Sports

The Norsemen and Valkyries Weightlifting Club team played host to the 2009 Ontario Junior Championship at the YMCA on Saturday.

Laurentian Ski Hill News Release ********************** Laurentian Ski Hill snowmaking crews were able to get to work on turning the hills white!! We will be able to continue for the next couple of days. The forecast for Wednesday keeps changing.

TIMMINS, ON – The North Bay Bantam AAA Hilltop Variety Blades picked up one win in three games here over the weekend. In Saturday’s matinee Timmins edged the Blades 4-3 on goals from Troy Columbus, Austin Landry, Nic Brousseau and Austin Boulard.

The Greco's Midget 'A' Blades, in a high-paced practice, loaded 1,089 more pounds on to Tom Hedican's Coach4Food campaign. That pushes the 2009 total to 5,614 pounds (more than 2.5 tons).

Temiscaming Royals goaltender Erwin Bosum has the puck slip through his legs on Jr. Trapper Adam Marceau's insurance marker. Photo by Matt Gordon. The North Bay Jr.

The Lasalle Lancers defeated Essex 2-1 in the final of the 36th Annual NDA Hockey Tournament which took over the ice in North Bay from December 4th to 6th.

KIRKLAND LAKE, ON - Dylan Staples had 2 goals and 1 assist but it wasn't enough as the North Bay Midget AAA Trappers dropped a 5-3 decision to the last place Kirkland Lake Legion 87's on Sunday afternoon.

TEMISCAMING, QC - The Miller Homes East Nipissing PeeWee ‘A’ Vipers won the Gaston Gingras Tournament last weekend in Temiscaming, Quebec.

NORTH BAY, ON – The Nipissing Lady Lakers concluded the first half of regular season play by sweeping the Sault Cougars 3-0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-21) in OCAA weekend volleyball action.

BEAVERTON, ON - Mark Zaforin had 1 goal and 2 assists and Stanislav Shcherbacov had a goal and 1 assist as the Brock Bucks defeated the visiting Powassan Dragons 5-2 Saturday night. Justin Huycke and Colen Nowry had the goals for the Dragons.