Sports

The North Bay Skyhawks and the Abitibi Eskimos are ready to kick things off in Eastern Conference final Sunday night at Memorial Gardens in the Gateway City.

North Bay Guardian Angels Peewee House league team defeated the Sturgeon Falls Ice Hawks to win the season championship. They won 1-0 last night in Sturgeon Falls to take the 3 game series 2 to 1.

Lakers cross country head coach Tim Uuksulainen and assistant coach Donna Mae Robins were recently invited by Athletics Canada to participate at the Guelph National Endurance Centre Camp to be held at the University of Guelph April 8-10th.

MONTREAL - Among his many hockey fights, Dennis Bonvie says he took on opponents who had bulked up on steroids. ''I know I have,'' Bonvie said Tuesday in a Canadian Press interview. ''I can't name anybody, but I handled myself fine.

Canadore College President Barbara Taylor (left) and Dean McCubbin stand next to the school's athlete of the year, Ariane Thibault. Canadore College Photo.

Skyhawks Dustin McCrank and Danny Loach swarm the front of the Northern Wolves net in the 3rd period. Goalie Paul Pidutti played a stellar game for the visitors in a 2-1 overtime win for the Skyhawks. Photo by Chris Dawson.

Onaping Falls , Ontario - To cap off a great season of racing, The North Bay Nordic Junior Racing Team captured two Gold, one Silver and three Bronze Medals at the final Ontario Cup Races of the season under spectacular cool spring snow conditions at

The North Bay Basketball association will bounce into action for the 29th year starting Thursday, March 24th. Kids ages 6 to 12 are invited to join in for some Basketball FUN and FUNdamentals.

EZ Rock's Dan Hunt, BayToday's Chris Dawson, and the Nugget's Ken Pagan (left to right), prepare for a pounding. The local media took to the ice against the local sledge hockey team and got schooled. Photo by Lee Anne Dawson.

The North Bay Skyhawks scored five times in the second period en route to a 9-1 thumping of the Sudbury Northern Wolves. The win gives the Skyhawks a 3-1 series lead and a chance to wrap up the best of 7 series on home ice Tuesday night.