Sports

The North Bay Sports Hall of Fame will be holding its annual induction and awards banquet April 22 at the Best Western Hotel beginning at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $35 per ticket.

The West Ferris Ringette Tween girls practice at Pete Palangio arena this week. These girls are all hoping to watch World Championship Ringette on ice rinks in North Bay in November of 2007. Photo by Chris Dawson.

Michael Lalande makes a big stop with two Thunderbirds waiting for a rebound. Photo courtesy Jim Egan. Story by SooToday.com sports reporter Brad Coccimiglio; sister site to BayToday.

North Bay Figure Skating Club member Kaitlin Smith was awarded last week a Barbara Graham Bursary Grant from Skate Canada. Smith was awarded this grant as she was a Pre-Novice Sectional Champion.

The cities Youth Ball Hockey league registration will conclude on Saturday at West Ferris arena. On Saturday kids interested in playing can sign up from 10 a.m. until noon at the local rink.

The NDA hockey season will officially conclude on April 10th when the high school hockey league will hold an All-Star game at Memorial Gardens at 6 p.m.

Dominic Leveille slides to make a rare save on the Soo Thunderbirds in the third period. Leveille only had to make 11 stops in less than two periods of action. Photo by Chris Dawson.

Silver lining! The North Bay Jr. A Ringette squad poses for a photo after capturing provincial silver in Sault Ste. Marie last weekend. Photo submitted.

Skyhawks goalie Michael Lalande goes down to make a stop with T-Birds forward Kyle Rodgers parked in front. Photo courtesy Jim Egan. Story by SooToday.com's Sports Director Ken Hilderley, BayToday.ca's sister site in Sault Ste.

PENTICTON, B.C. – It wasn’t the type of Olympic season aerialist and North Bay native Steve Omischl wanted, but he still finished the season on a winning note at the Canadian freestyle ski championships Saturday.