Sports

Niagara Falls, N.Y. – The North Bay Stingers WF Minor Sports Major Peewee AA hockey team took a perfect 3-0 record into the Columbus Day Niagara Sports Tournament here on the weekend, only to fall short on their championship bid.

The West Ferris Ringette Association has announced that the National Ringette League will be playing two games in North Bay to open up the 2007-2008 season.

The North Bay Hilltop Variety Bantam AAA Blades came home with two victories during a three-game road trip north in Timmins. On Saturday afternoon they started off with an 8-5 victory over the Timmins Rangers.

Erik Bélanger continued his hot play scoring a hat trick to lead the Nipissing Alouettes to a 6-4 win over the King Wild on Sunday afternoon in Sturgeon Falls. Andre Landry, Mackenzie Charron and Matt Greenhalgh also scored for the Als.

Nick Huard had three goals to lead the North Bay Trappers to a 9-0 victory over the Kapuskasing Flyers Sunday afternoon at West Ferris arena.

If the North Bay Trappers (4-3) expect to compete with the elite teams in the GNML, such as the Sudbury Nickel Capitol Wolves (8-0) and Sault Ste.

The Temiscaming Royals still remain as the only undefeated team in the G.M.H.L. with a win against the Elliot Lake Bobcats 5-4 in a shootout Friday night in Elliot Lake. Sebastien Poirier - the Royals ninth shooter - got the game winner.

John Seymour scored twice as the North Bay Skyhawks doubled the Abitibi Eskimos 4-2 at Memorial Gardens on Friday night. Dustin Fummerton and Kolton Brown also scored for the Skyhawks. A.J. Shiverdecker added two assists.

The Franco-Cite Patriotes defeated the Northern Braves 27-12 to win the first ever "Bomber Bowl" trophy which will be awarded annually to the winner of this game between the West Nipissing rivals.

The St-Joseph’s Scollard Hall Bears defeated the Algonquin Barons 19-7 last night in NDA junior football action. The Barons opened the scoring on the first play of their first possession as Éric Joly rumbled 65 yards off tackle for the major.