The Niagara River Lions have announced that Darren Peters, Founder and President of Peters Construction Group, has joined the team’s ownership group. Peters inclusion represents a significant step forward for the River Lions as they continue to build a top tier sports organization in the heart of the Niagara Region. A lifelong Fort Erie resident, […]

The calendar has officially flipped to April. Which means the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs are just around the corner. Many Canadian hockey fans are wondering if 2025 can be a repeat of 1986. That’s the last time every team from north of the border qualified for the NHL playoffs. As of today, five of […]

It certainly wasn’t pretty. Toronto Blue Jays fans were cautiously optimistic entering Rogers Centre Thursday afternoon. It was the 2025 home and season opener. A few hours later pessimism reigned supreme after the Blue Jays dropped a humbling 12-2 decision to the Baltimore Orioles. Toronto pitchers gave up a combined six Oriole home runs. Jays […]

For the first time since 2019 the Niagara IceDogs will compete in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) postseason. The seventh ranked IceDogs will play the second seeded Barrie Colts in a best of seven series beginning Thursday night in Barrie. Niagara finished the 2024-25 regular season with a (29-31-8) record, but won just two of […]

You wonder why more professional sports teams haven’t done this. The Niagara River Lions have announced that current player and team captain Kimbal Mackenzie has been hired in a full time role as Brand and Community Ambassador, marking a first of its kind position across all teams in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). This […]

Let the madness begin. Whether you’re picking from knowledge, or a favorite city or school, or maybe a team’s nickname, March Madness – or the 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament – is always a fun and interesting time of the year. Because let’s face it, people that have never watched basketball in their lives are somehow […]

When the puck drops on the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) playoffs Friday night, three Niagara based clubs will begin their quest for the Sutherland Cup. The St. Catharines Falcons finished first overall in the Eastern Conference standings by virtue of a tiebreaker over the Ayr Centennials and the defending Golden Horseshoe Champion Fort […]

Clinch postseason berth with OT loss Sunday. Photo Credit: Niagara Ice Dogs/Facebook It became official around 4:30 pm Sunday afternoon. The Niagara IceDogs punched their ticket to the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) playoffs, picking up a point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Kingston Frontenacs. That combined with Ottawa’s 5-2 loss to North Bay […]

Photo Credit: Welland Jackfish/Facebook If there’s one thing the Welland Jackfish have guaranteed since arriving in the Rose City back in 2019 is that you’re guaranteed of a great night out. With that being said the Jackfish have released their 2025 Promotional Schedule beginning with Opening Night presented by CAA Niagara as the Fish take […]

From left to right: Dave Collie (accepted on behalf of Richard DesChatelets) Evan MacDonald, Debbie Fazzari (accepted on behalf of the late Michelle Fazzari) Tonya Verbeek and Colin Daynes. Photo Credit: Brock Badgers/Facebook It was a banner weekend for the Brock Badgers Wrestling Team. On Saturday the Badgers women captured their second straight USports National […]