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The Nipissing University Lakers women's hockey team got back in the win column this past weekend, earning two victories on the road. The Lakers used a strong defensive effort in a shutout win Friday night, before turning to the offence in Saturday's win. Nipissing picked up

The 13th annual World Girls Hockey weekend is coming up and a sell-out crowd is expected to watch the Nipissing University Lakers women’s team play Western on Friday night.    This as 72 youth girl’s U11 to U18 teams from across Ontario are converging on the area.   The North

The Nipissing University Lakers lacrosse team's season came to an end last week on the road, falling in the Baggataway Cup qualifier weekend. Hitting the road and travelling to London, ON to face the Western Mustangs, the Lakers fell dropped a 13-6 decision closing out the 2024 campaign.

The Nipissing University Lakers women's volleyball team dropped a pair of matches this past weekend on the road in Hamilton. The Lakers fell 3-0 to the McMaster Marauders twice, both Friday and Saturday. On the first night, the Lakers fell in three hard-fought sets, losing 3-0 (24-26, 20-25,

The Brampton Steelheads scored a 5-4 overtime win over the North Bay Battalion at Memorial Gardens on Sunday afternoon.   After North Bay erased a 3-1 deficit and took a 4-3 lead, the Steelheads evened the score and got the winner 23 seconds into the extra frame.    “It took a while

The Algonquin Barons won the NDA senior football final 31-6 over West Ferris on Friday night.  The Barons have the week off and will play the winner of Saturday’s (Nov. 9) NOSSA semifinal between schools in the Soo and Sudbury.     In OUA men’s hockey, the Nipissing Lakers split

The Nipissing University Lakers women’s soccer team won OUA silver in Ottawa on the weekend.  This after a 4-2 loss to the host Gee Gees in the championship final.  Cassidy Brooks scored both of the Lakers’ goals. It’s Nipissing’s best finish ever in women’s soccer.  Both

A well-balanced attack saw the Powassan Voodoos pick-up goals from six different skaters in an eventual 6-4 triumph over the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Joe Mavrinac Community Complex. The visiting Voodoos needed just over a minute to open the night’s

A couple of Cayden Kowal first period markers, including the eventual game-winner, helped propel the Powassan Voodoos to a 5-2 victory over the Timmins Rock in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League match-up Friday at the Powassan Sportsplex. Potting the night’s initial tally, the Voodoos’ Kowal took a pass

Nipissing University soccer team receives major awards What a week, what a season and what a run for the Nipissing Lakers women's soccer team. The Lakes are just days away from their first every OUA championship game, will be making their first ever trip to USports nationals next