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 […]
Photo Credit: OHL/Facebook As the calendar turns to March it means one thing when it comes to sports in Niagara. Playoff hockey for the junior clubs across the region. We’ll start at the top with the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the Niagara IceDogs. And despite currently being mired in a 12-game losing streak, the […]
Pictured: Steve Priolo. Photo Credit: Steve Priolo/Instagram To say 2024 was an epic year for Steve Priolo might be a massive understatement. The lacrosse defender, and captain of the National Lacrosse League Buffalo Bandits, won his second straight NLL Championship, then followed that up with a Mann Cup Championship (Canadian Senior A) with the Six […]
Niagara is the defending CEBL Champion. Pictured: Jahvon Blair Photo Credit: River Lions The defending Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) Champion Niagara River Lions have announced the re-signing of 6’4 Canadian guard, Jahvon Blair. Blair, a 26-year-old Brampton native, returns to the River Lions for his third season after an impactful 2024 campaign that […]
Pictured: Team Canada. Photo Credit: Hockey Canada/Facebook Dare I say, ‘get your popcorn ready!’ If three fights in nine seconds in the preliminary round wasn’t enough, Canada’s 5-3 victory over Finland on Monday afternoon, guaranteed the Canadians a rematch in the 4 Nations Face-off Final against the United States Thursday night. After legendary MMA fighter, […]
Blue Jays pitchers and catchers have reported to Florida. Pictured: Max Scherzer. Photo Credit: Blue Jays/Facebook With all the off-season chatter surrounding the Toronto Blue Jays, and major league baseball (MLB) as a whole, it’s hard to believe that pitchers and catchers from the league reported to their teams spring training homes in Florida and […]
Canada takes on Sweden to open. Photo Credit: Hockey Canada/Facebook The top-four hockey nations in the world, excluding Russia, will look for bragging rights over the course of eight days in Montreal and Boston beginning Wednesday night at the Bell Centre in La Belle Province. With teams of National Hockey League (NHL) players from Finland, […]