The E.L. Crossley Cyclone overcame a short bench to hold off the Thorold Golden Eagles 29-24 in a consolation semifinal game Thursday at the Second Annual BPSN Girls Basketball Tournament. ...
Thursday’s first consolation semifinal in the Second Annual BPSN Girls Basketball Tournament at Governor Simcoe went down to the wire. In the end, the Saint Francis Phoenix advanced to the...
Following are the leading scorers after Day 2 of the Second Annual BPSN Girls Basketball Tournament: Ava Stranges, St. Paul 51 Jamie Addy, Simcoe 48 Brookelyn Keltos, Churchill 45 Ava...
Anyone walking into the gym at halftime of the Eden Flyers-Holy Cross Raiders game Wednesday night at Governor Simcoe no doubt did a double take if they checked the score...
Ryan Zapata is the first to admit when he’s wrong. The coach the A.N. Myer Marauders freely concedes he made the incorrect call when he cut Jenna Saddler from the...
The steady play of point guard Kate Smyth helped the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs senior girls basketball team defeat the Saint Paul Patriots 61-34 Wednesday night in championship quarter-final play...
Following are the leading scorers after Day 1 of the Second Annual BPSN Girls Basketball Tournament: Ava Stranges, St. Paul 29 Kaitlyn Brophy,Crossley 21 Ava Froese, Smithville Christian 21 Daniella...
No one is happier to see Ava Stranges back on the basketball court than Kristin McDonald. The Saint Paul senior girls basketball coach had a front row seat Tuesday as...
Emma Hemphill made a triumphant return to her old stomping grounds. The 17-year-old, Grade 12 student at Notre Dame attended Holy Cross Secondary School before moving south this year when...
Lamiss Gharib brings a lot to the court for the Eden Flyers senior girls basketball team. “She is very intense as a defender, she gets after the ball, maybe sometimes...
Taurie Cunningham was clutch for the Holy Cross Raiders Tuesday. The 17-year-old, Grade 12 student poured in a game high 15 points as the Raiders edged the St. Francis Phoenix...
After a two-year absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BPSN Girls Basketball Tournament returns to local high school gyms this week. Featuring 15 senior teams and one junior squad...
Cassie Battaglini figured the grass wasn’t going to be necessarily greener on the other side of the border. The Welland native did some research into playing soccer in the States...
Any senior girls basketball team looking to dethrone the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs as the top squad in Niagara is going to have its work cut out for itself. “We...
Emily Slota realized bigger wasn’t necessarily better when it came time to choose a school for her post-secondary education. The 18-year-old graduate of Denis Morris made the rounds at a...
Things didn’t go as planned after Notre Dame’s Chloe Peters signed a National Letter of Intent in November 2019 to play NCAA Division 1 hoops at Canisius. “I signed, rehabbed...
T.J. Hurley made an impressive basketball debut in mid-August for the NCAA Division 1 Vermont Catamounts. In an exhibition tournament in Montreal, the 18-year-old Fonthill resident had four points in...
Lori Lancaster has a lifetime of memories from her experiences at the 1987 Cape Breton and 1989 Saskatoon Canada Summer Games a member of the Prince Edward Island women’s basketball...
Corrynn Parker and Sarah Hurley ended the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games with bronze medals around their necks. Parker, a 17-year-old Fenwick resident, and Hurley, a 16-year-old Fonthill resident, were...
When the St. Catharines Club Roma Wolves were looking for a head coach, Federico Turriziani was at the top of the wish list. The 41-year-old native of Assisi, Italy, has...
Mason Petrucci had a difficult time hiding his disappointment after missing out on a gold medal Friday night. The 18-year-old St. Catharines resident earned a silver as Team Ontario dropped...
Record-breaking performances are a distinct possibility during the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games. But one mark that no one will come close to is the record held by 16-year-old Olivier...
Corrynn Parker made an impressive debut at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games Monday. The 17-year-old Fenwick resident, who is a power forward with the Niagara Prep girls team, hit...
Sarah Hurley unexpectedly found herself a member of the Team Ontario women’s basketball team for the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games. “I actually didn’t try out but they lost a...
Carson Provenzano has the perfect temperament for a goalkeeper. The 21-year-old St. Catharines native keeps his emotions in check between the pipes for the St. Catharines Club Roma Wolves, a...
A season playing in Italy has made a world of difference for Gianluca DelPriore. The 20-year-old St. Francis graduate spent from August of last year to May of 2022 with...
Tidjan Keita has been a great find for the Niagara River Lions. The 25-year-old Paris, France, native, who is the designated international player on the Canadian Elite Basketball League team’s...
If there was ever anything meant to be it was Beatrice Allan playing NCAA Division 2 scholarship soccer with the West Liberty Hilltoppers in West Virginia. The 17-year-old St. Catharines...
Erica Cupiraggi is set to strike out on her own. The 18-year-old graduate of Saint Michael Catholic High School in Niagara Falls has committed to play soccer and study early...
Maia MacLean was behind the eight-ball when she joined the St. Catharines Club Roma Wolves this year. The 19-year-old Niagara Falls native missed the first 11 games of the League1...
