Paul Faris had a life-altering experience in his Grade 12 year. The Port Colborne High School alumnus spent the year as a rotary exchange student in Japan. “It was such...
The Niagara River Lions will conclude the wildly successful portion of their home schedule Thursday night with a game against Charles Kissi and the visiting Guelph Nighthawks. Niagara sits atop...
The Pelham Panthers will be taking over the Niagara regional JUEL franchise from the Niagara Falls Red Raiders. File photo by NEIL CAMPBELL. Niagara will continue to boast two JUEL...
Things were going much better for Peter Guarasci in his second homecoming as a head coach and general manager in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. In his first visit to...
One of the Niagara River Lions’ best players has become a cheerleader and practice player. Fresh off a stint with the Charlotte Hornets’ NBA Summer League team, Kassius Robertson has...
Lauren Audino’s first chance to represent Canada was successful and memorable. The 15-year-old Welland resident helped Canada capture a silver medal at the FIBA U16 Women’s Championship in Aysen, Chile,...
Abu Kigab is ready for the next adventure on his hoops journey. Midway through his sophomore season with the Oregon Ducks NCAA Division 1 basketball team, the 20-year-old St. Catharines...
Former Brock men's basketball coach Charles Kissi, shown with the NBA championship trophy, is the new head coach and GM of the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League....
A large turnover in its roster didn't prevent the Pelham Panthers under-15 boys basketball team from winning a bronze medal at the Ontario Basketball Association championships. “This was a team...
Growing up in Haiti, Niagara River Lions forward Yohanny Dalembert never touched a basketball. All that changed at age 15 when a 7.0 earthquake hit his home country and killed...
The winner of the Ontario Basketball Association’s male coach of the year award is a basketball lifer. “I have always done it (coached) and the reason I have always done...
Dorian Pinson is the Niagara River Lions’ Swiss Army Knife. “In baseball, they have five-tool players and Dorian is the equivalent of that in basketball,” Niagara head coach/GM Victor Raso...
Nem Mitrovic’s pro basketball career has taken him all over the world. The 6-foot-6, 200-pound Niagara River Lions guard played in Greece, Italy, France, Spain before suiting up with Santos...
The Niagara River Lions four-game winning streak came to an end with a 107-95 defeat to the Hamilton Honey Badgers Wednesday in Hamilton. The River Lions are now 6-2 in...
Kassius Robertson’s first year of professional basketball continues after a short break. After his season ended with Medi Bayreuth in the Basketball Bundesliga League in Germany, the 25-year-old Toronto native...
In four short years, Lauren Audino has gone from garbage time to prime time. The 15-year-old Welland resident, who first picked up a basketball at No Limit Performance’s Sunday night...
A young Pelham Panthers basketball team brought home a silver medal from the Basketball Ontario under-19 provincial championships held May 10-12 at the Scarborough Pan-Am Centre. Made up of eight...
The Niagara Tigers travel basketball program roared into Cleveland to participate in the King of the Land basketball tournament and came away with three tournament titles. Niagara had three teams...
Through the first four games of the regular season, Sam Muldrow has been averaging 11 points, 2.75 rebounds and 20 minutes of playing time for the Niagara River Lions. It...
The Niagara River Lions continue to put the ball in the basket. The River Lions topped the Saskatchewan Rattlers 108-91 Friday night in Canadian Elite Basketball League action in Saskatchewan....
The Niagara Girls Basketball Academy (NGBA) under-15 team enjoyed a successful 2018-19 JUEL Prep season by winning the regular season championship with a 15-1 record and topping that off with...
The Niagara JUEL team huddles at the provincial championships. Photos by NEIL CAMPBELL. The Niagara JUEL girls basketball team finished fourth in the provincial league at the year-end tournament. “The...
Ryan Anderson made plenty of visits to the Meridian Centre as a member of the National Basketball League of Canada’s London Lightning. But the 31-year-old native of Seattle, Wash., got...
Guillaume Boucard (9), show in this file shot, has added to his offensive arsenal and will be a key member of the Niagara River Lions this season. It was an...
The Niagara River Lions were winners in their opening game of Canadian Elite Basketball League play. Playing on the road in Saskatoon Thursday against the Saskatchewan Rattlers, the River Lions...
The Niagara River Lions are ready for the start of the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s inaugural season. Named to the roster for the team’s first two games, Thursday in Saskatoon...
It was an easy decision for Trae Bell-Haynes to come try out with the Niagara River Lions. Brady Heslip, his teammate with Skyliners Frankfurt of the German Basketball Bundesliga, vouched...
Years from now, Fil Vujadinovic might be the answer to a difficult sports trivia question. Last month, the 24-year-old Burlington native became the first overall selection in the U SPORTS...
One of the best aspects of the new Canadian Elite Basketball League is the inclusion of a returning U SPORTS player on the roster of every team. For the Niagara...
Don’t count former Brock Badger Cassidy Ryan among the Canadian basketball players who followed the inaugural draft of the Canadian Elite Basketball League with interest. “I had no idea about...
