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A Mathieu Comeau marker, 29 seconds into overtime, was the difference as the visiting Hearst Lumberjacks pulled out a 4-3 victory over the Powassan Voodoos Friday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play at the Powassan Sportsplex. The Voodoos did take flight 8:20 into the contest after pressuring a

It took a week, but the Windsor Spitfires avenged a home-ice loss to the North Bay Battalion. Ryan Abraham scored one goal and added two assists as Windsor defeated North Bay 5-3 in an Ontario Hockey League game Thursday night, building a 4-0 first-period edge and leading 5-2 in the

The North Bay Battalion, after splitting a pair of road games, has two home dates this week, starting with a visit by the Windsor Spitfires at 7 p.m. Thursday. It’s a rematch of the Battalion’s 5-4 victory at Windsor last Thursday night, which was followed by a

The Canadore College men's basketball team put forth a determined effort but ultimately fell short against the visiting Fanshawe Falcons, losing 81-72, Saturday at the Education Centre Gymnasium. Leading the way for the Canadore Panthers was Ty Huxtable, who delivered a standout performance with 24 points on 10-of-13

This Thursday, City Council will be presented final design and pricing options for North Bay’s new Community and Recreation Centre project. EllisDon Corporation, leading the design team, is proposing a guaranteed maximum price of $62.5 million. While this figure is above the original $59.5 million target, it

The Nipissing University Lakers women’s soccer team won the USports national consolation final on Saturday. Tori Patterson scored at the 90-minute mark to give Nipissing a 1-0 win over BC’s Trinity Western. The Lakers entered the tournament as the fifth seed and finish fifth overall in the country.

A Clark Furman go ahead goal with three and a half minutes remaining in regulation was the game-winner as the Blind River Beavers pulled out a narrow 2-1 triumph over the Powassan Voodoos Sunday afternoon in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League contest at the Blind River Recreation Centre. Blind

Sam Dickinson scored three goals and Henry Brzustewicz added two, powering the London Knights to a 6-2 Ontario Hockey League victory Friday night over the North Bay Battalion. William Nicholl contributed one goal and one assist for the Knights, who excelled on special teams, scoring two goals with the man

Thunderbirds hold off Voodoos Building up a three-goal lead, the Soo Thunderbirds then had to withstand a late Powassan Voodoos push before eventually prevailing 3-2 Friday in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up at John Rhodes Community Centre. Capitalizing by keeping a play in the Powassan zone, Sault Ste.

At the USports national women’s soccer championship, the Nipissing University Lakers lost 4-2 on penalty kicks to the Cape Breton Capers in their quarterfinal match on Thursday. Nipissing fought back from one goal deficits twice during the game on goals from Jessica Emmerton and Hanna Neville. The OUA silver