Sports

The first ever provincial Scholastic weightlifting championship will be held this Saturday, April 4 in the main gymnasium of the North Bay YMCA. The contest will feature some 60 lifters, representing schools from across the province.

Canadore Athletics will host the 40th Annual Athletics Awards Banquet for our Varsity, Club and Recreational teams on Friday, April 3rd.

Being a first year head coach can be difficult enough, but when you’re the first head coach in the program's history you have to face a whole different set of challenges. Just ask Nipissing University's new men's hockey head coach Mike McParland.

After placing 4th in the NDHL Atom A league play the Ritchie Bros Novice A Vipers finished their season with a silver medal at the NDHL playoffs this past weekend with an exciting final game vs ACT.

Eskimos forward Maxime St. Pierre scored a power play goal in the final two minutes of the first overtime period and Jus Jordan arena erupted as the Eskimos win 4-3 over the North Bay Skyhawks and even the series at 3-3.

You would likely expect a pro hockey or football player to tell you he’s had 10 serious injuries in 12 seasons, but, believe it or not, that’s the story of North Bay pro golfer Dean Kennedy.

The Wingate/Elite Hockey Atom AA Warriors captured the Nipissing District Hockey League Peewee Tier II Championship on Sunday afternoon with a hard fought 5-3 win over the Astorville Vipers.

Jason Partridge does the Clean and Jerk at Ontario Senior Weightlifing Championships in Scarborough. Photo submitted.

The North Bay Guardian Panthers made history last Thursday night when they won their Atom tier 2 playoff game 4-2 against East Side Mario’s.

Skyhawks forward Alex Valenti waits for a pass during a 3rd period power play. Photo by Chris Dawson. For forty minutes it looked like it was going to be another tight battle in the series between the North Bay Skyhawks and the Abitibi Eskimos.