior eligibility...
Owen Friesen came within a few days of missing out on one of the biggest moments of his life. The 21-year-old St. Catharines native was selected in the third round...
The St. Catharines Athletics went five-for-five at the National Lacrosse League draft Thursday night. All five eligible Athletics were chosen, including three local players: Owen Friesen, John Kit and Sam...
Dan Coates (37) was Colorado's team captain the last four seasons. Photo by: JACK DEMPSEY. Dan Coates never saw it coming. The 33-year-old St. Catharines native has spent the last...
Alec Tamas is so close to achieving his dream he can taste it. The 23-year-old St. Catharines native, who has been champing at the bit for two years to crack...
The landscape of junior A lacrosse in Ontario has undergone a major change. The Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League’s (OJALL) board of governors voted to extend league eligibility to 22U...
Grimsby's Paul Day has been inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Photo by: LAURA KUPSEY. Paul Day received some unexpected good news recently. The 52-year-old Grimsby resident, who...
The Ontario Lacrosse Association junior A season and 2020 Minto Cup are the latest casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Canadian Lacrosse Association announced Thursday it has cancelled all 2020...
One month from what was scheduled to be the start of the Ontario Lacrosse Association, St. Catharines Athletics general manager Jeff Chcoski is still uncertain when, or even if, there...
St. Catharines Athletics general manager Jeff Chcoski was a busy man at the recent Ontario Lacrosse Association midget entry draft. Chcoski did some major wheeling and dealing in order to...
The 2020 Minto Cup and U-16 midget boys and girls Canadian Box Lacrosse championships are coming to St. Catharines this August. From left, St. Catharines Athletics president Paul Coates, St....
It has been a busy off season for the St. Catharines junior A Athletics. The Athletics have brought in a pair of what they hope to be impact players from...
It has taken a decade, but Paul Coates is finally getting his due. The president of the St. Catharines junior A Athletics has been named this year’s winner of the...
Jake McNabb of the St. Catharines Athletics was selected in the second round of the NLL draft Tuesday. Photo by: BILL POTRECZ The St. Catharines Athletics were well represented at the...
From left: Coach Tim Luey, Keaton Zavitz, Oliver Vanyo, Gavin Howard, Jacob Rawson, coach Matt Attwood. Photo: SPECIAL TO BPSN. St. Catharines was front and centre at the recent U15...
Former St. Catharines Athletics goaltender Nick Damude has signed with the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League. Photo by: BERNIE PUCHALSKI Nick Damude is taking his game out...
Over 30 minutes following the end of his junior career, St. Catharines Athletics goaltender Nick Damude sat on the bench, still half-dressed with his leg pads on, and stared out...
The St. Catharines Athletics are still alive. Jake McNabb’s third goal of the game with one minute remaining in the third period broke a 6-6 tie and gave the A’s...
