Sports

The Nipissing Alouettes put up a total team effort into Tuesday night's game 4 against the Elliot Lake Bobcats and it paid off as the Als came away with a convincing 5-2 victory to stave off elimination in the best-of-seven first round Greater Metro

The North Bay Hilltop Variety Bantam 'AAA' Blades are on the brink of elimination after dropping the first two games of the best-of-five semifinals on home ice to the Sudbury Wolves on the weekend.

The North Bay Y Titans sent nine swimmers to compete at the Fred B Champs in Timmins this past weekend.

The defending Greater Metro Junior League Champion Bradford Rattlers will be playing game four of their best-of-seven playoff series against the Toronto Canada Moose at the Powassan Sportsplex on Tuesday night. Game time is 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $8.

The Chippewa Raiders junior boys basketball team travelled to Espanola this past weekend to compete for the NOSSA 'AA' championship. Playing against teams from Sudbury, Sault Ste.

The West Ferris Trojans didn't start off well at NOSSA but fought back to win the elusive title. In their first game they were up against Sir James Dunn from Sault Ste. Marie and lost a hard fought game 56-54.

The Temiscaming Royals and the Espanola Kings played their third playoff game in as many nights tonight in Wikweemikon with the Royals coming out on the top of a 7-2 score, and now hold a three games to none stranglehold on the best-of-seven series.

Perfect weather on Saturday meant ideal conditions for Pond Hockey on Circle Lake. Photo by Jazz Mathon.

London - The Nipissing Lakers dream of back-to-back OCAA titles was swept away in the final as the Humber Hawks defeated the Lakers in three straight sets: 25-16, 25-19, 25-21.

The North Bay Skyhawks were able to sneak out of Sault Ste. Marie with a shootout victory but the Blind River Beavers weren't so accommodating Saturday night as the Beavers snuck by the Skyhawks 2-1 in a shootout.