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Nick Lardis scored two goals, including an empty-netter, and goaltender Ryerson Leenders made 21 saves for his first Ontario Hockey League postseason shutout as the Brantford Bulldogs defeated the North Bay Battalion 3-0 Sunday night for a two-game lead in their Eastern Conference quarterfinal. Jake O’Brien had the other

The Voodoos held their annual banquet at Average Joes in North Bay Friday afternoon. Forward Cayden Kowal was the major award winner as he won the Steve Harland MVP award and the Parker Bowman Playoff MVP award.  The North Bay product and former North Bay Trapper netted 5 goals and

Nikolas Rossetto, Lucas Moore and Calvin Crombie scored first-period goals to spark the Brantford Bulldogs to a 6-3 victory Friday night over the North Bay Battalion in a chippy opener to their Ontario Hockey League first-round playoff series. Patrick Thomas, Jake O’Brien and Nick Lardis, into an empty net,

By Richard Coffin 37 teams from across Northeastern Ontario are in North Bay for the regional ringette championship.    The West Ferris Ringette Association is hosting hundreds of athletes across eight divisions from U8 to 18 and older.   Officials say it’s going to be an unforgettable weekend full of fierce

Lumberjacks complete sweep of Voodoos following OT victory A Tyler Patterson power play goal 5:19 into overtime helped the Hearst Lumberjacks complete a comeback and edge the Powassan Voodoos 4-3 in Game 4 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League quarter-final Tuesday at the Powassan Sportsplex. The victory sees

The Hearst Lumberjacks saw Chase Thompson and Aiden Kalin both tally twice to help propel them to a 7-3 victory over the Powassan Voodoos Monday night in Game 3 of their Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League quarter-final at the Powassan Sportsplex. With the outcome, Hearst now leads the best-of-seven series

Mike McIvor, who backed the North Bay Battalion to three straight wins in nailing down an Ontario Hockey League playoff berth, has been named Goaltender of the Week for the period ended Sunday, the league announced Monday. McIvor, with 95 saves, posted a 1.67 goals-against average, a .950 save

Kent Greer took three honours, including the Don (Hockey) Hadley Memorial Award as the fans’ favourite player, when the North Bay Battalion’s individual awards for the 2024-25 Ontario Hockey League season were announced Thursday night. Defenceman Greer also was named rookie of the year and won the Judy Smith

By Richard Coffin High-energy 3×3 basketball is once again being showcased in the city.   The 2nd edition of the Baycity Ballers’ 3×3 Tournament hits the hardwood at the Canadore College main campus on Saturday and Sunday.   Officials say the FIBA-endorsed event is being held in partnership with 3×

The North Bay Battalion will open a best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Brantford Bulldogs on the road at 7 p.m. Friday, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Sunday. The Battalion finished fifth in the Central Division and eighth in the conference, while Brantford was first in the