Brock wins on the diamond, Bahdi beaten in the ring and more
It’s a busy time in Niagara sports wise.
The hockey season is underway, varsity sports have begun at Brock University, Niagara College, and across all of Niagara high schools.
We’ll begin on the diamond where the Brock Badgers were crowned OUA Baseball Champions for the first time since 2014 with a 2-0 win over the Laurier Golden Hawks Sunday morning at Welland Stadium.
Evan Marks went the distance striking out eight for the Badges, while Gavin Taylor hit a two-run homerun to supply all of the offense.
Saturday night in Chicago, Illinois Lucas Bahdi of Niagara Falls lost a unanimous decision to Floyd Schofield for the vacant WBA Lightweight World title. It was Bahdi’s first professional loss, as he entered the fight a perfect (20-0) with 15 knockouts.
On the ice, the Niagara IceDogs are off to a (5-3) start – good for second place in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Central Division.
The Niagara Falls Canucks sit at (5-10-2), and in eighth place in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) West Conference.
The Fort Erie Meteors are the only undefeated club (9-0) in the 24-team Greater Ontario Hockey League (GOHL).
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And the Niagara Rivehawks (8-1-1) and Grimsby Peach Kings (6-4-3) sit in second and third place respectively in the Bloomfield Division of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL)
In the NHL, the two closest clubs to Niagara have both played six games and the Toronto Maple Leafs at (3-2-1) lead the Buffalo Sabres (3-3) by one point. The Leafs visit the Utah Mammoth Tuesday evening.
Speaking of Buffalo, on the gridiron the Buffalo Bills pulled out a penalty-filled overtime thriller on Thanksgiving night, 37-34 over the Los Angeles Rams.
From the football to the soccer pitch where St. Catharines native Tessa Vahrmeyer recently became the Niagara College Women’s Soccer all-time leading scorer with the 22nd goal of her career.
And on the hardcourt, the AN Myer Marauders were crowned champions of the Sir Winston Churchill Classic defeating the hosts 52-38.
Canada’s only NBA team the Toronto Raptors begin their regular season next Wednesday night home to the Chicago Bulls. The recently reacquired Kawhi Leonard is set to make his preseason debut Tuesday evening against the New York Knicks.
Lastly, Sport Niagara is set to host the provincial Taekwondo Championships October 24 and 25 from Canada Games Park in Thorold.