Sports

Kanata – North Bay Hilltop Variety Stingers WF Minor Peewee AA hockey team fell 4-2 to Waterloo in the finals of the 3rd Annual Winter Classic Tournament at the Bell’s Sensplex here on the weekend.

The 2007 Canada Winter Games are taking place in Whitehorse, Yukon commencing February 23rd, 2007.

The North Bay Thunderbirds swim team participated in the Valley East swim meet last weekend coming home with a surplus of ribbons and medals. Jesse Hives(10) once again proves to be at the top of her game.

Mother St. Bride captured the 18th Tomahawk Raider Classic Elementary Basketball Tournament Saturday night with a 21-14 victory over Cite des Jeunes at the Raider Dome in the boys final.

BRAMPTON, ON – The Nipissing University Lady Lakers volleyball team improved its regular season record to a perfect 10-0 on the season by sweeping the Niagara College Knights 3-0 (27-25, 25-18, 25-20) and Sheridan College Bruins 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25

The CEO of Capital Sports which owns the Mississauga Ice Dogs says that North Bay has never been seriously considered as a location for an OHL team and that is why the ownership group is re-visiting Niagara Falls again. Roy Mlakar told BayToday.

Moe Mantha Jr.’s bid to bring OHL hockey back to North Bay may have taken a step back once again.

Ken Pagan, seen here at the Northern Ontario Pond Hockey Championships in Haileybury two weeks ago, is a National Champion. Photo by Chris Dawson.

Skyhawks goalie Jeff Shaffer watches a shot whiz by the net in the third period. Photo by Chris Dawson.

The North Bay Trappers suffered a pair of losses during a two-game weekend road trip to Sudbury. On Saturday they dropped a tight 4-3 decision at the hands of the Sudbury Nickel Capitals.