Sports

2025 Team of the Year Green and gold. It’s a special colour combination reserved only for athletes who earn the distinction of representing Team Northern Ontario at a national curling championship. Team Winters from North Bay has certainly done that, and because of their recent accomplishments, they have been

2025 Female Athlete of the Year The North Bay Sports Hall of Fame has named Fiona Madigan the 2025 recipient of the Mort Fellman Award, recognizing her accomplishments in track and field and basketball. The Mort Fellman Memorial Award is a prestigious annual honour presented by the North Bay Sports

Parker Vaughan’s second goal of the game, at 17:09 of the second overtime period, lifted the North Bay Battalion past the Peterborough Petes 5-4 Saturday night and into the second round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. Fifth-place North Bay captured the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series 4-2

Parker Vaughan’s goal at 3:38 of the second period proved the winner as the North Bay Battalion defeated the Peterborough Petes 3-1 Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Ontario Hockey League teams’ best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Lirim Amidovski and Ethan Procyszyn, into an empty

Megan Stacey Manning was cut from her grade 8 volleyball team, but in her first year at Widdifield High School, she was invited to try out for the volleyball team because, as she said, “I was the tallest girl in grade 9."  Her high school career saw her lead

The Powassan Voodoos celebrated a successful season that they felt ended too soon. Players and staff congregated at Average Joe's in North Bay for the annual team banquet and awards dinner on Tuesday, March 31.   The Voodoos finished second in the NOJHL regular season standings but were upset

By Richard Coffin The North Bay U18 Trappers won their opening game at the Central Region championship 4-3 in overtime over Markham. Cedar Montreuil scored twice, including the game winner. Next up, the Trappers play the Toronto Titans (3:30 pm) Tuesday afternoon. At the OHL Cup, Team NOHA lost

Kieron Walton’s power-play goal at 17:41 of overtime gave the Peterborough Petes a 2-1 Ontario Hockey League victory Sunday over the North Bay Battalion and a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Battalion goaltender Mike McIvor received a match penalty at 15:39 of overtime

Queen's University kicker Tyler Mullan has been named this year’s winner of the Mitchell-Avery for his contribution and success in football. Mullan began his kicking career at Widdifield Secondary School before transferring to St. Joseph- Scollard Hall in Grade 10. He was the Junior and Senior Bears’

At a very young age, Nicki’s involvement in the sport of gymnastics started at the YMCA. With the help of the Y Program Director, Nicki saw a need for an enhancement to the basic program that was being offered, and she was given additional space and time for the