Sports

The West Ferris Sr. Boys Basketball team dropped a tight 66-61 decision to D’Youville from Brampton in the final of the Bishop Reding high school basketball tournament in Milton on the weekend.

Story by Jacob Robinson Scoring from the defense proved to be the difference Sunday night for the Skyhawks as they took on the Manitoulin Islanders.

**Statistics as of January 15, 2006** Great North Midget League Standings (files from www.gnml.

Sunday Scoreboard January 15, 2006 Great North Midget League North Bay Trappers 3 Timmins Majors 2 Trappers (16-9-1-2) - 3rd in GNML Timmins (12-11-0-2) - 6th in GNML Northern Ontario Bantam AAA Hockey League Timmins Rangers 4 North Bay Blades 4 Timm

Saturday Scoreboard January 14, 2006 Great North Midget League North Bay Trappers 4 Kapuskasing Flyers 2 Trappers (15-9-1-2) - 3rd in GNML Kapuskasing (5-21-0-2) - 9th in GNML Northern Ontario Bantam AAA Hockey League Game One Timmins Rangers 3 North

The Nipissing Lakers tamed the Canadore Panthers in OCAA Mens & Womens Volleyball action Thursday.

Here are the results of senior girls’ volleyball games played Thursday: Chippewa defeated Widdifield three games to one, winning the first two games 25-20 each game before losing 25-20 in the third. The team came back to win the fourth game 25-17.

The North Bay Skyhawks made a little bit of noise on Wednesday's NOJHL trade deadline. The Skyhawks picked up forward Justin Piquette who was playing sparingly with the OHL's Kitchener Rangers.

Douse Purificatti hammers a drive down the middle of the virtual fairway at Katie's Leaderboard while his golf partner Frank Caruso watches. Photo by Chris Dawson. It’s 6:30 a.m.

The North Bay Skyhawks gained two points on their rivals from Sudbury Wednesday night as they doubled the Junior Wolves 4-2 at McClelland arena Wednesday night. Frank Desbiens, Nick Kulas, Matt Collins and Quinn Waller scored for the Skyhawks.