Sports

Blanchfield Roofing defeated Assante 9-7 in game 1 in the double knockout playoffs in Senior Baseball action Sunday. Dale Valade pitched the entire game finishing with 9 strikeouts. Tim Lowe suffered the loss.

Andrew Beattie followed up his Invitational title last month with a victory at the Northern Golf Association Men’s Amateur event held on the weekend at the North Bay Golf and Country Club.

Elitehockey.net goalie instructor and former North Bay Centennial Shawn Degagne trains with goalies from the Eurocamp Summer Hockey School last month. Photo by Chris Dawson. Elitehockey.net will have its grand opening taking place from 12:00 p.m.

More than 30 players including rookies and veterans hit the ice on Saturday to start the North Bay Skyhawks training camp. Photo by Blake McChristie.

Defending champion Jordie Leggett hits a few balls before the start of his first round of play on Friday. Photo by Chris Dawson.

The West Ferris Hilltop Variety Major Bantam AAA Hockey Team will be having it’s final training camp, open to any new prospects, for this year’s team at the Pete Palangio Arena on the following dates: Sunday, August 17th 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Graduating captain Justin Roy handed over the torch to Kody Carnevale who will take over the captain's duties for the North Bay Skyhawks in 2008-2009.

Osprey Links Men's Night - Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 - Four Man Scramble A Flight 1st - S. Cox, L. Latour, D. Morin, M. Gaunt 28 2nd - M. Tremblay, S. Lavigne, J. Wilcox, P. Kincaid 29 3rd - D. Muir, B. Carvel, G. Denis, D.

The North Bay U15 Boys HBC Selects moved on to the semi-finals at the recent 10th Annual Sudbury Panhellenic Soccer Tournament before being eliminated by the eventual champions.

Parks and Recreation Department News Release ******************** All baseball, soccer and ultimate Frisbee games for Tuesday, August 5 are CANCELLED due to extreme wet weather conditions.