World Cup clock unveiled in Niagara Falls

by Rod Mawhood

With the 2026 World Cup now less than a year away a special countdown clock was unveiled Wednesday in Niagara Falls. Canada, along with the United States and Mexico will host soccer’s biggest event from June 11 to June 26 of next year. In all, there will be 104 games, with 13 each in Canada […]

Former Brock Badger named Niagara College Women’s Basketball Head Coach

by Rod Mawhood

Niagara College has rounded out its coaching staff for the 2025-26 varsity sports season after naming its new head coach of Women’s Basketball. Allie Columbus will return to the Niagara region to take on her newest challenge. Columbus had an extremely successful career with the women’s basketball program at Brock University while completing her Honours […]

Niagara IceDogs name new General Manager

by Rod Mawhood

The Niagara IceDogs announced the hiring of Frank Evola as the franchise’s sixth General Manager in club history. Evola joins the IceDogs following a successful nine-year tenure with the Windsor Spitfires, where he served as Director of Scouting and Hockey Operations. During his time in Windsor, he played a pivotal role in constructing a competitive […]

NHL Stanley Cup Final and NBA Finals begin this week

by Rod Mawhood

And then there were four. The final combatants are set in the NHL and NBA. For the first time since 2009 we’ll see a repeat of the Stanley Cup Final as the Edmonton Oilers take on the defending champion Florida Panthers. The last time a repeat happened the Pittsburgh Penguins took on the Detroit Red […]

Niagara Ontario Parasport Games hit the Region this weekend

by Rod Mawhood

With an exceptional line-up of top-tier presenters and performers with disabilities, the Opening Ceremony will kick-off Niagara’s 2025 Ontario Parasport Games at Canada Games Park in Thorold on Friday May 30 at 7:00 p.m. For the first time in the 44-year-history of the Ontario Parasport Games, it is the Niagara Region that welcomes athletes, managers, […]

Four St. Catharines natives help Buffalo Bandits make NLL history

by Rod Mawhood

History was made Saturday night in Buffalo, New York and four St. Catharines natives were a big reason why. The National Lacrosse League (NlLL) Buffalo Bandits became just the second team in league history to three-peat as Champion. The Bandits stopped the Saskatchewan Rush 15-6 in the third and deciding game led by all-world goaltender, […]

St. Catharines set to host 2025 Minto Cup – tickets on sale now

by Rod Mawhood

The Minto Cup – emblematic of the National Championship for Junior ‘A’ lacrosse in Canada – will be hosted in St. Catharines this August, 24 years since the last opportunity to welcome Canada’s best lacrosse players to Niagara. This week marks the kick-off for package ticket sales for the event, hosted at the premier spectator […]

Long weekend sports wrap up – another Maple Leafs early playoff exit

by Rod Mawhood

The Maple Leafs failed to show up in a 6-1 Game 7 loss Sunday night as the Florida Panthers moved on setting up an Eastern Conference Final against the Carolina Hurricanes. “I don’t think the moment is too big for them,” said Head Coach Craig Berube following Sunday’s loss. “We went into Game 6 in […]

Niagara Ironbacks name Manager and Pitching Coach

by Rod Mawhood

Over 50 years of Major League Baseball experience. That’s the man chosen to guide the Niagara Ironbacks in their inaugural season playing out of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL). Richard Griffin has been named Manager of the club. The Ironbacks, the only Canadian team in the PGCBL begins play next month. and will […]

It’s a dream week for Niagara sports fans

by Rod Mawhood

It’s a big week sports wise here in Niagara as three top-level sporting franchises all open their regular seasons at home. On Wednesday, the St. Catharines Jr. A Athletics Lacrosse club host Toronto Beaches. The Athletics have been awarded the 2025 Minto Cup – Canadian Jr. A Lacrosse Championships – and General Manager Jeff Chcoski […]