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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

Owen Van Steensel scored two goals, including the winner, to lead the North Bay Battalion to a 5-4 victory Thursday night over the Windsor Spitfires in Ontario Hockey League action. Lirim Amidovski and Ryder Carey each had one goal and one assist and Andrew LeBlanc provided the other goal for

What a week, what a season and what a run for the Nipissing University Lakers women's soccer team. The Lakers are currently taking part in their first ever USports National tournament and they received some more good news during their time in Halifax. First year midfielder, Hannah Neville,

Canadore Panthers wrap-up for November 2 and 3, 2024  The Canadore Panthers men’s basketball team put forth a gutsy performance against Conestoga, despite a 77-68 defeat at home on Saturday.  Canadore started strong, trailing Conestoga by only six points at halftime, with an impressive second quarter that saw them

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