The Niagara River Lions returned the favour to the Guelph Nighthawks Sunday afternoon in Canadian Elite Basketball League action. Less than 48 hours after losing 92-81 to the Nighthawks on...
The St. Catharines Club Roma Wolves fell behind early and never quite recovered as they dropped a 2-1 decision to the Blue Devils FC B Saturday in Oakville. It was...
Jaylen Babb-Harrison made the cut coming out of the Niagara River Lions’ training camp and since then he has been making a lot more cuts. Since arriving in St. Catharines,...
Oti Frigole wrote his name into the record books for Club Roma last week. The 21-year-old St. Catharine native scored the first goal in franchise history for the expansion Club...
It’s not surprising that Xavier Sneed has filled up the stats sheet for the Niagara River Lions this season. The 23-year-old St. Louis, Mo., native leads the Canadian Elite Basketball...
Kristy-Anne Wytenburg arrived in Niagara with a burning desire to coach basketball. Living in downtown St. Catharines, the 28-year-old Renfrew County native contacted four high schools in St. Catharines expressing...
The St. Catharines Club Roma Wolves couldn’t have asked for a better start. The expansion franchise debuted in the League1 Ontario Men’s Premier Division with a 2-0 win over Toronto...
The Niagara River Lions are a perfect fit for Philip Scrubb, on and off the court. The 28-year-old native of Richmond, B.C., planned to spend time in St. Catharines this...
It’s Christmas Eve for the St. Catharines Club Roma Wolves. After months of paperwork and stops and starts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the expansion franchise in the League1 Ontario...
Guillaume Payen-Boucard has become a fixture on the Niagara River Lions pro basketball team. The 31-year-old Montreal native is in his fourth season with the Canadian Elite Basketball League team...
Mother knows best, at least when it comes to the play of Niagara River Lions forward Javin DeLaurier. “My mom was my first coach, she’s my biggest fan and my...
A basketball court at Partridge Park in St. Catharines has been named in honour of longtime CYO basketball president Bob Miller. Submitted photo. It was a slam dunk choice to...
Thomas Vaillancourt is about to find out how he stacks up against the best of the best. The 16-year-old Welland resident has been selected to the Nike Elite Youth Basketball...
The Niagara District Basketball Referees Association is looking for a few good men and women. “Realistically, our association is aging and with these past two years of no reffing or...
Months of hard work came to fruition Monday night for the St. Catharines Club Roma Wolves organization. The expansion franchise in the League1 Ontario Men’s Premier Division took to the...
Ron Sutherland is a 12-month-of-the-year fixture on Niagara’s sporting scene. The 60-year-old Montreal native is the convenor for the Niagara Region High School Athletic Association’s boys and girls basketball and...
Fed up with his inability to play basketball, T.J. Hurley decided to head to the United States. “It was right around the time that school went back to being...
All the pieces have fallen into place for Ché Jayawardena. The 18-year-old, St. Francis Secondary School student wasn’t sure what to expect in his final year of high school with...
The Pelham Panthers Basketball Association is on the prowl for applicants to serve as head coach of the group’s Juel and Juel Prep girls basketball teams. The Panthers have been...
Kim Brinker is getting the best of both worlds. The 17-year-old, Grade 12 student at Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf in Welland has committed to Mohawk College where she will study pre-health sciences and...
Cormac McMahon’s comfort level was close to home. The 18-year-old Ridley College student was being pursued by a handful of universities to play basketball next season, but ultimately chose to...
Soccer and hockey competed for Christian Giancola’s loyalties until a soccer milestone occurred in 2018. “Around that time, Canada got to be one of the host countries for the (2026)...
Mike Corcoran’s impetus to start officiating basketball was rooted in his own playing experiences. “I played high school basketball, played at the college level and played men’s league after that,”...
Derek Milne, right, is seen with Jim Craig, left, and Malcolm Corfield, centre. Milne passed away last week in his 75th year. Derek Milne had a passion for soccer. The...
As one of only three of women who regularly officiate games on behalf of the Niagara District Referees Association, Natalie Thomson has obtained a certain degree of celebrity status. “When...
Off the court for more than two months because of the province-wide lockdown to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, Luke Klassen made a joyous return to the Pelham Community Centre...
Chloe Briggs didn’t sit around and wait for her dream to come true. As soon as it was permitted, Briggs began contacting schools to let them know she was interested...
Frank Keltos has spent his entire 18-year teaching career as a coach. His motivation for coaching girls and boys basketball, boys baseball and girls slo-pitch was a desire to give...
In Niagara basketball reffing circles, Azlan Bacchus is affectionately known as Mr. Saturday Night. The moniker attached to the 38-year-old Beamsville resident is in recognition of the fact that over...
The Red Rocket has landed. After narrowing her choices down to Brock and McMaster, Madalyn Weinert had decided to pursue her post secondary basketball career in Hamilton. “She is feisty...