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Eric Lapointe and Mitchell Ouellette had rushing touchdowns as the Algonquin Barons defeated the St. Joseph-Scollard Hall Bears 15-6 to win the NDA Jr. Football title on Saturday at Algonquin.

It was billed as a day to celebrate the legacy of a name synonymous with North Bay hockey and the best that the local minor and junior teams now bearing it have to offer – and the results of the first-ever “Trappers Day in the Bay” did not disappoint

The North Bay Jr. Trappers pour onto the ice in celebration of their shootout win on Sunday night. Photo by Chris Dawson. After a rather woeful month of October, the North Bay Jr. A Trappers may finally be starting to hit their stride.

Matt Zalewski had a pair of power play goals to lead the Sault Ste. Marie North Stars to a 5-2 win over the North Bay Midget 'AAA' Trappers in Great North Midget League play at West Ferris arena on Saturday night.

The North Bay Atom 'BB' Ice Boltz claimed gold at the North Bay Blue Sky Classic tournament that took place November 5th to 7th weekend. The girls started the tournament defeating Georgina Golden Hawks 10-1.

The school was different, but the result was the same as the Superior Heights Steelhawks defeated the West Ferris Trojans 38-20 at Rocky DiPietro field in Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday in the NOSSA Sr. Boys Football final.

Grant McGee had a pair of goals on the power play as the Nipissing Lakers completed the weekend sweep, defeating the #9 ranked Carelton Ravens 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at the Ice House in Ottawa.

Defence in sports often means: a. Means or tactics used in trying to stop the opposition from scoring. b. The team or those players on the team attempting to stop the opposition from scoring.

Jr. Trappers goaltender Michael Codina-Lucia gets ready for a shot on goal by the Temiscaming Royals. Photo by Chris Dawson. It's his favourite rink to play in - and Sacha Guimond showed again why on Friday night.

Thursday evening marked the opening game of the Senior Girls Basketball finals, and the game was an uncontested battle. The St. Joseph Scollard Hall Bears opened the best of 3 series verse the Widdifield Wildcats, with a convincing 67-28 victory.